Michigan
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Rutgers
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Michigan Opens Up Conference Play With Dominant Sweep of Rutgers
9/23/2022 8:19:00 PM | Volleyball
» Jacque Boney set a new career high in kills and led all players with 14 kills, hitting at a .812 clip.
» May Pertofsky recorded a season-high four aces on 15 serving attempts with no errors.
» Michigan moved to 10-0 all-time against Rutgers.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Led by Jacque Boney's 14 kills, the University of Michigan volleyball team cruised to a sweep over Rutgers (25-15, 25-17, 25-11) on Friday (Sept. 23) at Jersey Mike's Arena to open Big Ten Conference play. With the win, the Wolverines are now 10-0 all-time against the Scarlet Knights.
Boney also hit at an .812 clip while leading U-M with four blocks, and Hannah Grant paced Michigan wuth nine digs. Scottee Johnson led U-M in assists with 17, and Maddie Dowd chipped in 16.
Boney set the tone for the Wolverines in the first set, providing five kills and a .667 hitting percentage, while Jess Mruzik recorded four kills and two blocks. The Maize and Blue got out to a quick lead behind Mruzik at the service line to give it a four-point lead. Jess Robinson spurred an 8-0 run to extend U-M's lead (19-10) later in the stanza. Kendall Murray ended the opening set with a kill down the line to help Michigan (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten) a 10-point victory in the first set.
The Wolverines picked up where they left off with a 25-17 win in the second set. Boney and May Pertofsky led the way with four kills each. With Murray at the service line, Michigan started off with a 4-0 run. Rutgers (6-7, 0-1 Big Ten) offered little resistance as U-M dominated at the net and capitalized on RU errors to cruise to the second-set win.
In the third and final set, Grant commanded the service line yet again to give the Wolverines a seven-point lead (11-4). Boney led the Wolverines in kills, recording five and dominating the Scarlet Knights in the final set 25-11.
Mruzik and Pertofsky each recorded seven kills. Mruzik had 21 receptions with only one error on the night. Pertofsky recorded a season-high four aces on 15 serves with zero errors.
Michigan will be back in action Saturday night (Sept. 24) when they take on No. 9-ranked Penn State at 7 p.m. in State College, Pa. The match will be streamed live on B1G+.
