October 30, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Three Wildcat players totaled double figures in kills, but it was not enough to defeat 18th-ranked Michigan State in East Lansing tonight.
Senior middle blocker Melissa Doan (Kalamazoo, Mich./Portage Northern) tallied a season-high 16 kills and 12 digs to pace the Northwestern spikers. It was her first double-double of the year.
Sophomore outside hitter Carmen Burbach (Columbus, Neb./Scotus Central Catholic), Northwestern's leader in double-doubles, notched her ninth of the year with 11 kills and a match-high 14 digs.
Senior outside hitter Jessica Holloway (Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon) led the team in hitting percentage (.313) with 15 kills on 32 attempts. It marked the seventh-straight match in which Holloway has totaled 10 or more kills.
Senior setter Liz Renius (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) dished out 46 assists and collected 10 digs.
NEXT NORTHWESTERN MATCH: Sat., Oct. 31, at Michigan, 6 p.m. CST
Scoring by Games 1 2 3 4 Northwestern 7 15 4 10 Michigan State 15 9 15 15Northwestern Leaders Michigan State Leaders Kills: Melissa Doan (16) Kills: Jenna Wrobel (21) Assists: Liz Renius (46) Assists: Christie Landry (50) Digs: Carmen Burbach (14) Digs: Jenna Wrobel and Sarah Gustin (10) Blocks: Leah Ackerman (5) Blocks: Jessica Sanborn (9) Service Aces: Jennifer Zagorski (1) Service Aces: Sarah Gustin (3)
Updated Records: Northwestern 13-10, 3-8 Big Ten Michigan State 16-4, 8-3 Big Ten
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