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Northwestern Dominates Michigan State in Three-Set Sweep

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EVANSTON, Ill. — The Northwestern Wildcats led from start-to-finish on Friday night, notching a 3-0 sweep over Michigan State at historic Beardsley Gym.
 
The #B1GCats will be back in action on Saturday night as they host No. 13 Michigan for Dig Pink night.
 
TEAM NOTES:
  • Tonight's win marks the 300th career victory for head coach Shane Davis between both Loyola (Chicago) and Northwestern.
  • Northwestern outhit the Spartans .204 to .032 and finished with 40 kills to Michigan State's 28.
  • Northwestern had 13.0 total blocks on the night, the most by the team in a three-set match this season.
  • The 'Cats hit for a .278 clip in the first set, their third-highest clip in a single-set during Big Ten play.
  • The Wildcats' first win over Michigan State since a 3-1 victory on October 31, 2015.
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
  • First-year Hanna Lesiak finished the night with a career-high three service aces, including back-to-back aces in the second set to cap off an 8-2 run for the Wildcats to take an 18-13 advantage … Also tied her career high with two assists.
  • First-year Ella Grbac recorded a career-high five blocks and totaled nine kills, her most in a match since September 22 at Purdue (15).
  • Sophomore Nia Robinson finished with a match-high 12 kills while hitting for a .333 clip, marking her highest hitting percentage in conference play in this season … Has posted double digit kills in 16 of her 18 matches.
  • Sophomore Britt Bommer had 33 assists, her most in a three-set match since recording 35 in the Wildcats' sweep over UIC on September 14 … Also recorded a career-high four blocks.
  • First-year Abryanna Cannon had nine kills along with a .333 hitting percentage, her highest clip in conference play this season.
 
MATCH NOTES:
  • S1 | Northwestern hit for a .278 clip and was helped by four kills apiece from Grbac, Cannon and Robinson en route to a 25-21 win.
  • S2 | The 'Cats closed the out the set with three-straight points to take the set, 25-19. Robinson led all players with four kills in the set, while Bommer finished with 12 assists.
  • S3 | A 6-0 run midway through the set gave the Wildcats an 18-14 advantage as the Cats rolled to a 25-20 victory. Robinson and sophomore Alana Walker led all players with four kills in the set.
 

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