Volleyball Drops Road Contest at No. 19 Minnesota
Michigan State volleyball fell in three sets at Minnesota (25-18, 25-20, 25-17) in its final regular-season road match Saturday inside Minnesota's Maturi Pavilion.
Official response and confirmed impact
MSU drops to 17-9 overall and 7-9 in the Big Ten with the loss, while the Golden Gophers improve to 17-7 and 11-5.
Minnesota hit .316 for the match and held MSU to .216 hitting while leading in kills (41-40) and service aces (9-0).
The Spartans held a 42-33 advantage in digs and 7-6 lead in team blocks.
MSU senior outside hitter Taylah Holdem led all players in the match with a season-high 15 kills on .323 hitting.
Senior middle blocker Zora Hardison posted 11 kills on .474 hitting and tied redshirt sophomore setter Malayah Long with a team-best four total blocks.
Freshman outside hitter Madi Andrews recorded eight kills and seven digs.
Long provided a team-high 31 assists and seven digs, while senior defensive specialist Ky Clayton totaled a season-high eight digs and senior libero Lia Schneider posted a team-high 13 digs.
