Indiana University Athletics
Michigan Stops IU, 3-0
11/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
November 1, 2003
Box ScoreAnn Arbor, Mich. - Ending its four-match Big Ten road swing, the Indiana volleyball team lost a hard-fought battle against Michigan 34-32, 30-23, 30-20. IU now sits at 9-14 overall and 2-10 in the Big Ten, while U-M moves to 16-7 on the season and 8-4 in conference action.
Freshman Lindsay Cochrane turned in a brilliant defensive effort, compiling a career-high 14 digs, breaking her previous high of 12 digs against the Wolverines on Oct. 10. Junior Beth Heimann joined Cochrane in double figures with 12 digs and a night after failing to reach the 10-kill mark for the first time in 32 matches, junior Christina Archibald came through with 12 kills.
Despite a valiant come back and sparkling defensive play, the Hoosiers dropped a game one which featured 12 tie scores and four lead changes, 34-32. Archibald paced IU early with three kills as the teams fought to an 11-11 tie. U-M used a 9-4 run to grab a 20-15 lead before back-to-back kills by Archibald and junior Victoria Zimmerman cut the lead to 20-17.
The Michigan lead remained three points at 29-26 before Indiana stormed back with four unanswered points for a 30-29 lead. After three ties and two lead changes, the Wolverines finally closed out the game, scoring the final two points for the victory.
Archibald and senior Melissa Brewer each recorded five kills in the game with Brewer adding a game-high five block assists. Zimmerman completed a solid all-around game with 15 assists, three kills and two block assists, while Heimann corralled six of the team's 17 digs. As a team, IU notched 10 block assists in the opener.
The teams began game two splitting the opening 14 points. Michigan ran off the next four points to take a 11-7 lead, but IU fought back behind two kills by senior Monique Pritz to slice the U-M lead to 15-13.
Again, the Wolverines responded, running off four of the next five points to build a 19-14. Two Michigan errors and a block solo by Brewer moved Indiana within two points at 21-19, but the Hoosiers could not get any closer as U-M took a 2-0 lead in the match, closing out game two, 30-23.
Junior Katie Pollom led IU with five kills on 11 attempts in the game.
IU fell behind 11-2 in the third game until a 5-1 surge closed the deficit to 12-7. The Wolverines built a 17-9 lead, but Indiana rallied once again. A 9-4 run trimmed the Michigan lead to 21-18. However, U-M stopped the run and closed out the match with a 30-20 game-three victory.
In addition to the performances of Cochran, Heimann and Archibald, Zimmerman ended the evening with 36 assists, seven digs and six kills. Brewer added two block solos and five blocks assists.
Up next, IU returns home for a pair of Big Ten matches. The Hoosiers face No. 17 Penn State on Friday, Nov. 7 and battle Ohio State on Saturday, Nov. 8. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. at University Gym.
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