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MICHIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Scott Kemps Assistant Director 201.248.0816 734.647.1188 fax 2020-21 MICHIGAN VOLLEYBALL [email protected] MGoBlue.com 48th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEEK 11: MICHIGAN HEADS TO NO. 1 WISCONSIN Overall: 4-7 Big Ten: 4-7 Match #12/13 Home: 3-5 Home: 3-5 Away: 1-2 Away: 1-2 Thursday, April 1 • 6 p.m. CT, Big Ten Network Neutral: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Friday, April 2 • 2 p.m. CT, ESPNU U-W Field House (Madison, Wis.) JANUARY (0-0) Live Stats: MGoBlue.com for all matches DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 22 #9 Penn State* postponed 23 #9 Penn State* postponed 28 at Michigan State* postponed 30 Michigan State* postponed vs. FEBRUARY (2-3) MICHIGAN #1 WISCONSIN DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT WOLVERINES BADGERS 5 at Northwestern* postponed 4-7 (4-7 BIG TEN) 11-0 (11-0 BIG TEN) 6 at Northwestern* postponed 13 #11 Purdue* L, 1-3 TOP STORYLINES 14 #11 Purdue*# L, 1-3 » Michigan will close the 2020-21 season with two matches at No. 1 Wisconsin. » U-M leads the conference in team attacks per set (37.22). 17 Michigan State W, 3-1 » Freshman Jess Mruzik ranks No. 7 in the conference in kills per set with 3.75. 19 Maryland* L, 2-3 » Wisconsin has played only one match since Feb. 21 due to various COVID-19 issues. 20 Maryland* W, 3-2 26 at #5 Minnesota* postponed The University of Michigan volleyball team (4-7, 4-7 B1G) will conclude the 2020-21 season by traveling to 27 at #5 Minnesota* postponed No. 1 Wisconsin (11-0, 11-0 B1G) to take the Badgers on Thursday and Friday (April 1-2) at UW Field House in Madison, Wis. Thursday's matchup is slated for a 6 p.m. CDT start on Big Ten Network, while Friday's contest MARCH (2-4) is scheduled for 2 p.m. CDT on ESPNU. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 5 at Rutgers* postponed • As a team, Michigan leads the conference in team attacks per set (37.22) and checks in at No. 3 in the league 6 at Rutgers* postponed and No. 33 in the nation in assists per set (12.78). 12 Indiana* W, 3-2 13 Indiana* W, 3-1 • Freshman Jess Mruzik led U-M with 32 kills in two matches against No. 5 Nebraska and is No. 7 in the 19 at #9 Ohio State* L, 1-3 conference and second among freshmen in the league with 3.75 per set. She boasts 150 total kills on the 20 at #9 Ohio State* L, 0-3 year, 10 behind junior Paige Jones. 25 #5 Nebraska* L, 1-3 26 $5 Nebraska* L, 0-3 • Mruzik and Jones rank No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, in attacks per set in the conference. Mruzik averages 11.57 per set, while Jones is at 10.36. APRIL (0-0) • Freshman Kendall Murray stepped into the starting lineup against Nebraska, earning the first two starts of DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT her U-M career. She totaled nine kills against the Cornhuskers and 18 digs to go along with 10.5 points. In 1 at #1 Wisconsin 6:00 p.m. CT* all, she has played in 30 sets on the campaign. 2 at #1 Wisconsin 2:00 p.m. CT& 8 NCAA First Round TBA • Freshman libero Hannah Grant enters the final weekend of the season with 186 digs (4.13/set). She will be 10 NCAA Second Round TBA the first freshman to lead the team in digs since Tiffany Morales accomplished the feat in the 2012 season. 15 NCAA Regionals TBA Additionally, freshman setter Scottee Johnson leads the team in assists with 339 (8.48/set) and will be the 17 NCAA Regionals TBA first freshman to lead the team in the category since MacKenzi Welsh in the 2016 season. 22 NCAA Semifinals TBA 24 NCAA Championship TBA OPPONENT PREVIEW All-time series against the Badgers: Michigan trails, 59-21 Home match (BOLD) at Cliff Keen Arena Home match (BOLD and UNDERLINED) at Crisler Center The No. 1 Badgers are coming off a weekend series at No. 9 Penn State that was canceled due to COVID * indicates Big Ten Conference match precautions within the Penn State program. The Badgers are ranked No. 1 in the country and are atop the & Big Ten Network (Linear) Big Ten standings with an 11-0 record. In total, the Badgers have won 33 of 36 sets on the season. They have # ESPNU (Linear) only played one match since Feb. 21 due to various COVID issues. All start times local to match site (Ann Arbor is Eastern time) PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON LAST MATCH/SUBJECT TO CHANGE) # POS YR PLAYER K/S PCT D/S WORTH NOTING 1 OH Jr. Paige Jones 3.64 .149 2.48 2020 AVCA Third Team All-American 4 S Fr. Scottee Johnson 339* *8.48 2.53 5 OH Fr. Jess Mruzik 3.75 .169 1.85 9 L RFr. Hannah Grant 0.00 -.200 4.13 13 MB Jr. Kayla Bair 1.45 .314 .039 14 MB Fr. Jess Robinson 1.91 .359 0.39 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team 18 MB So. May Pertofsky 2.58 .335 0.65 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team *Assists per set ^Blocks per set on facebook ... on instagram ... on Twitter ... “MICHIGAN @umichvball @umichvball volleyball” PAGE 1 48th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES 48th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES Paige Jones Lizzie Sadilek Brooke Humphrey Scottee Johnson Jess Mruzik Maddie Dowd Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. 1 OH 2 OPP 3 DS/L 4 OH 5 OH 6 S Abbey Malinowski Hannah Grant Amber Beals Grace Persson Jenni Liu Kayla Bair Jr./Jr. So./Fr. So./So. Jr./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. 7 OH 9 S 10 DS/L 11 OH 12 OH 13 MB Jess Robinson Kiara Shannon May Pertofsky Kendall Murray So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. 14 MB 17 MB 18 MB/OH 27 MB/OH 2020-21 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES 2020-21 COACHING STAFF NO WOLVERINE POS HT YR./ELIG. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 1 Paige Jones OH 6-1 Jr./Jr. New Bremen, Ohio (New Bremen) Mark Rosen Leisa Rosen 2 Lizzie Sadilek OPP 6-3 Jr./Jr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Vistamar) 3 Brooke Humphrey DS/L 5-10 Fr./Fr. Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon) 4 Scottee Johnson S 6-0 Fr./Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Centerville) 5 Jess Mruzik OH 6-1 Fr./Fr. Livonia, Mich. (Mercy) 6 Maddie Dowd S 5-9 Fr./Fr. Clarkston, Mich. (Marian) 7 Abbey Malinowski OH 6-1 Jr./Jr. Clarkston, Mich. (Clarkston) 9 Hannah Grant DS/L 5-8 So./Fr. Northville, Mich. (Northville) 10 Amber Beals DS/L 5-2 So./So. Columbis, Ohio (Worthington Kilbourne) HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 11 Grace Persson OH 6-2 Jr./So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 21st Season 21st Season 12 Jenni Liu S 5-10 So./So. Berlin, Germany (Leistungssportzentrum) 13 Kayla Bair MB 6-2 Jr./Jr. Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake) Jerome Fraisse Ashlie Reasor 14 Jess Robinson MB 6-2 So./So. Troy, Mich. (Troy) 17 Kiara Shannon* MB 6-2 Sr./Sr. Oshawa, Ontario (Maxwell Heights) 18 May Pertofsky MB/OH 6-1 So./So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) 27 Kendall Murray MB/OH 6-2 Fr./Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Skyline) *opted out Head Coach: Mark Rosen (22nd season) Associate Head Coach: Leisa Rosen (22nd season) Assistant Coach: Jerome Fraisse (3rd season) Volunteer Asst. Coach: Ashlie Reasor (1st season) ASSISTANT COACH VOL. ASSISTANT COACH Dir. of Volleyball Operations: Janet Hinz (3rd season) 2nd Season 1st Season Video Coordinator: Tony Glessner (2nd season) PAGE 2 48th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES 48th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES Offensively, the Badgers lead the conference in MICHIGAN & THE POLL hitting percentage and rank No. 3 in the NCAA Week Ranking Total with a .345 mark. They are second in the league preseason 24 174 in service aces per set (1.72) and rank No. 4 in Week 1 21 259 assists per set (12.72) and blocks per set (2.60). Izzy Week 2 23 223 Ashburn ranks second in the Big Ten in aces per Week 3 24 176 set (.51), while Dana Rettke ranks No. 3 nationally Week 4 RV 99 and leads the Big Ten in blocks per set (1.67). Three Week 5 NR NR Badgers rank in the top 10 of the conference in Week 9 RV RV hitting percentage: No. 2 Devyn Robinson (.444), Week 10 NR NR Week 11 NR NR No. 3 Rettke (.439) and No. 7 Danielle Hart (.380). --- AVCA TOP 25 No. Team Total Record Prev. • Michigan looks to replace more than half its roster 1 Wisconsin (60) 1500 11-0 1 from last season's 21-11 (13-7 B1G) from a season 2 Kentucky 1411 19-1 3 ago, losing eight players for the 2019 roster. In all, 3 Minnesota 1360 13-2 4 U-M lost 715 sets played from that group. 4 Nebraska 1312 14-2 5 5 Texas 1289 21-1 2 6 Florida 1174 19-3 7 • Michigan's top returners are highlighted by Jones 7 Washington 1128 15-3 8 and sophomores Jess Robinson and May Pertofsky.