MICHIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Kyler Ludlow Assistant Director 937.489.4744 734.647.1188 fax 2021 MICHIGAN VOLLEYBALL [email protected] MGoBlue.com 49th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEEK 1: MICHIGAN OPENS 2021 AT LSU INVITATIONAL Overall: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Match #1-3 Home: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Friday, August 27 • 6 p.m. CT Away: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Saturday, August 28 • 3 p.m. CT Neutral: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Sunday, August 29 • 1 p.m. CT Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.) AUGUST (0-0) Live Stats: MGoBlue.com for all matches DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 27 LSU& 6:00 pm CT 28 Florida State& 3:00 pm CT 29 Northern Arizona& 1:00 pm CT SEPTEMBER (0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT vs. 3 West Virginia^ Noon Navy^ 7:00 pm MICHIGAN LSU FLORIDA STATE NORTHERN ARIZONA 10 DUKE 7:00 pm WOLVERINES TIGERS SEMINOLES LUMBERJACKS 4-9 (4-9 BIG TEN) 9-13 (9-13 SEC) 14-5 (9-5 ACC) 10-6 (9-5 BIG SKY) 12 NORTH CAROLINA 1:00 p.m 17 Eastern Michigan Noon Boston College 7:00 pm TOP STORYLINES 18 Dayton 4:00 pm » Michigan opens the 2021 campaign at the LSU Invitational. 24 Minnesota* 8:00 p.m. CT » U-M starts the season with two consecutive road tournaments for the first time since 2011. 26 MICHIGAN STATE* 1:00 pm » Senior All-American Paige Jones led the Wolverines with 179 kills in the spring campaign. » Four newcomers join the squad, including impact freshman middle Jacque Boney. OCTOBER (0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT The University of Michigan volleyball team opens the 2021 campaign at the LSU Invitational to take on the 1 Nebraska* 6:00 p.m. CT host Tigers, Florida State and Northern Arizona Friday, Aug. 27 through Sunday, Aug. 29. 2 Iowa* 7:00 p.m. CT 8 MINNESOTA* 9:00 p.m. • The Wolverines have five seniors and a graduate student on their fall roster, highlighted by 2019 AVCA All- 10 Ohio State* 1:00 pm American Paige Jones. Jones played in 50-of-51 sets during the spring season, leading the team with 179 15 Maryland* 7:00 pm kills (3.58 kills per set) and coming in second on the team with 123 (2.46 digs per set) digs. The other four- 16 WISCONSIN* 7:00 pm year seniors include Kayla Bair, Abbey Malinowski, Grace Persson and Lizzie Sadilek. 20 Indiana* 7:00 pm Joining the Maize and Blue for a final go-around is graduate transfer Haley Hallgren. Hallgren spent 23 Illinois* 7:00 pm CT the past four years earning her degree from the University of Southern California, where she played beach 29 Ohio State* 7:00 pm volleyball. Hallgren was a two-time team captain and helped the Trojans win the 2021 NCAA Championship. 30 Iowa* 7:00 pm The Southlake, Texas native is a true utility player, using her skills from beach to make her an asset as a hitter, defender, or setter. NOVEMBER (0-0) • A dynamic duo highlights the junior class, as middle blocker Jess Robinson, and opposite hitter May DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 5 Penn State* 7:00 pm Pertofsky return to the court this fall. Robinson, who spent part of her summer practicing at the USA Volleyball training center, had 94 kills (1.84 kills per set) and was second on the team in total blocks (30) 7 Maryland* 1:00 pm during the spring campaign. Pertofsky was third on the team with 112 kills (2.49 kills per set) and led the 12 Penn State* 7:00 pm team in service aces (14). 13 Rutgers* 7:00 pm Joining the bigs from the Junior class are setters Maddie Dowd and Jenni Liu, as well as defensive 19 Purdue* 7:00 pm specialist Amber Beals. Dowd saw action this past spring, including an eye-popping 65-assist match against 21 at Michigan State* TBA Indiana (March 12). 24 Illinois* 7:00 pm 26 Northwestern* 7:00 pm • The sophomore class includes contributors in all facets of the game, highlighted by the all-around skill from Jess Mruzik. The Livonia, Mich. native enrolled at U-M as the national Gatorade Player of the Year, and DECEMBER (0-0) tuned in a freshman campaign that saw her earn Big Ten All-Freshman team honors. She was second on the DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT team in kills with 163 (3.54 kills per set), had 10 service aces, and added 84 digs and 20 blocks defensively. 8 NCAA First Round TBA Joining Michigan in her first collegiate season was Michigan State transfer Hannah Grant. The Northville, 10 NCAA Second Round TBA Mich. native stepped in and controlled the libero position from day one, finishing the season with a team- 15 NCAA Regionals TBA best 214 digs (4.20 digs per set). 17 NCAA Regionals TBA Another rookie that saw a bulk of the playing time at her position was Scottee Johnson. The setter 22 NCAA Semifinals TBA 24 NCAA Championship TBA PROJECTED STARTERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) # POS YR PLAYER K/S PCT D/S WORTH NOTING Home match (BOLD) at Cliff Keen Arena 1 OH Sr. Paige Jones 3.64 .149 2.48 2019 AVCA Third Team All-American Home match (BOLD and UNDERLINED) at Crisler Center 4 S So. Scottee Johnson 339* *8.48 2.53 & LSU Tiger Classic 5 OH So. Jess Mruzik 3.75 .169 1.85 Spring 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team ^ Kristen Dickmann Invitational 9 L Jr. Hannah Grant 0.00 -.200 4.13 14 MB Jr. Jess Robinson 1.91 .359 0.39 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team 17 MB Fr. Jacque Boney --- --- --- 18 OPP Jr. May Pertofsky 2.58 .335 0.65 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team *Assists per set ^Blocks per set on instagram ... on facebook ... on Twitter ... @umichvball “MICHIGAN volleyball” @umichvball PAGE 1 49th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES 49th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES Paige Jones Lizzie Sadilek Brooke Humphrey Scottee Johnson Jess Mruzik Maddie Dowd Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Junior 1 OH 2 OPP 3 DS/L 4 OH 5 OH 6 S Abbey Malinowski Mira Chopra Hannah Grant Amber Beals Grace Persson Jenni Liu Senior Freshman Junior Junior Senior Junior 7 OH 8 MB/OH 9 S 10 DS/L 11 OH 12 OH Kayla Bair Jess Robinson Haley Hallgren Jacque Boney May Pertofsky Maddi Cuchran Kendall Murray Senior Junior Grad Student Freshman Junior Freshman Sophomore 13 MB 14 MB 16 UT 17 MB 18 MB/OH 19 L/DS 27 MB/OH 2021 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES NO WOLVERINE POS HT YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 2021 COACHING STAFF 1 Paige Jones OH 6-1 Sr. New Bremen, Ohio (New Bremen) 2 Lizzie Sadilek OPP 6-3 Sr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Vistamar) Mark Rosen Leisa Rosen 3 Brooke Humphrey DS/L 5-10 So. Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon) 4 Scottee Johnson S 6-0 So. Dayton, Ohio (Centerville) 5 Jess Mruzik OH 6-1 So. Livonia, Mich. (Mercy) 6 Maddie Dowd S 5-9 Jr. Clarkston, Mich. (Marian) 7 Abbey Malinowski OH 6-1 Sr. Clarkston, Mich. (Clarkston) 8 Mira Chopra MB/OH 6-3 Fr. Champaign, Ill. (Champaign Central) 9 Hannah Grant DS/L 5-8 Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville) 10 Amber Beals DS/L 5-2 Jr. Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Kilbourne) 11 Grace Persson OH 6-2 Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 12 Jenni Liu S 5-10 Jr. Berlin, Germany (Leistungssportzentrum) 21st Season 21st Season 13 Kayla Bair MB 6-2 Sr. Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake) 14 Jess Robinson MB 6-2 Jr. Troy, Mich. (Troy) 16 Haley Hallgren UT 6-1 Gr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Jerome Fraisse Ali Bastianelli 17 Jacque Boney OH/MB 6-4 Fr. Brookhaven, Ga. (St. Francis) 18 May Pertofsky MB/OH 6-1 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) 19 Maddi Cuchran L/DS 5-5 Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South) 27 Kendall Murray MB/OH 6-2 So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Skyline) Head Coach: Mark Rosen (23rd season) Associate Head Coach: Leisa Rosen (23rd season) Assistant Coach: Jerome Fraisse (4th season) Volunteer Asst. Coach: Ali Bastianelli (1st season) Dir. of Volleyball Operations: Janet Hinz (4th season) ASSISTANT COACH VOL. ASSISTANT COACH 2nd Season 1st Season Video Coordinator: Tony Glessner (3rd season) PAGE 2 49th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES 49th SEASON 19 NCAA APPEARANCES 2012 FINAL FOUR 7 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES played in all but one game this spring, leading the State Eagle Challenge in Morehead, Kentucky MICHIGAN & THE POLL Wolverines with 383 assists (8.33 assists per set). before heading west to the La Quinta Inn and Suites 2021 Spring Season She also added 122 digs and nine service aces. Challenge in Orem, Utah, hosted by Utah Valley. Week Ranking Total Local product Kendall Murray stepped into a The Maize and Blue would go on to make a run preseason 24 174 crucial role in her freshman campaign, finishing to the NCAA Regional Semifinals that season. Week 1 21 259 the season with 33 kills, 37 digs and nine total Week 2 23 223 blocks. The Skyline High School alumna earned the Week 3 24 176 first two starts of her career against Nebraska. Week 4 RV 99 The last member of the sophomore class is Week 5 NR NR Brooke Humphrey.