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Huskies sweep Yellow Jackets at Crossover

Huskies sweep Yellow Jackets at Crossover

HAMMOND, Ind. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team swept Cedarville Saturday to wrap up play at the Midwest Region Crossover. The Huskies won 25-21, 25-17, and 25-19 to improve to 14-7 overall and wrap up nonconference with an 8-2 mark.

"We came out sharp and did a good job maintaining a solid attack and strong serving all match," Tech coach Matt Jennings said. "The serve-pass game was really strong again. We continue to get better at passing the ball and serving tough. Our defense keeps coming up with the stops when we need them and big plays when we need them. Carissa is playing lights-out defense right now, which has been a big part of the way we've been playing of late."

Tech never trailed in the first set and used a 5-0 run to take the lead at 12-8. Cedarville kept it close late but a kill by Meg Raabe made it setpoint and Jillian Kuizenga put down the winner for one of her six kills in the first.

The teams battled through six ties and five lead changes in the second. The Huskies closed the frame on a 6-1 run after spreading the offense to six different players who had a kill. Tech hit .237 in the second and limited Cedarville to .061.

The Huskies hopped out to a 7-1 lead in the third and extended it to a nine-point lead at 14-5. The Yellow Jackets showed late life but committed three attacking errors for Tech's final points. Kaycee Meiners and Meg Raabe each had four kills in the third, and Carissa Beyer registered nine digs.

"Kaycee was excellent this weekend, putting up back-to-back strong performances and really connecting well with Lina," added Jennings. "It's great having her back. Megan continued her quality play as well, giving us a solid six rotations in all three matches. Her offensive continues to produce at a high clip and she's been passing very well.

"Janie and Grace both did a great job leading the team this weekend, keeping us going in tough spots and coming through with solid play."

Jillian Kuizenga (13), Meg Raabe (11), and Kaycee Meiners (10) had double-digit kills. Lina Espejo-Ramirez set the attack with 30 assists and added eight digs. Carissa Beyer tallied a match-high 17 digs.

"Overall, it was a good Crossover for us," said Jennings. "We competed at a high level for a lot of the weekend and beat two good teams. We got to see firsthand just how strong our region is this season, and we learned more about ourselves as a group. We continue to improve and gel as a group, which is great to see as we enter the second half of the conference schedule."

Tech gets back to GLIAC action next weekend with a road trip to Grand Valley State and Davenport.