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Northern Michigan Tops Cedarville, Moves to 2-0 in Wildcat Open

Box Score

MARQUETTE, Mich. — The Northern Michigan volleyball team moved to 2-0 in Wildcat Open tournament play, topping Cedarville, 3-1, Friday night at Vandament Arena in front of 205 fans.

The Wildcats won the first set, 25-21, before dropping the second, 25-20. Northern Michigan rebounded by winning the third and fourth sets, 25-16 and 25-19.

"I'm very proud of the team, and especially our two seniors," head coach Dominic Yoder said. "I think we did a good job tonight in all aspects of the game, and our serving really threw Cedarville out of formation."

As a team, the Wildcats recorded a .296 hitting precentage and limited the Yellow Jackets to a .096 percentage. Northern Michigan also held a 8.5-4 edge in blocks.

Lisa Studnicka and Autumn Monsma tied for the game-high with 17 kills each while Alex Berger led all players with 24 digs. The full box score can be found here.

Going into the Wildcat Open's final day, the Wildcats are tied with rival Michigan Tech for first with a spotless 2-0 record. The full standings are below:

1) Northern Michigan 2-0
    Michigan Tech 2-0

3) Fort Hays State 1-1
    Upper Iowa 1-1

5) Lake Superior State 0-2
    Cedarville 0-2

The Wildcat Open begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. Northern Michigan will put its undefeated record on the line at 1 p.m. against Upper Iowa. The Wilcats will also square off against Fort Hays State at 5 p.m.

 

 

 

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Players Mentioned

Alex Berger

#13 Alex Berger

L/DS
5' 4"
Senior
Autumn Monsma

#19 Autumn Monsma

LS
5' 10"
Freshman
Lisa Studnicka

#16 Lisa Studnicka

LS
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alex Berger

#13 Alex Berger

5' 4"
Senior
L/DS
Autumn Monsma

#19 Autumn Monsma

5' 10"
Freshman
LS
Lisa Studnicka

#16 Lisa Studnicka

6' 0"
Senior
LS