Michigan State Holds Off Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Volleyball in Four-Setter

Tuesday, September 17

East Lansing, Mich.

6 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

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Michigan State

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Purdue Fort Wayne

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Panna Ratkai, Riley Rosneck, Nicole Jones

Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh

Michigan State Holds Off Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Volleyball in Four-Setter

9/17/2024 8:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball had a pair of players record career-highs in a four-set (25-14, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22) loss at Michigan State on Tuesday (Sept. 17). Senior Nicole Jones notched a best of 15 digs and freshman Riley Rosneck had a career-high of 14 kills.

LonDynn Betts had 22 digs, moving her over the 1,000 mark for her career.

The Mastodons won the serving battle, recording five aces. Panna Ratkai had three and Jones had two.

Michigan State had a 9-2 run that the Spartans used to take control of the frame. The Mastodons were much better in set two, holding even with the Spartans until the 17-all mark. Abby Stratford had a solo block to cap off a 4-1 push. MSU had a 6-1 run that put the set away.

Trailing 15-8 in set three, the Mastodons held off the home team to extend the match. They went on a 17-6 run from that point to take the set. This included a 9-1 stretch that included an ace from each of Jones and Ratkai, two kills from Ratkai and two blocks from Stratford. Rosneck was a perfect 5-0-5 in the third set, helping the 'Dons hit .357 as a team.

Purdue Fort Wayne led 19-18 in set three, but MSU had a 7-2 run to close out the match. The 'Dons had a team-high 20 digs in set four. They totaled 66 digs, their most in a four-set match this season.

Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 4-6 while Michigan State improves to 6-3. The Mastodons are back in action this weekend when they host the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational presented by Hyatt Place.

~ Feel the Rumble ~