Virginia Falls in Three Sets to Michigan

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia volleyball team (5-3) dropped Saturday’s (Sept. 13) contest to Michigan (7-1) in three sets (20-25, 19-25, 24-26) at the Aquatic and Fitness Center. Vivian Miller led all Virginia attackers on Saturday with eight kills, while Lauryn Bowie added seven more of her own. At the net, Jasmine Robinson paced the Cavalier defense with a match-high four blocks. Hannah Scott narrowly missed out on her third double-double of the season with nine assists and nine digs. HOW IT HAPPENED  Set 1: Michigan 25, Virginia 20 In the opening set of the matinee match, Michigan took an early lead at 7-4 before Virginia stormed back to take an advantage with a 4-0 run. The Wolverines answered swiftly with an 8-1 run that put the visitors out front for good in the game. Michigan led by as many as seven at 21-14 before claiming the set on a UVA attack error. Set 2: Michigan 25, Virginia 19 Saturday’s second set featured a match-high seven ties and a trio of lead changes. Vivian Miller gave the Cavaliers a brief lead with a kill at 8-7 before Michigan collected four of the next five points to jump out front in the
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