Spartan volleyball sweeps Iowa on senior night

MSU closed out Big Ten play with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-16) sweep over visiting Iowa on Saturday night at Jenison Field House. The Spartans, who won their fourth straight match, honored their three seniors,Maggie Halloran, Kristen Muir and Halle Peterson at the conclusion of the contest.

Holly Toliver served up a career-best six service aces to go along with her seven kills, while Chloe Reinig smashed a match-high 11 kills and Alyssa Garvelink added nine kills and two blocks. MSU is now 18-13 and finishes the season with a 10-10 record in Big Ten play, tied for seventh in the final standings with No. 18 Illlinois. Reghan Coyle had nine kills for the Hawkeyes, while Annika Olsen tallied a match-high 11 digs and setter Loxley Keala finished with 25 assists. The Spartans finished the match hitting .370 (41-11-81), while limiting the visiting Hawkeyes to just .141 (29-17-85). MSU also served up a total of nine aces on the night, adding eight blocks.

"We knew that we needed to finish strong, and I am proud of our team for rising to the occasion over the last two weeks," MSU coach Cathy George said. "Nights like tonight are very special, but also bittersweet, because our three seniors just played their final game at Jenison Field House. Maggie [Halloran], Kristen [Muir] and Halle [Peterson] are all very high achieving young women of very high character, who all made our program better - we were excited to share today with their families. As we say around here, `Forever a Spartan', and they will always be a part of our Spartan volleyball family."

-MSU athletic communications