Michigan volleyball team heads to Minnesota and Illinois for Big Ten road swing

The University of Michigan volleyball team will travel to Minnesota and Illinois for two Big Ten matches this weekend. The Wolverines will face No. 21 Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. CT in Minneapolis’ Maturi Pavilion, and will take on Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. CT in Champaign’s Huff Hall. Both games will stream on B1G+.

Michigan earned its first home Big Ten win of the season with a four‑set victory over Iowa on Friday, Oct. 9, closing the match with a 25‑13 fourth‑set win behind three Wolverines with double‑digit kills. The team fell to No. 13 Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 10, winning the third set 25‑20 and extending the fourth set beyond 25 points. The Wolverines rank eighth nationally in assists per set (13.30), 12th in kills per set (14.13), and 25th in hitting percentage (.269). U‑M has totaled 862 kills and 811 assists.

Ella Demetrician led Michigan with 17 kills in each match last weekend, adding 20 digs, two aces and four blocks across the two contests. She leads the Big Ten with 263 kills and ranks third in kills per set (4.31), up from 2.87 in 2025. Her digs‑per‑set average also has improved by 0.5. Michigan trails the all‑time series 63‑18 against Minnesota and 54‑30 against Illinois, but will look for its first road win against Minnesota since 2011 and its second consecutive road win over the Illini.

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