ANN ARBOR, Mich. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Despite dropping the opening set, the Green Bay volleyball team won its fourth-straight match to open the season on Friday afternoon, downing New Hampshire 3-1 in its opening game of the weekend at the Michigan Invitational. The Phoenix (4-0) recovered nicely after falling behind 1-0, cruising to three-straight victories to close out the Wildcats (1-4) at Cliff Keen Arena.

Taylor Wolf and Lydia DeWeese combined for 36 kills in the match (each totaling 18) and both hit over .400. Wolf also added nine digs and a pair of blocks, while reigning league player of the week DeWeese totaled four blocks.Freshmen Roberta Todd and Ashley Sledge each turned in strong performances as well, tallying 11 and eight kills respectively.  Todd smashed home the game-winners to clinch both the third and fourth sets.

The Phoenix defense held UNH to a .192 hitting percentage, totaling eight blocks and 60 digs. Vanessa Buman recorded a match-high 21 digs, while Maddie Yoss dug out 10 attacks and finished with 56 assists. The Wildcats were able to block only one attack against the Phoenix.

After New Hampshire won the opening set 25-23, Green Bay raced out to a 9-4 lead and kept a two-point lead the rest of the way before winning 25-22 to tie things up at 1-1.  The Phoenix then dominated the third set, winning 25-14, its largest margin of victory in any set this season.

The Phoenix turned away a late Wildcats surge in the fourth set, when its lead was cut down to 21-20. Wolf and Sledge earned back to back kills and an attack error gave Green Bay the 24-20 lead and eventual 25-22 match victory.

Jessica Wolf added eight kills, four digs and three blocks in the winning effort.

Green Bay will now face Butler tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. CT, before facing 19th-ranked Michigan in the final match of the weekend at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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