After winning sets one and two, the Wolverines rebounded to pull out a set-five victory and defeat Tennessee to advance to the NCAA Tournament second round for the fifth time in six seasons.
Every Wolverine player saw the floor -- and 10 had kills -- as U-M hit a season-high .451 and never trailed in either the second or third set to win 25-19, 25-10, 25-12 over Iowa.
#22 Michigan 3, Central Michigan 0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-15)
Junior (2012) ... Varsity letterwinner ... Division I Volleyball Championships all-tournament team ... AVCA All-America honorable mention ... Berkeley Regional Most Valuable Player ... AVCA Mideast Region honorable mention ... All-Big Ten ... Academic All-Big Ten ... NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-American ... Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (Aug. 27) ... Tiger Invitational Most Valuable Player (Aug. 24-25) ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the adidas/Michigan Challenge (Aug. 31-Sept. 1), the Ambassador Hotel Golden Eagle Classic (Sept. 7-8) and the Coke/Michigan Invitational (Sept. 14-15) ... Started all 39 matches on the outside ... Set single-season school records in kills (614) and attack attempts (1,701) ... Led the Wolverines with 17 double-doubles (kills/digs) ... Had at least 10 kills 34 times ... Put down a career-high 29 kills in the five-set win over Virginia Tech (Aug. 25) ... Recorded 26 kills on a school-record 87 attack attempts in the national semifinal match against Texas (Dec. 13) ... Had 23 kills and 16 digs in the four-set win over No. 2 Stanford in the NCAA Tournament regional final (Dec. 8) ... Had 17 kills and four blocks in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal win over Michigan State (Dec. 7) ... Had 24 kills and 12 digs in the second-round win against Louisville (Nov. 30) ... Had 26 kills and 11 digs in the five-set win over Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 29) ... Led Michigan with 22 kills in the four-set win at No. 14 Ohio State (Nov. 23) ... Averaged 5.00 kills per set in 3-0 wins over No. 10 Minnesota (Nov. 10) and Wisconsin (Nov. 9) ... Led the team with 16 kills at No. 21 Purdue (Oct. 26) ... Went for 12 kills, seven digs and four blocks in a straight-set win over Northwestern (Oct. 13) ... Had a team-high 17 kills at No. 10 Minnesota (Oct. 3) ... Posted a double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs at Iowa (Sept. 28) ... Recorded 20 kills and 10 digs in the five-set match against Western Kentucky (Sept. 14) ... In the five-set win over Arkansas (Sept. 1), had a double-double with 13 kills and a career-best 17 digs ...
Sophomore (2011) ... Varsity letterwinner ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named MVP of the Michigan/adidas Invitational (Sept. 16-17) ... Started 34 matches on the outside, appearing in all 35 contests ... Totaled double-digit kills in 22 matches ... Had nine double-doubles (kills/digs) on the season ... Led Michigan with 10 digs against No. 16 Minnesota (Nov. 13) ... Tallied a double-double with 17 kills and 13 digs against No. 11 Purdue (Oct. 28) ... Led Michigan with 20 kills and set career bests in digs (17) and service aces (6) against Northwestern (Oct. 15) ... Recorded a career-best 23 kills and 14 digs against No. 14 Minnesota (Oct. 7) ... Put down 12 kills against Iowa (Sept. 30) ... Led Michigan with 14 kills in a sweep at Indiana (Sept. 23) ...Tallied 18 kills to go with 10 digs against Xavier (Sept. 16) ... Put down 17 kills against Toledo (Sept. 16) ... Had first career double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs against No. 23 Dayton (Sept. 10) ... Recorded a career-best 16 digs against Pepperdine (Sept. 10) ... Tallied three service aces against No. 24 Florida State (Sept. 9) ... Put down 12 kills to go with six digs and three blocks against Morehead State (Aug. 26).
Freshman (2010) ... Earned first varsity letter ... Appeared in 29 contests, earning two starting assignments ... Ended the season with a career-high 13 kills against No. 11 Washington (Dec. 2) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Put down 12 kills in regular-season finale at Northwestern (Nov. 27) ... Recorded a then-career high 11 kills at Iowa (Nov. 13) ... Had five kills against No. 9 Penn State (Nov. 5) ... Recorded eight kills against UNLV (Sept. 3), Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 11), Arizona State (Sept. 17), and Wisconsin (Oct. 30) ... Hit .714 with five kills on seven attempts against Loyola (Md.) (Aug. 28).
Prep ... Woodlands College Park (2010) ... A&B Honor Roll ... National Spanish Honor Society ... Four-time Academic All-District ... Four-year varsity letterwinner (2006-09) ... All-America second team (2009) ... All-District and All-State first team (2009) ... Most Valuable Offensive Player of the County (2009) ... Earned an all-time high ranking of No. 7 in the state of Texas ... All-District first team (2007-08) ... All-District Most Valuable Offensive Player (2008) ... All-County Hitter of the Year (2007).
Club/Junior ... Texas Tornadoes (2007-10) .... Woodland Stars (2006-07) ... Led Tornadoes to a tie for seventh place at the 2010 Junior Olympics ... In 2009, helped the Tornadoes to a tie for fifth at the Junior Olympics.
Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Birthday: April 3, 1993 ...Full name is Alexandra Grace Erwin ... Daughter of Blane and Karen Erwin ... Mother, Karen, played basketball at William & Mary from 1982-84.
