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Julia Malewicz
0
Wis.-Parkside UWP 1-7,1-7 GLIAC
3
Winner Wayne State WSU 4-4,4-4 GLIAC
Wis.-Parkside UWP
1-7,1-7 GLIAC
0
Final
3
Wayne State WSU
4-4,4-4 GLIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wis.-Parkside UWP 16 23 16 (0)
Wayne State WSU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Volleyball Rebounds with a Saturday Sweep

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball program (4-4 GLIAC) swept Parkside (1-7 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Matthaei.  The Warriors won set one (25-16), set two (25-23) and set three (25-16).

HOW IT HAPPENED
An ace from sophomore Maddy Benoit (Farmington, Mich. / Mercy) gave Wayne State an early 6-2 lead to start the first set.  Sophomore Maddie Morrison (Flushing, Mich.) made it 10-4 with a kill and the home advantage grew to 15-5 on another point from Morrison.  A block by redshirt sophomore Halle Shell (Port Huron, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) and redshirt junior Lauren VanderWal (Caledonia, Mich.) pushed WSU's lead to 19-9.  The Rangers would make a bit of a comeback and trail 22-16 but the Warriors won the final three points, including a set-sealing block by freshman Jenna Kray (Westerville, Ohio / Worthington Christian).

The second set was close early as the teams traded points.  A kill from VanderWal put the Green & Gold on top 9-8 but Parkside would tie the game at 14-14.  Points from junior Kamryn Duffield (Romeo, Mich.) and Shell made it 16-14.  Redshirt junior Taylor Wagner (St. Joseph, Mich. / Lakeshore) tied the set at 19-19 with a kill but UWP would respond to take a 21-20 lead.  The set was tied at 23-23 after a WSU error but Morrison and Wagner collected two kills to win the set 25-23.

The Warriors set the tone early in set three that Saturday would be different than Friday and led 9-3 after two kills from Wagner and another by Kray.  WSU's advantage was 15-6 and then 18-8 after UWP made three straight errors.  Following an ace by Wagner, Wayne State led 23-21 and would go on to win 25-16.  The set ended on a combo block by Shell and redshirt freshman Chloe Clark (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
VanderWal led the offensive attack with 11 kills, while Wagner had 10.  VanderWal hit an impressive .318 and Wagner posted a .250 hitting percentage.  Kray was also effective and efficient with eight kills with a .636 hitting clip.  Duffield finished with 37 assists, while Benoit had a match-high 14 digs.

ONE BIG THING
Wayne State's blocking was the key on Saturday as the Warriors recorded seven stuffs.

COACH KOTH'S THOUGHTS
"We were pleased with how the team responded to a very tough loss last night. We were focused on and did a much better job of executing our defensive system today, and that made a significant difference in our play"

UP NEXT
WSU will travel to Davenport on Friday and first serve set for 5:00 PM.

 
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