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Kamryn Duffield, Jenna Kray, Lauren VanderWal
Kamryn Duffield, Jenna Kray and Lauren VanderWal.
0
Lake Superior St. LSSU 1-13,0-6 GLIAC
3
Winner Wayne State WSU 9-5,3-3 GLIAC
Lake Superior St. LSSU
1-13,0-6 GLIAC
0
Final
3
Wayne State WSU
9-5,3-3 GLIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lake Superior St. LSSU 14 18 13 (0)
Wayne State WSU 25 25 25 (3)

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

Volleyball Takes Care of LSSU in Three Sets

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball program (9-5, 3-3 GLIAC) topped Lake Superior State (1-13, 0-6 GLIAC) on Friday night inside the Matthaei.  The sweep included scores of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-14.

HOW IT HAPPENED
A kill by Alex Withun (Troy, Mich. / Athens) and a service ace from Sam Palazzolo (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) gave WSU a 7-4 lead early in the first set.  The Lakers trailed 10-8 before a 4-0 run from the Warriors gave the home team a 14-8 advantage.  LSSU kept it close at 17-14 but the Green & Gold ended the set on an 8-9 run to win 25-14.  Halle Shell (Port Huron, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) tallied three kills down the stretch.

The Lakers held onto a 7-5 lead to start the second set.  A point from Lauren VanderWal (Caledonia, Mich.) before consecutive errors by the visitors gave WSU a 9-8 advantage. Points from Kayla Giroux (Flat Rock, Mich.) and Shell pushed Wayne State in front 14-12.  The home margin grew to 20-14 after a block by Giroux and Kamryn Duffield (Romeo, Mich.).  The set ended on another kill from Giroux, giving WSU a 25-18 victory.

Chloe Clark (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson) gave the Green & Gold a 4-1 lead to begin the third set.  A block by Duffield and Jenna Kray (Westerville, Ohio / Worthington Christian) made it 9-4 and another block allowed the Warriors to lead 13-5.  Another point from Clark gave the Warriors an 18-10 lead and she posted another point to make it 22-10.  The Warriors finished the sweep by winning 25-13.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Giroux led a balanced offensive attack with 11 kills, while hitting .647.  Shell posted 10 kills and posted a .438 hitting percentage.  Duffield collected 36 assists, while Maddy Benoit (Farmington, Mich. / Mercy) had a team-best 16 digs.

ONE BIG THING
Wayne State had five services aces compared to LSSU's one.

FROM COACH KOTH
"We did a very nice job of executing both our system and the game plan we had in place tonight, start to finish.  There were outstanding performances by Kayla, Halle, and Lex from the middle and right side."

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play match three of its five-game home stand against Grand Valley State on Saturday with first serve set for 2:00 PM.
 
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