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Maddie Morrison had a season-best 11 digs the second match on Friday.
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Ursuline UC 2-3,0-0 G-MAC
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Winner Wayne State WSU 4-1,0-0 GLIAC
Ursuline UC
2-3,0-0 G-MAC
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Final
3
Wayne State WSU
4-1,0-0 GLIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Ursuline UC 18 11 16 (0)
Wayne State WSU 25 25 25 (3)
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Winner Quincy Quincy 6-0,0-0 GLVC
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Wayne State WSU 4-2,0-0 GLIAC
Winner
Quincy Quincy
6-0,0-0 GLVC
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Final
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Wayne State WSU
4-2,0-0 GLIAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Quincy Quincy 25 23 25 25 (3)
Wayne State WSU 11 25 12 16 (1)

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

Volleyball Goes 1-1 During Day One at Warrior Invitational

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball program (4-2) hosted the annual Warrior Invitational on Friday and split its two matches inside the Matthaei.  WSU bested Ursuline in three sets before falling to Quincy (6-0) in four sets.

MATCH ONE vs. URSULINE (W, 3-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
A kill from Alex Withun (Troy, Mich. / Athens) and an ace by Sam Palazzolo (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) put WSU on top 5-4 early in the first set.  Halle Shell (Port Huron, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) kept the Warriors in front, 8-7, with a kill.  The Green & Gold began to find their groove and led 14-9 before the margin grew to 16-10.   Kamryn Duffield (Romeo, Mich.) and Shell combined for a block to make it 20-13.    The Arrows scored three straight points to pull within five, 23-18.  Lauren VanderWal (Caledonia, Mich.) and Chloe Clark (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson) notched back-to-back kills to close out the set, 25-18.

The Warriors started fast in the second set, leading 6-4 following a service ace from Maddy Benoit (Farmington, Mich. / Mercy) before a Duffield point made it 10-5.  An ace by Maddie Morrison (Flushing, Mich.) plus a VanderWal kill pushed the home advantage to 16-7.  Back-to-back kills by VanderWal made it 21-11 and WSU would win 25-11.  Kayla Giroux (Flat Rock, Mich.) and Clark tallied kills down the stretch.

WSU kept the momentum going in the third set and led 11-1.  A block by Clark and Shell made it 13-3.  Wayne State led 18-11 after a point by Duffield.  The Warrior margin was nine, 22-13 before WSU finished the sweep by winning 25-16.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
VanderWal posted 13 kills and hit .500 for the match.  Duffield dished out 29 assists, while Benoit had 12 digs.

ONE BIG THING
WSU's defense held Ursuline to a .000 hitting percentage.

MATCH TWO vs. QUINCY (L, 1-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Green & Gold led 3-1 to start the opening set before Quincy found a rhythm, leading 9-4.  The Hawks held onto a 14-6 and 18-7 lead.  The visitors would control the rest of the set and win 25-11.

Kills from Withun and VanderWal plus a QU error gave the Warriors a 6-1 advantage.  WSU led 14-6 and 17-8.  Quincy stormed back and trailed 19-16.  The set was tied at 20-20, 21-21 and 22-22.  Wayne State trailed 23-22 before a point by Shell plus a block by Giroux and Duffield gave WSU a 24-23 lead.  VanderWal's spike on the next possession delivered a 25-23 victory.

QU led 11-5 and 15-7 in the third set.  Wayne State could never string any points together and the Hawks would win 25-12.

The fourth set was tied at 6-6 but Quincy would lead 9-7 and 12-8.  A kill by VanderWal and a block by Ella Uganski (Jenison, Mich.) and Giroux brought Wayne State within two, 12-10.  QU rattled off seven straight points and led 18-10.  The Hawks would end the match by winning 25-16/

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Shell had a team-high nine kills, while Duffield posted 36 assists.  Benoit had 20 digs, while Morrison finished with 11 digs.

ONE BIG THING
QU's Mattison Norris had a huge match, hitting .378 and finished with 21 kills and 18 digs.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH KOTH
"It was an interesting first day at the Warrior invitational.  We had two very different matches. I give a lot of credit to Quincy in the nightcap.  They played fearless.  We will learn and be better from it.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will matchup with Pitt-Johnstown at 1:30 PM and then finish the event with a 6:00 PM contest against former GLIAC member Northwood.

 
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