HOUGHTON -- (Courtesy of MTU Athletics) The Michigan Tech volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Grand Valley State Sunday (Sept. 11). The Lakers (4-2, 1-1 GLIAC) finished with 13 blocks to just one by the Huskies (2-6, 0-3 GLIAC).
The GVSU attack got to work early hitting a match-high .355 to win the first set 25-16.
Tech nearly came away with the win in set two but a pair of mistakes late in the set did in the Huskies. Freshman Kienna Sharp tied the game at 22-22 with a kill, but the Huskies could not get the serve in bounds on the following play. Grand Valley would claim the second set, 25-22, with a kill and a block by junior Eno Umoh on the final two set points.
GVSU sophomore Stacy Catalano recorded eight of her match-high 22 kills to lead the Lakers to a 25-20 win in the third set.
Grand Valley hit .234 in the match and held Tech to a .073 attack percentage.
Senior Jenna Karkos and sophomore Jordanna Kero each tallied seven kills to lead the Huskies.
Sophomore Tessa Mauer recorded a team-high 12 digs and sophomore Abby Dewitt chipped in 10.
Junior Skylar Paffenroth finished with a match-high 24 assists. Michigan Tech will continue GLIAC play Friday (Sept. 16) at Lake Erie.
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