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NMU Volleyball beats Grand Valley St 3-2

Posted: 10.27.2012 at 12:08 AM

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he Northern Michigan University continued its three game winning streak in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup against Grand Valley State. Northern took the victory in five sets on Friday (Oct. 26).

The ‘Cats (16-9 and 8-4 GLIAC) took set one (25-23) before Grand Valley took sets two and three (25-22 and 25-15. Coach Dominic Yoder’s squad was able to rebound in the fourth (25-19) to send the match into a fifth set for the win (15-11).

Lina Lopes led the Wildcats with 19 kills, while freshman Lisa Studnicka (11) and junior Sarah Hamilton (10) each entered the double figures. The team finished with 54 kills for a .500 kill percentage.
Senior Kalin Zimmerman tallied 17 digs to lead the ‘Cats. Junior Suzanne Solin added 15, with Lopes and junior Kellisha Harley each having 12. Harley contributed 52 assists.

For the Lakers, Megan Schroeder had 20 kills and Abby Aiken had 16. GVSU finished with 58 kills for a .182 kill percentage. Christina Canepa tallied 17 digs, with Clair Ruhenkamp adding 14 more. Ruhenkamp had 52 assists on the night.

NMU will continue its three-game road trip on Saturday (Oct. 27) as they travel to Ferris State to take on the Bulldogs at 3 p.m.

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