ALLENDALE, Mich. - Prior to Wednesday night inside GVSU Fieldhouse Arena, the Davenport University women's volleyball team had never faced Grand Valley State in the GLIAC Tournament. Just over two hours later, the Panthers improved to 1-0 against the Lakers in said tournament and tied up the all-time series at six wins apiece. Davenport now moves on to face top-seeded and 20th-ranked Michigan Tech in Houghton on Saturday in the GLIAC Tournament semifinals.

Davenport faced Michigan Tech just once in the regular season and it was in Houghton nearly two months ago with the Huskies winning in three sets (25-8, 25-20, 26-24). The Panthers have faced the Huskies just five times since joining the GLIAC prior to the 2017 campaign and Michigan Tech has won four of those five meetings.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Grand Valley State 1 (17-25, -25, -23, -29)
RECORDS: Davenport 16-11, Grand Valley State 17-9

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (19), Riley Groves (11), Megan Herr (11)
Hitting %	Nicole Odeen (.500), Herr (.344), Grace Hayes (.286)
Aces	Groves (5), Kreiger (1)
Blocks	Herr (3), Quinn Coppess (2), Kreiger (2)
Assists	Odeen (21), Hayes (18), Kenzy Corstange (3)
Digs	Kreiger (20), Corstange (20), Stephanie Kalinowski (18)

Match Notes
- Kreiger moved up to third place in program history for kills in a single season with 448.
- She needs just 21 more in her career to reach 1,359, which would put her in sole possession of fourth place on the career chart.
- Wednesday's victory saw Kreiger earn her ninth double-double of the season, 18th of her career and a new personal best in digs with 20.
- Groves has now sent home at least 10 kills in two of her last five matches, both of which were against Grand Valley State.
- Herr has reached double-digits in kills seven times in her last 13 matches after doing so just four times in her first 14 outings.
- Groves, the team's leader in service aces with 27, racked up five of them on Wednesday, a new career high, and had just four of them in her career entering this season.
- Odeen reached the 20-assist mark for the fourth-straight match, which ties her season-long stretch of four to begin the season.
- Corstange, responsible for the second-most digs in the GLIAC, dug out 20 attacks for the fourth time in her last six matches and 11 time this fall.
- Grand Valley State hit just .195 as a team, just their third time hitting below .200 in a home match this season.
- Meanwhile, Davenport hit at least .205 for the fourth-consecutive match and eighth time in the last nine outings.
- Davenport is now 6-3 all time in the GLIAC Tournament with wins in four of their last five matches in the event.
- On the other side, Grand Valley State has won just one of its last eight GLIAC Tournament matches.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler