HOUGHTON, Mich. - Playing in its second GLIAC Tournament semifinal in four seasons, the fifth-seeded Davenport University women's volleyball team was tasked with top-seeded and 20th-ranked Michigan Tech on the Huskies' home floor. The Panthers handed the Huskies their first lost set in nearly a month (Oct. 26 at Minnesota Duluth) in the first set before the home team won the next three to move on to the finals and face Ferris State on Sunday.

"Not the outcome we wanted today, but the loss doesn't doesn't dim the light on a great season with this team," said head coach, Brian Netzler. "I'm incredibly proud of our seniors and the legacy they have created for this program."

Davenport's season comes to an end with an overall record of 16-12 marking the first time the Panthers have finished at least four matches above the .500 mark in back-to-back campaigns since 2013-14. The Panthers won eight of their final 11 matches overall and six of their last eight away from home. On the other side, Michigan Tech has won seven matches in a row, 19 of its last 20 and will play in the GLIAC Tournament finals for the third season in a row.

FINAL: Michigan Tech 3, Davenport 1 (-16, 14-25, 21-25, 25-27)
RECORDS: Michigan Tech 24-5; Davenport 16-12

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (23), Megan Herr (10), Riley Groves (6)
Hitting %	Grace Hayes (.400), Nicole Odeen (.333), Kreiger (.328)
Aces	Odeen (5), Kreiger (1), Kenzy Corstange (1)
Blocks	Herr (7), Quinn Coppess (5), Emma Turnquist (4)
Assists	Odeen (26), Hayes (19), Kreiger (3)
Digs	Corstange (15), Stephanie Kalinowski (15), Nina Rudnitsky (10)

Match Notes
- Kreiger finished the season with 471 kills, which ranks second in program history, and 1,361 career kills, which is good for fourth in program history.
- The outside hitter reached 20 kills in a match for the 10th time this season and 17th time in her career.
- She hit at least .320 with 10 more more kills for the sixth time this season.
- Herr reached the 10-kill more for the third-straight match and eighth time in her last 14 outings.
- Odeen's five service aces were a new season high and gave her 25 for the season, the second most on the team.
- Herr racked up seven blocks for the second time this season, two off her season high of nine against Notre Dame on Sept. 11.
- Coppess blocked at least five attacks twice this season (Nov. 11 at PNW), both of which came in her last four matches.
- Turnquist tied her season best in blocks with four, something she's done three times this season and twice in her last four matches.
- Odeen registered 20 or more assists for the fifth match in a row, her longest stretch of the season.
- Kalinowski had at least 15 digs for the third match in a row for the first time this season.
- Rudnitsky snapped a nine-match stretch in which she didn't reach double-figures in digs.
- Davenport hit at least .274 for the third time in its last five matches and fifth time in the last eight.
- Michigan Tech hit .303, the third-best mark for a Davenport opponent this season and only the third clip of at least .300 against the Panthers this season.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler