BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - The Davenport University women's volleyball team defeated Tiffin in four sets and McKendree in five on Friday to claim its first 2-0 start to a season since 2016. The Panthers will wrap up their play in the Ferris State Invitational on Saturday with matches against No. 9 Oklahoma Baptist (9 a.m.) and No. 21 Missouri-St. Louis (2 p.m.).

FINAL: Davenport 3, Tiffin 1 (-17, -16, 20-25, -27)
RECORDS: Davenport 1-0, Tiffin 0-2

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (23), Megan Herr (12), Emmy Webb (9)
Hitting %	Quinn Coppess (.308), Herr (.300), Webb (.294)
Aces	Riley Groves (3), Herr (2), Kreiger (2)
Blocks	Webb (4), Herr (3), Coppess (2)
Assists	Nicole Odeen (47), Kenzy Corstange (3), Herr (1)
Digs	Corstange (26), Odeen (12), Stephanie Kalinowski (8)

Match Notes
- Davenport defeated Tiffin for the first time in three all-time tries.
- Kreiger finished with 20 or more kills in a single match for the eighth time in her career.
- Herr also finished in double-figures for kills with 12 and did so while hitting a red-hot .300.
- Coppess hit above .300 with five kills in the first match of her collegiate career.
- Prior to this season, Groves had never had more than one ace in a single match and had three against the Dragons.
- Odeen racked up at least 40 assists in a match for the seventh time of her young career.
- The second-year sensation has reached that mark seven times in her last 10 matches played.
- Corstange set a new personal best in digs with 26 breaking her old mark of 22 set in the spring.
- Davenport hit at least .204 in three of the four sets (.353 in the second) and Tiffin did so in just the third (.207).

FINAL: Davenport 3, McKendree 2 (-12, -21, 17-25, 13-25, -14)
RECORDS: Davenport 2-0, McKendree 0-2

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (19), Riley Groves (12), Emmy Webb (9)
Hitting %	Webb (.240), Kreiger (.222), Groves (.121)
Aces	Nicole Odeen (2), Megan Herr (1), Groves (1)
Blocks	Kreiger (4), Herr (3), Groves (2)
Assists	Odeen (30), Grace Hayes (10), Kenzy Corstange (2)
Digs	Corstange (19), Groves (13), Kreiger (8)

Match Notes
- Davenport improved to 2-1 in the all-time series against McKendree.
- Davenport played just the second five-set match of the Brian Netzler era (2-0 record).
- Groves (12 kills and 13 digs) earned the first double-double of her career (48th career match).
- Odeen has now tallied 30 or more digs in all but one of her last 14 outings.
- Corstange registered 10 or more digs in back-to-back matches for the third time in her career.
- The Panthers hit their best of the match in the first set with a clip of .321.
- The Bearcats hit above .300 in both the third and fourth at .316 and .367, respectively.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler