ALLENDALE, Mich. - Just like the quarterfinals of last season's GLIAC Tournament, Davenport dropped the first set against Grand Valley State inside GVSU Fieldhouse Arena on Tuesday night. Also just like that match last November, the Panthers won the next three sets to take the rivalry showdown in four. Next up for DU is a home date with Ferris State on Friday in Grand Rapids at 7 p.m.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Grand Valley State 1 (23-25, -18, -22, -16)
RECORDS: Davenport 10-4, 3-2 GLIAC; Grand Valley State 9-4, 3-2 GLIAC

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (28), Lindsay Taylor (11), Emma Turnquist (6)
Hitting %	Lexie Beeke (.444), Turnquist (.286), Kreiger (.282)
Aces	Kreiger (3), Nicole Odeen (3), Stephanie Kalinowski (2)
Blocks	Lilly LaFleur (8), Kreiger (5), Bethany Wilson (2)
Assists	Beeke (22), Odeen (16), Kenzy Corstange (3)
Digs	Corstange (17), Taylor (13), Kalinowski (8)

Match Notes
- Davenport took the lead in the all-time series, 7-6, and has won two straight against Grand Valley State for the first time since 2018.
- The Panthers started and ended the match with their best offensive clips of the match including .256 in the first and .433 in the fourth.
- The Lakers churned out their best offensive clip in the first with a hitting percentage of .214.
- DU racked up eight service aces to GVSU's four and is now tied with Ferris State for the GLIAC lead in aces with 109.
- Davenport is kicking out 2.14 aces per set this fall, second only to Ferris' 2.27, the only teams with at least two per set in the league.
- The Panthers also racked up 11 blocks, which is tied for the season high also set at Flagler on August 26.
- Prior to this match, Grand Valley State had lost just one of its previous seven home openers, but 2015 was the last loss in fewer than five sets.
- Kreiger came close to more history on Tuesday as she notched 28 kills on 71 attacks, just three and four off her own school records, respectively.
- Taylor finished with double-figure kills and a hitting percentage of at least .200 for the sixth time this season.
- Kreiger sent home a season-high three service aces.
- LaFleur's eight blocks were three more than her previous best and Kreiger's five tied her most since 2019.
- Beeke reached 20 or more assists in a match for the second-straight match, sixth time in seven matches and seventh time this season.
- Odeen's 16 digs were her most since 18 in the second match of the fall.
- Taylor has dug out 10 or more attacks in back-to-back outings and four of her last six.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler