GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Davenport University women's volleyball team has won five of its first seven GLIAC matches for the first time in program history. The Panthers did so on Saturday afternoon by making quick work of Lake Superior State while winning their fourth-straight match and making it 50 career victories for head coach,
Brian Netzler. Next up, Davenport will be at Wayne State on Friday for a 7 p.m. first serve against the Warriors in Detroit.
FINAL: Davenport 3, Lake Superior State 0 (-19, -23, -20)
RECORDS: Davenport 12-4, 5-2 GLIAC; Lake Superior State 1-14, 0-7 GLIAC
Team Leaders
Kills |
Hayley Kreiger (21), Lindsay Taylor (9), Bethany Wilson (5) |
Hitting % |
Lexie Beeke (.556), Kreiger (.362), Taylor (.214) |
Aces |
Ola Nowak (2), Kreiger (1), Kenzy Corstange (1) |
Blocks |
Wilson (4), Beeke (3), Kreiger (2) |
Assists |
Beeke (21), Nicole Odeen (13), Stephanie Kalinowski (3) |
Digs |
Corstange (22), Taylor (12), Kreiger (7) |
Match Notes
- Kreiger sent home 20 or more kills with a hitting percentage of at least .350 for the second time this season and fourth time in her illustrious career.
- Kreiger also broke her own school record of 20 for kills in a match lasting three sets.
- Wilson has now registered five or more kills in a match eight times this fall.
- Beeke has become a menace at the net and tallied five kills on Saturday, her most as a Panther.
- The transfer from Youngstown State attacked the ball nine times without committing a single error as well.
- Nowak notched multiple service aces in a match for the second time this season, the first was against Wayne State.
- Back to Beeke, she blocked three attack attempts, her third-straight match with multiple, something she did just once in the 13 matches before.
- As a team, Davenport improved to 9-1 when hitting at least .200 and the .250 clip on Friday was the highest for a home match this season.
- The Panthers hit a match-high .375 in the first while the Lakers' best offensive output was .237 in the third.
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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