GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - The Davenport University women's volleyball team is set for another weekend of volleyball, traveling to Purdue Northwest on Friday (Nov. 3) at 8 p.m. before returning home to host Parkside on Saturday (Nov. 4) at 5 p.m. Saturdays match against the Rangers is the final home match of the regular season for the Panthers (11-14, 7-7 GLIAC) and will serve as the teams senior day.

Battle for Four 
As the final weeks of the regular season come to an end, all eyes shift to the GLIAC standings. The top four teams at the end of the season will have home-court advantage in the first round of the conference tournament. 

Currently, Davenport and Michigan Tech are tied for the No. 4 spot, with the Huskies holding the tiebreaker if neither team can break the tie.

GLIAC Standings:
Ferris State (20-5, 13-1 GLIAC)
Grand Valley State (20-3, 12-2 GLIAC)
Parkside (16-9, 10-4 GLIAC)
Davenport (11-14, 7-7 GLIAC)
Michigan Tech (11-14, 7-7 GLIAC)
Purdue Northwest (11-14, 6-8 GLIAC)
Northern Michigan (9-16, 6-8 GLIAC)
Wayne State (10-15, 5-9 GLIAC)
Lake Superior State (6-19, 3-11 GLIAC)
Saginaw Valley State (4-21, 1-13 GLIAC)

Player Notes
Lindsay Taylor

• Playing her best volleyball of the season of late as her production continues to go up as the season progresses.
• Coming off the best match of her career, slamming a career-high 29 kills against GVSU (Oct. 31), ranking the fourth most in a single match in DU history.
• Has recorded a double-double in six of the last seven matches.
• 12 double-doubles this season.

Stephanie Kalinowski 

• Leads the GLIAC in digs (463) and digs per set (4.87).
• Earlier this season, she earned back-to-back-to-back GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• Has now tallied double-digit digs in 23 straight matches and all but one match in 2023. 
• Ranks ninth all-time in career digs (1,085).

Nicole Odeen

• Has a new career-high 658 assists in the 2023 season.
• In all 25 matches this year, the Buffalo, Minn. native has notched double-digit assists.
• Coming off back-to-back matches with at least 50 assists. 

Scouting the Opponents 
Purdue Northwest (11-14, 6-8 GLIAC)
Series Record: Davenport leads 11-0
Last Meeting: 10/22/23 - Davenport defeated Purdue Northwest 3-0 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
About the Pride

• Middle of the pack in the GLIAC, slotted at No. 6 in the conference standings.
• Have never won a set against DU (the Panthers have won all 33 sets).
• Their 11 wins mark the second most in school history, the most being 18 in 2016.
• Enter the contest winning two of their last three matches.
• Went on a seven-match winning streak at the beginning of the season, as they held an 8-3 record (3-0 GLIAC) to begin the season.
• The best-serving team in the GLIAC, ranking first in aces per set (2.13) and total service aces (211).

Top Threats
Arra Cottrell

• Honorable mention All-GLIAC in 2022.
• The top offensive threat, leading the team in total kills with 257, marking the ninth most in the conference.
• Has played in all 99 sets and 25 matches.
• Fourth on the team in blocks (39).

Marina Gronkiewicz

• Eighth in the GLIAC in total assists (504).
• 10th in the conference in assists per set (5.09).
• Has recorded 238 digs, the second most on the team.

Livia Thomsen

• Has notched double-digit digs in all but two matches this season.
• Leads team with 379 digs, marking the fourth most in the GLIAC.
• Averages 3.83 digs per set, ranking seventh in the conference.
• Second on the squad in service aces (38), ranking third in the GLIAC.

Parkside (16-9, 10-4 GLIAC)
Series Record: Davenport leads 9-3
Last Meeting: 10/20/23 - Parkside defeated Davenport 3-1 in Kenosha, Wis. 
About the Rangers

• The biggest surprise of the year in the GLIAC, picked ninth in the preseason poll, now sitting at No.3 late in the season.
• Enter the weekend on a six-match winning streak.
• Handed No. 19 Ferris State its only conference loss of the season.
• Their 16 wins mark the most since 2015 when they notched 19.
• Most conference wins they have had in a season since joining the GLIAC ahead of the 2018 season.
• Eight of their 16 wins have been sweeps.
• Last week, the Rangers swept the GLIAC Player of the Week awards; Ava Irvin (offensive), Natalie Harris (defensive), and Karlee Lois (setter).

Top Threats
Ava Irvin

• Honorable mention All-GLIAC in 2022.
• Has earned back-to-back GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week awards (Oct. 23 & 30).
• Leads the conference in total kills (337).
• Second in the GLIAC in kills per set (3.74).

Elle Truckenbrod

• Named week four GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25).
• 35 service aces on the season, marking the fourth-highest in the conference.
• 12th in the GLIAC and second on the team in points per set (3.18).

Natalie Harris

• Has earned back-to-back GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week awards (Oct. 23 & 30).
• Third in the conference in total digs (391) and second in digs per set (4,34). 

Live Coverage
Friday, Nov. 3 at Purdue Northwest (8 PM ET) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats
Saturday, Nov. 4 vs. Parkside (5 PM) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats