Davenport University Athletics

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

Walter Cronk

Women's Volleyball 11/9/2023 11:12:00 AM Justice Steiner, Manager of Athletic Communications

Preview: Volleyball to Conclude Regular Season on the Road

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - With one final weekend of regular season play left in the 2023 season, the Davenport University women's volleyball team will head east for a pair of road conference matches. The Panthers (11-16, 7-9 GLIAC) will take on Saginaw Valley State on Friday (Nov. 10), followed by Wayne State on Saturday (Nov. 11) to conclude the 2023 regular season.

Looking Ahead - GLIAC Tournament
The Panthers have already clinched a spot in the GLIAC Tournament, it is just a matter of what seed they will finish with. Currently, DU is tied with Purdue Northwest at No. 6 in the standings. However, the Pride take on top-seeded GVSU this Friday (Nov. 10), with that result more than likely determining who claims the higher seed between the two teams.

GLIAC Standings (as of Nov. 9)
Grand Valley State (22-3, 14-2 GLIAC)
Ferris State (21-6, 14-2 GLIAC)
Parkside (17-10, 11-5 GLIAC)
Michigan Tech (13-14, 9-7 GLIAC)
Northern Michigan (11-16, 8-8 GLIAC)
Purdue Northwest (12-14, 7-9 GLIAC)
Davenport (11-16, 7-9 GLIAC)
Wayne State (10-17, 5-11 GLIAC)
Lake Superior State (7-20, 4-12 GLIAC)
Saginaw Valley State (4-23, 1-15 GLIAC)

Player Notes
Lindsay Taylor

Fourth in the GLIAC with 350 kills on the season.
13 kills away from tying her career-high in a season with the Panthers (363 in 2022).
Currently sitting at 3.37 kills per set this season, good for the eighth-best in school history in a single season.
Has notched a double-double in eight of the team's last nine matches and 14 total on the year.

Morgan Tydings

Finished with a career-high 12 kills against Parkside (Nov. 4).
Has hit over. 400 in two matches this season.
Ranks second on the team in hitting percentage (.237).

Stephanie Kalinowski

Leads the GLIAC in digs (493) and digs per set (4.74).
Ranks ninth in career digs in program history (1,115).
Has eclipsed double-digit digs in all but one match this season and 25 consecutive.

Scouting the Opponents
Saginaw Valley State (4-23, 1-15 GLIAC)
Series Record: Davenport leads 5-4
Last Meeting: 9/30/23 - Davenport defeated Saginaw Valley State 3-0 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
About the Cardinals

Picked to finish No. 7 in the GLIAC preseason standings.
Currently last in the conference standings.
Have lost four consecutive matches heading into the weekend, getting swept in all four.
Their last win came on Oct. 27, a 3-0 victory over Lake Superior State.
As a team, they rank fourth in the GLIAC in digs per set (14.92).

Top Threats
Madison Thompson

Second Team All-GLIAC last season.
Leads the team in points per set (3.1) and kills per set (2.86).
Second on the squad in digs with 90.

Kelsey Vittiow

Fourth in the conference in digs per set (4.25).
376 digs on the season, marking the highest on the team and seventh highest in the GLIAC.

Scouting the Opponents
Wayne State (10-17, 5-11 GLIAC)
Series Record: Davenport leads 7-5
Last Meeting: 9/29/23 - Davenport defeated Wayne State 3-1 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
About the Warriors

Picked to finish No. 5 in the GLIAC preseason poll.
Currently No. 8 in the conference standings.
Finished No. 4 in the conference in 2022
Only returned one of their five All-GLIAC performers from last season.
As a team, they lead the conference in total kills (1,270).
Third, in the GLIAC in team hitting percentage (0.212).
Have dropped four of their last five matches.

Top Threats
Kayla Giroux

2022 GLIAC Freshman of the Year.
First Team All-GLIAC as a true freshman in 2022.
GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12).
Second-highest hitting percentage in the conference (.351)
80 blocks on year, marking 8th best in the GLIAC.
Eighth in the GLIAC and second on the team in total kills (292).

Kendyl Andrews

Week one GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5).
Third in the conference in digs (438) and digs per set (4.29).
29 service aces this season, marking the third most for the Warriors.
Has played in all 27 matches.

Kayla Dulgar

One of the top setters in the conference.
First in the GLIAC in total assists (1,016), 16th best in the nation.
Leads the squad in service aces (35), fifth most in the conference.
Earned back-to-back GLIAC Setter of the Week honors in weeks seven and eight (Oct. 16-23).

Live Coverage
Friday, Nov. 10 at Saginaw Valley State (7 PM) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats
Saturday, Nov. 11 at Wayne State (4 PM) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats

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Players Mentioned

#12 Stephanie Kalinowski: L; 5' 3"; Graduate Student

#7 Lindsay Taylor: OH; 6' 2"; Graduate Student

#22 Morgan Tydings: MB; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#12 Stephanie Kalinowski
: 5' 3"; Graduate Student
: L

#7 Lindsay Taylor
: 6' 2"; Graduate Student
: OH

#22 Morgan Tydings
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: MB

Players Mentioned

#12 Stephanie Kalinowski

#7 Lindsay Taylor

#22 Morgan Tydings

Players Mentioned

#12 Stephanie Kalinowski

#7 Lindsay Taylor

#22 Morgan Tydings