GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Davenport University women's volleyball team closes October with two home matches, hosting Lake Superior State and Parkside this weekend. Just four GLIAC regular season matches remain for the Panthers, who will finish conference play on the road at Ferris State and Lake Superior State.

Before the Oct. 31 match against the Rangers, Davenport will honor senior Abby Alan as part of its Senior Day celebration. The Panthers will also recognize three players who reached career milestones this season: Madison Berry with 1,000 assists, Hayley Carr with 1,000 digs and Alan with 1,000 kills.

Berry, in her second season with the Panthers, has totaled 1,294 career assists and ranks sixth in program history. Carr sits ninth with 1,217 career digs, while Alan ranks ninth with 1,010 career kills.

Davenport enters the weekend third in the GLIAC standings at 7-5 in conference play and 15-7 overall. No. 1 Ferris State leads the conference at 12-0 and remains unbeaten overall at 23-0, followed by No. 21 Grand Valley State at 10-2 in league play and 18-5 overall. Saginaw Valley State sits fourth behind the Panthers, who completed the season sweep of the Cardinals with a four-set victory this past weekend after sweeping the first meeting earlier this month.

Amelia Werner is coming off a career week, totaling 35 kills across two victories. The sophomore set a career high with 17 kills in the five-set win over Wayne State before surpassing that mark with 18 in the four-set victory over SVSU.

Alan added 22 kills last week, reaching the 1,000-career-kill milestone along the way. She leads the GLIAC in service aces (40) and aces per set (0.51), while ranking third in total points with 296.5 and averaging 3.75 points per set. Carr ranks fifth in the conference with 363 digs and averages 4.43 digs per set.

Scouting the Opponents
Lake Superior State
About the Lakers

• Lake Superior State enters the week at 5-18 overall and 1-11 in GLIAC play. The Lakers' most recent win came against nonconference opponent Malone at the Midwest Region Crossover on Oct. 17.
• Davenport hosts Lake Superior State on Friday, Oct. 30, in the teams' first meeting of the season before traveling to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., next week for both teams' regular-season finale. The Panthers hold a 13-2 advantage in the all-time series, with their only losses coming in 2006 and 2007.
• Sophomore Elisa Rizzoli leads the Lakers with 214 kills (2.74 per set) and 249 digs while adding 22 service aces. Her .191 hitting percentage ranks second on the team behind senior Morgan Deming, who is hitting .244 with 111 kills.
• Deming also leads the Lakers at the net with 70 blocks, ranking eighth in the GLIAC. Fellow senior Rachel Steele is second on the team with 38 blocks.
• Head coach Chelsea Cooke-Tripp is in her first season leading the Lakers after joining the program in February 2026.

Parkside
About the Rangers

• Parkside sits seventh in the GLIAC standings with a 6-7 conference record and a 14-10 overall mark.
• The Rangers pushed No. 21 Grand Valley State to five sets on Oct. 24, falling 15-12 in the deciding frame. A day earlier, Parkside dropped a four-set match to Wayne State.
• Sophomore Avary Polavin leads the Rangers with 312 kills (3.47 per set) and 325.5 points while hitting .200. Senior Sierra Kilbourn follows with 284 kills (2.99 per set) and 303.5 points while posting a .302 hitting percentage.
• Natalie Harris leads the GLIAC with 5.86 digs per set, totaling 539 on the season.
• Emily Zaper leads Parkside with 35 service aces, ranking sixth in the conference, while Maia Olson ranks seventh in the GLIAC with a team-high 80 blocks.
• Head coach Leigha Barea is in her ninth season leading the Rangers.
• Davenport holds a 12-6 advantage in the all-time series. The teams split last season's meetings, with the Panthers falling in three sets on the road on Oct. 4 before earning a five-set victory at home on Nov. 14.

Live Coverage
Oct. 30 (6 PM) vs. Lake Superior St. // Live Video // Live Stats
Oct. 31 (3 PM) vs. Parkside // Live Video // Live Stats