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weekend games
• Michigan Tech returns to GLIAC action this weekend.
• The Huskies play at Wayne State Friday at 7 p.m.
• The weekend ends with No. 13 Grand Valley State at 2 p.m.
• Tech is 11-7 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC.
Observe the husky dog
• All home games and GLIAC games will be streamed on FloSports.
• Michigan Tech fans can watch all home and conference games for volleyball, basketball, football, and soccer with one subscription.
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• Discounts available to students enrolled at GLIAC member and associate member institutions. To be eligible, you must subscribe with a .edu email address.
• FloSports is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Chromecast.
Warrior’s Scout
• Wayne State is 8-10 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC.
• The Warriors are 3-4 on their home court and rank fourth in the GLIAC in blocks per set (1.9) and batting average (.241).
• Kayla Giroux leads the GLIAC in batting average (.419) and is second in blocks per set (1.16). Molly Miller is fourth in the conference in pet set kills (3.66).
• WSU was picked sixth in the GLIAC preseason poll after going 10-19 overall and 5-13 in the GLIAC last season.
lakers scouting
• Grand Valley State is 18-1 overall and 7-1 in the GLIAC. The only loss was to Ferris State.
• The Lakers are ranked No. 13 in this week’s AVCA poll and have won their last 10 games.
• GVSU ranks second in the nation in blocked pet sets (2.87) and third in opponent batting average (.108).
• Paige Sanders leads GLIAC in blocks per set (1.26) and Julia Blaney ranks second in digs per set (4.82).
• The Lakers were picked to finish second in the GLIAC preseason poll after going 27-5 overall and 16-2 in the GLIAC last season. They advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals.
Griac’s statistical ranking
• Tess Hayes leads in assists per set (10.49)
• Tess Hayes leads in aces per set (0.51)
・Paige Wagner ranks 4th in batting average (.370)
• Casey Miners ranks 5th in blocks per set (0.98)
• Meg Raabe ranks 6th in kills per set (3.55)
• Amelia Albers ranks 8th in digs per set (3.32)
final timeout
• Tech finished its non-conference schedule last weekend with a 2-1 record in the 16th Midwest Regional Crossover Tournament.
• The Huskies lost 3-0 to No. 19 Quincy on Friday, but bounced back with a sweep of Tiffin on Friday night and a 3-1 win over Findlay on Saturday.
• Meg Rabe led the offense (4.00 seconds/second), Tess Hayes set the offense (10.80 seconds/second), and Bryn Erickson and Amelia Albers led the defense (3.30 seconds/second). .
Crossover All-Tournament Team
• Tess Hayes was named to the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament team.
• Hayes averaged 10.8 assists and 2.7 digs per set.
• She had 24 assists and seven goals in the loss to No. 19 Quincy, 39 assists and eight goals against Tiffin and 45 assists and 12 goals in the win over Findlay.
• Hayes leads the GLIAC in assists per set (10.49) and aces per set (0.51).
This week’s Griac player
• September 9 – Tess Hayes – GLIAC Setter of the Week
Up North All Tournament Team
• Rachel Zurek was named to the UP North All-Tournament team.
• She hit .468 over the weekend and averaged 2.3 kills per set.
Audiger Classic MVP
• Junior Meg Rabe averaged 3.6 kills and 4.0 points per set over the weekend and was named MVP of the all-tournament team.
• She had 54 kills, 14 digs, eight blocks, two assists and two aces in the opening weekend.
Preseason Griak Poll
1. Ferris State University – 97 (7)
2. Grand Valley State – 94 (4)
3. Michigan Technological University – 79
4. Parkside – 71
5. Northern Michigan – 67
6. Wayne State University – 48
7. Davenport – 46
8. Purdue Northwest – 44
9. Lake Superior – 27
10. Saginaw Valley – 18
11. Roosevelt – 14
coach jennings
• Head coach Matt Jennings is in his 13th season with the Huskies and has won 217 total games. He has the second-highest number of wins in program history.
• Jennings is the chair of the NCAA Volleyball Championship Committee. This is the sixth year the organization has addressed NCAA postseason issues.
• Under Jennings, the Huskies rose from the bottom of their conference to the national rankings and became regular participants in the NCAA Tournament.
• Jennings led the Huskies to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2017-2021.
• He was named GLIAC Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2017 and led the team to a program record 10-game winning streak starting the 2016 season.
• The Spring 2021 team won the GLIAC regular season title for the second time in program history, and the 2021 team perfectly replicated that feat.
last season
• Tech finished the 2023 season with a 15-16 overall record, going 10-8 in the GLIAC.
• The Huskies reached the GLIAC Tournament semifinals for the seventh straight season as a No. 4 seed.
All of them are returnees to glaiac.
• Casey Minors – 2023 All-GLIAC First Team
• Meg Rabe – 2023 All-GLIAC Second Team
• Tess Hayes – 2023 GLIAC Freshman of the Year, All-GLIAC Second Team
• Rachel Zurek – 2023 All GLIAC Honorable Mention Award
Future schedule
• Tech hosts Northern Michigan on Oct. 30, Parkside on Nov. 1 and Purdue Northwest on Nov. 2.
• The regular season concludes with a trip to Davenport and Ferris State, followed by trips to Saginaw Valley State and Lake Superior State.
