Box Score

PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- Head coach Phil Nickel and the Wayne State University volleyball team (4-5, 1-0) began its GLIAC schedule with a 3-0 sweep at Lake Erie (0-5, 0-1) on Friday night. The Warriors trailed 18-14 in the third set but an 11-4 run gave the Warriors their third sweep of the season.

Last season, WSU started GLIAC play 7-0 with wins over Lake Erie, Ashland, Findlay, SVSU, LSSU, Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech.

The opening set was tied at 10-10 following a Candice Ottey (Ajax, Ont.) kill. A 7-1 WSU run extended the Warriors lead to 17-11. Wayne State would control the remaining points of the first set to collect a 25-18 win. Heather Weiss (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron) collected two service aces before Ottey sealed the victory with a kill.

The Warriors started quickly in the second set and jumped out to a 15-5 lead on a kill from Weiss. The lead remained in the double-digits at 20-10 after a Kelsey Bonewits (Griffith, Ind.) kill. A Lake Erie service error would end the second set and give WSU a 25-15 win.

However, the Storm would not go quietly as they led 14-11 in the third set. Lake Erie extended its lead to 19-15 before WSU turned it on, finally tying the set at 21-21 during a 6-0 run. Following the run, which was capped by kill from Madison Reeves (Indianapolis, Ind. / Avon), WSU led 24-21. A poor Lake Erie set closed the book on the Storm and WSU would collect a 25-22 set-three victory and a 3-0 sweep.

Kristen Bulkiewicz (LaSalle, Ont. / Sandwich) led the Green & Gold with 15 kills and 11 digs, collecting her 25th career double-double. Reeves dished out 34 assists. As a team, WSU hit .250 compared to Lake Erie's .164 hitting percentage.

The Warriors will meet up with Ashland (7-2, 1-0) on Saturday at 2 PM.