DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (7-9, 3-4 GLIAC) completed the weekend sweep with a 3-0 win over Walsh (4-11, 0-7 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors won by set scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-16 and with the win, WSU has won four of its last six contests.
HOW IT HAPPENED- Wayne State led 3-0 to begin the first set after kills from
Grace Frazee (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian) and
Hailey Richardson (New Boston, Mich. / Huron).
Hannah Moore (Louisville, Ky. / Assumption) gave the Warriors a 10-6 advantage. The back-and-forth set continued but the Green & Gold were able to hold onto a 13-10 lead after another point from Richardson. From there, WSU gained momentum and cruised to a 25-18 set-one victory.
- The second set was tied at 5-5 after a Cavalier ball-handling error. Later in the set,
Michelle Asiedu (Holland, Ohio / Springfield) gave WSU a four-point advantage at 14-10 with a kill. A 5-0 run powered by back-to-back kills from Frazee extended the lead to 20-12. Walsh was able to rally and pull within three at 23-20 but WSU regained control and secured a 25-21 victory and a 2-0 match lead.
- The Warriors stormed out of the gate in the third set and led 7-1 following a kill from Asiedu. The energy stayed on on the home side of the net and WSU extended its lead to 20-8 after a point from
Christa Raicevich (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North). Another kill from Asiedu after a 3-1 Walsh run ended the set and gave WSU a 3-0 sweep with the 25-16 set-three win.
LEADING THE WARRIORS- Moore concluded her solid weekend with a 15-kill performance while hitting .355. Richardson fell one kill of matching her season-high with 13 kills.
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Brittany Guldan (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central) tallied 41 assists while Rodriguez posted 14 digs. Moore finished with her fifth double-double of the season after posting 11 digs.
LEADING THE CAVALIERS- Kelsey Snider led Walsh with six kills.
- Haley Howell and Olivia Zanolli both collected 10 assists.
- Kaitlin Bronikowski led the defense with 12 digs.
UP NEXT- WSU will hit the road for two GLIAC South Division matches beginning with Hillsdale on Friday at 7 PM.
