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Taylor Wagner
Taylor Wagner celebrates after a point on Sunday.
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Grand Valley St. GVSU 9-7,5-3 GLIAC
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Winner Wayne State WSU 13-4,7-2 GLIAC
Grand Valley St. GVSU
9-7,5-3 GLIAC
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Final
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Wayne State WSU
13-4,7-2 GLIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Grand Valley St. GVSU 22 25 23 17 (1)
Wayne State WSU 25 17 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Volleyball Handles Lakers in Four Sets

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball program (13-4 overall, 7-2 GLIAC) finished its busy weekend with a four-set victory over Grand Valley State (9-7 overall, 5-3 GLIAC) on Sunday afternoon.  The Warriors won set one (25-22), set three (25-23) and set four (25-17).

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first set was tight throughout and was tied at 5-5 after a GVSU point.  Back-to-back kills from Alexa Withun (Troy, Mich. / Athens) pushed WSU in front 11-9.  A kill from Halle Shell (Port Huron, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) and a service ace from Kamryn Duffield (Romeo, Mich.) gave the Green & Gold a 19-14 advantage.  The Lakers pulled with one point on two occasions down the stretch, 22-21 and 23-22, but both times WSU answered.  A Morrison kill and an ace by Maddy Benoit (Farmington, Mich. / Mercy) accounted for the final two points, giving the Warriors a 25-22 victory.

WSU led the second set 6-3 but GVSU responded with a 7-0 run to take a 10-6 lead.  Grand Valley State controlled the rest of the set and held onto leads of 20-12, 22-14 and eventually 25-17.

Morrison staked Wayne State to a 6-3 lead to begin the third set.  After the Lakers took a 9-8 lead, the Warriors won three straight points, including two kills from Shell and a block by Shell and Taylor Wagner (St. Joseph, Mich. / Lakeshore).  WSU continued to build momentum and led 18-14.  A point by Jenna Kray (Westerville, Ohio / Worthington Christian)slowed a GVSU comeback attempt and made it 22-19.  The Lakers trailed by one, 23-22, but Morrison collected two more kills to give Wayne State a 25-23 triumph.

Two kills from Wagner and an ace by Julia Malewicz (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Academy for International Studies / Henry Ford II) gave WSU a 3-0 leads to start the fourth set.  The home margin grew to 10-4 following a spike by Wagner.  Wayne State's lead grew to 18-9 after a 5-0 run.  WSU led 23-14 and won 25-17 to capture a 3-1 victory.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Shell and Wagner both had 12 kills, while Shell posted a .600 hitting percentage to go with three blocks.  Morrison was the third Warrior with double-digit kills (10).  Duffield finished with 41 helpers and Benoit had a team-best 14 digs.  Sam Palazzolo (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) tallied 11 digs.

ONE BIG THING
The Wayne State block was strong on Sunday, finishing with eight team blocks compared to four for the Lakers. 

HEAD COACH THOUGHTS
"What a way to finish a very challenging weekend in GLIAC play," said head coach Tim Koth.  "Our net play today was very solid with great performances by Halle and Maddie. I am very happy with the overall performance of our team this weekend!"

UP NEXT
The Warriors will take part in the Midwest Regional Crossover on Friday and Saturday in Hammond, Ind.  Opponents and start times will be announced later tonight.

 
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