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Maddy Benoit, Maddie Morrison
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Maddy Benoit and Maddie Morrison helped WSU improve to 9-5 in the GLIAC on Tuesday.
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Winner Wayne State WSU 16-9,9-5 GLIAC
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Saginaw Valley SV 10-15,5-9 GLIAC
Winner
Wayne State WSU
16-9,9-5 GLIAC
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Final
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Saginaw Valley SV
10-15,5-9 GLIAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wayne State WSU 25 25 25 (3)
Saginaw Valley SV 22 13 22 (0)

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

Volleyball Overpowers SVSU for Third Straight Win

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (16-9, 9-5 GLIAC) won in three sets at Saginaw Valley State (10-15, 5-9 GLIAC) on Tuesday night.  The Warriors won by set scores of 25-22, 25-13 and 25-22.  WSU has now won six straight in the series dating back to November of 2019.

HOW IT HAPPENED
WSU started the first set by winning the first five points, including two kills from Halle Shell (Port Huron, Mich. / Port Huron Northern).  A point by Kayla Giroux (Flat Rock, Mich.) made it 12-6 and a kill by Lauren VanderWal (Caledonia, Mich.) pushed the Warrior advantage to  17-11.  Alexa Withun (Troy, Mich. / Athens) kept the momentum with the Green & Gold and her kill gave WSU a 22-15 lead.  The Cardinals fought back to within two, 24-22, but Wayne State won 25-22 on a spike by Maddie Morrison (Flushing, Mich.).

Withun powered the Warriors early in the second set with four kills to give WSU a 7-1 lead.  Four kills by Giroux extended the advantage to 15-4 and WSU would led 20-8 later in the set.  A service ace by Chloe Clark (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson) made it 24-10 as the Green & Gold would go on to win 25-13.

SVSU started strong in the third set and led 8-5.  A kill from VanderWal trimmed WSU's deficit to two, 11-9.  Points from Morrison and Shell kept Wayne State close, 15-13.  Giroux sparked WSU with three kills during a 4-0 rally, which gave the Warriors a 17-16 lead.  The Green & Gold led 21-19 after back-to-back SVSU errors.  WSU won 25-22 to complete the sweep.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Giroux, the reigning GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week, continued her excellent play with 15 kills and a .481 hitting percentage.  Kamryn Duffield (Romeo, Mich.) finished with 37 assists, while Maddy Benoit (Farmington, Mich. / Mercy) had 25 digs.

FROM COACH KOTH
"This was a pretty complete road contest by the Warriors tonight!  Our middles were dominant!"

POSTSEASON OUTLOOK
With the win, the Green & Gold strengthen its spot in the GLIAC standings.  The top four teams at the end of the regular season will host a league quarterfinal matchup on Nov. 9th.  The top remaining seed after the first round will host the two semifinal matchups and the championship game.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will play its final two matches at home during the regular season beginning with Michigan Tech on Friday night inside the Matthaei.

 
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