DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (5-10 overall, 2-5 GLIAC) will stay on the road this week for a pair of GLIAC matches, including Lake Superior State (3-12 overall, 2-5 GLIAC) on Friday at 6 p.m. and Grand Valley State (12-1 overall, 6-1 GLIAC) on Saturday at 3 p.m.  The Warriors are looking to avenge home losses to both Laker squads from earlier this season.

COACH KOTH
"This weekend, we are looking to build off a good road performance in our last outing.  We once again will have to do it on the road in two very challenging environments.  We do look forward to the challenge."

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Attacking efficiency wise, the Wayne State offense has been spearheaded by Giroux this season.  Right now, Giroux's hitting efficiency sits at .375, second best in the league, as she's notched 156 kills to only 38 errors on 315 swings.  Also playing a big part in the kill department have been a pair of new faces in Molly Miller with a team-leading 184 kills (tied-for-second in the GLIAC) and Katie Smith with 89.  Miller has started all 15 of the team's matches like Giroux.  The third and final Warrior to have been in every starting lineup is Kayla Dulgar and her 528 assists, 9.6 per set, which both rank second in the conference.  Kendyl Andrews' 22 service aces are good for a tie-for-fourth in the league while Dulgar's 20 are close behind her in a tie-for-10th.  Defensively, Andrews ranks in a tie-for-second in the GLIAC in digs with 232 while Giroux is slotted in ninth in total blocks with 41.

LAST TIME OUT - SAGINAW VALLEY STATE (Sept. 26)
- The first set, the tightest one of the match, saw nine ties and three lead changes.
- Wayne State took the lead for good at 14-13 and led by as many as four at 24-20.
- Both teams hit well that set, including .311 for WSU and .324 for SVSU.
- Nearly just as close as the first period, the second stance boasted seven deadlocks and three lead changes.
- Once the Cardinals were in front by two at 20-18, the Warriors rattled off a 7-2 run to take the set and 2-0 match lead.
- The third set was all Wayne State from the jump, including two separate 7-0 runs.

LAST TIME OUT - DAVENPORT (Sept. 29)
- Davenport hit at least .306 in three of the match's four sets while Wayne State's best clip came in the third at .229.
- The Panthers opened the night with a 7-3 run and the Warriors cut it to two at 7-5, but the home team used a 5-2 spurt to go up by five, 12-7.
- The visitors hung around, getting as close as two at 15-13, and within three on five other occasions.
- However, DU kept answering to take the first set and a 1-0 match advantage.
- WSU led the second set by as many as seven (19-12, 20-13) before a late advantage of five, 23-18.
- The hosts then rattled off six of the next seven scores to knot it up at 24-24.
- Wayne State slammed the door, though, thanks to three of the last four rallies.
- Davenport led the fourth stanza wire to wire, including a 10-point lead at 19-9, 20-10 and 25-15.
- In the fourth, Wayne State scored three of the initial four points, but Davenport proceeded to score five times in a row.
- After that, the Warriors came within two on five occasions, but the Panthers took all the momentum with a 7-1 run down the stretch.

LAST TIME OUT - PARKSIDE (Sept. 30)
- The opening set, the tightest one of the match, saw a combined four ties and two lead changes.
- With that being said, once it was deadlocked for a final time at 10-10, Wayne State used a 10-3 run to go up by seven, 20-13.
- Parkside battled back within one, 21-20, but the Warriors held off the late charge with four of the final five scores.
- WSU carried that momentum into the second period with nine of its first 12 points.
- From there until the end of the stanza, the Rangers could never get closer than four and trailed by as many as 10.
- Similar to the second set, Wayne State opened the third with an 8-3 spurt.
- Also similar to the middle period, the Warriors just wore down the Rangers to seal the set and match.

PREVIOUS MATCHUP - LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (Sept. 23)
- Lake Superior State out-hit Wayne State .294 to .194 in the first set and .275 to .256 in the second.
- The Lakers were ahead by as many as seven points in the opening stanza, including 22-15, 23-16 and 24-17.
- In the second period, the visitors used a 9-2 run in the middle of the set to take a nine-point lead, 18-9.
- The hosts were able to cut the deficit to four, though (20-16, 21-17, 23-19 and 24-20), before the away team made it 25-20.
- With Lake Superior State going for match point in the third set at 25-24, the Lakers made three-straight errors.
- Those three mistakes included a service error, bad set and attack out of bounds.
- In the fourth, Wayne State opened with five-straight points, led the set wire to wire and was up by at least three points throughout.
- The Warriors carried that momentum into the fifth with four of its first five scores.
- Once WSU held a three-point advantage, 6-3, LSSU responded with seven of the ensuing eight points to go back ahead by three, 10-7.
- The home team wasn't done, though, punching back with four straight to lead by one at 11-10 and 12-11.
- However, the visitors sealed the deal with a 4-1 spurt, including a pair of kills from both Hannah Callaway and Mariana Velasque (match-high 25 kills).

PREVIOUS MATCHUP - GRAND VALLEY STATE (Sept. 22)
- The first set was a heated one that saw 11 ties and six lead changes.
- Wayne State was ahead by three, 21-18, before Grand Valley State won the period with seven of the final eight points.
- The first stanza was the Warriors' best offensively at .194 (13 kills, 7 errors, 31 total attacks).
- It was much of the same back and forth in the second, including 12 deadlocks and seven exchanges of the lead.
- Trailing by five, 18-13, the home team used an 8-2 spurt to pull ahead by one, 21-20.
- Then, following the final two lead changes, the hosts were holding onto a one-point advantage, 23-22, before the visitors rattled off three straight.
- Grand Valley State took over the third set hitting .522 and leading by as many as 12, 25-13.

GLIAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
GVSU's Jordyn Gates was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week following her performance in the Lakers' 3-0 week.  Gates totaled 42 kills, 62 assists, 27 digs and five total blocks in the wins over Davenport, Parkside and Purdue Northwest.  Gates had double-doubles in in the sweeps of the Panthers and Rangers, then tallied her fourth triple-double of the season.  She tallied a season-high 22 kills to go along with 28 assists and 12 digs. This is the second GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week award Gates has won this season.