GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (4-10 overall, 1-5 GLIAC) continued its eight-match road trip on Friday night at Davenport (6-8 overall, 3-3 GLIAC). The Warriors won the second set, 27-25, to even the match at 1-1 before the Panthers took back-to-back periods for the victory.
COACH KOTH
"Tonight we had stretches of strong play, but overall our first contact wasn't good enough to be successful in the match"
HOW IT HAPPENED (20-25, -25, 15-25, 18-25)
- 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.
LEADING THE WARRIORS
ONE BIG THING
- Wayne State had just two fewer total attacks (145-143), but Davenport had nine more kills and seven fewer errors.
UP NEXT
Wayne State will turn around and play at Parkside on Saturday with the first serve scheduled for 4 p.m. central time inside the Rangers' De Simone Arena.
