DETROIT -- The end of the 2024 regular season is upon us for the Wayne State University volleyball team (13-11 overall, 10-4 GLIAC).  The Warriors will travel to No. 12 Grand Valley State (23-2 overall, 12-2 GLIAC) on Thursday for a 6 p.m. start in Allendale before going to Roosevelt (4-21 overall, 2-12 GLIAC) for the first time ever on Friday for a 7 p.m. first serve in Chicago.

"Last regular season road trip," said head coach Tim Koth.  "We are working to get a little bit better each day, and we will need to be against a strong GVSU squad, and an improving RU team."

GLIAC Tournament
Wayne State has clinched a home court match for the quarterfinal round of the GLIAC Tournament.  That will happen on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. inside the Matthaei.  The Warriors' seed and opponent are still to be decided.  Seed wise, WSU will either be the three or four, which means it would face Parkside or Michigan Tech, respectively.

Last Time Out - Grand Valley State
- Wayne State dropped three outings in a row against Grand Valley State for the first time since 2016.
- The Warriors hit .267 with 69 kills and 25 errors on 165 total attacks.
- The Lakers responded with a .205 clip, 59 kills, 26 mishaps and 161 swings.
- GVSU dropped two sets for just the third time in 13 matches, two of which ended in victories.
- Wayne State's best individual set came in the second at .345 (12-2-29), followed closely by .344 in the fourth (16-5-32).
- Grand Valley State hit a match-high .270 in the third (14-4-37).

- Two-time First Team All-GLIAC performer Kayla Giroux turned in arguably the best performance of her career.
- Giroux sent home a personal best 23 kills with just five errors on 43 total attempts (first-ever outing with at least 40) for a .419 hitting percentage.
- The junior was one of four Warriors with 10 or more kills along with Molly Miller (17), Leigha Baldwin (11) and Katie Smith (11, season high).
- Baldwin and Ella Uganski hit .259 and .286 respectively while the Warriors went without a single player hitting in the negative.
- Kayla Dulgar racked up a personal best 57 assists to go with 21 digs for her fifth double-double of the fall.
- Also on defense, Uganski tied her career high in total blocks with six.
- Miller's three service aces are only one off her high as a Warrior.

Last Time Out - Roosevelt
- Wayne State hit .330 and did so with 44 kills to just 12 errors on 97 total attacks.
- In response, Roosevelt hit .106 with 35 kills and 24 mishaps on 104 swings.
- The Lakers best set was the first at .140 (14-8-43) while the Warriors' was the second at .458 (12-1-24).
- Kayla Giroux capped off a brilliant two-match stretch in which she hit .420 (36-7-69).
- Friday alone, Giroux was responsible for 13 kills and only two errors on 26 total attempts.
- Molly Miller also reached double-figures in kills thanks to 12 with six mishaps on 24 looks (.250).
- Katie Smith was the third-best Warrior for kills with seven to just two errors on 17 total attacks (.294).
- Four different players from the Green & Gold registered a service ace.
- Kayla Dulgar churned out 31 assists, Leigha Baldwin was responsible for three total blocks, all assisted and Kendyl Andrews was the ringleader in digs (13).

Strength of Schedule
Once the regular season wraps up on Friday, Wayne State will have played five ranked opponents.  That list includes Grand Valley State (twice), Ferris State (twice) and Missouri-St. Louis at the Midwest Region Crossover.  That's the most ranked foes the Warriors have seen in a regular season since 2015 when they faced seven.  Four of those seven came in the season's first four matches with Minnesota Duluth, Tampa, Wheeling Jesuit and Western Washington.  The final three included Grand Valley State and Ferris State (twice).