HAMMOND, Ind. -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (14-3 overall) is off to a 2-0 start at the annual Midwest Region Crossover after defeating Rockhurst (13-6 overall) in straight sets and Hillsdale (6-9 overall) in four on Friday.

"Great first day for the Warriors," said head coach Tim Koth. "This morning, we played a very clean (low error) match against an outstanding Rockhurst club, and this afternoon we competed really well to win against perennial G-MAC power Hillsdale. Looking forward to our match up tomorrow."

Match One - Wayne State 3, Rockhurst 0
HOW IT HAPPENED (-20, -22, -18)
- Wayne State hit a season high .354 on 99 total attacks with 45 kills and only 10 errors.
- Rockhurst countered with a hitting percentage of .126 on 111 attempts with 39 kills and 25 mishaps.
- The Warriors came out guns blazing with a .500 clip in the first set: 18 kills, two miscues and 32 swings.
- The Hawks' most efficient period was also the first at .241, 11 kills and four errors on 29 total attacks.
- WSU also blocked a season-high 14 attempts, the program's most in just over three years, which included 28 assisted stops.

- Individually, Paige Giehtbrock was an absolute force thanks to a season-best .395 hitting percentage.
- Giehtbrock sent home 17 kills to just two errors on 38 swings.
- Down the line, four more Warriors showed efficiency as well.
- Those four included Lauren Essenpreis (eight kills, .375), Kayla Giroux (eight kills, .263), Leigha Baldwin (five kills, .375) and Katerina Stout (five kills, .455).
- Kayla Dulgar churned out 38 assists and two service aces while Giehtbrock and Kendyl Andrews each added an ace.

- Defensively, Andrews was on top of the dig department with nine.
- Above the net, six Warriors contributed to the team's 28 block assists.
- Those six were Giroux (eight), Baldwin (seven), Stout (six), Dulgar (four), Giehtbrock (two) and Essenpreis (one).

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Kills	Paige Giehtbrock - 17	Lauren Essenpreis - 8	Kayla Giroux - 8
Aces	Kayla Dulgar - 2	Kendyl Andrews - 1	Giehtbrock - 1
Blocks	Giroux - 8	Leigha Baldwin - 7	Katerina Stout - 6
Assists	Dulgar - 38	Abby Macalaguim - 3	Andrews - 3
Digs	Andrews - 9	Essenpreis - 8	Macalaguim - 6

Match Two - Wayne State 3, Hillsdale 1
HOW IT HAPPENED (-11, 19-25, -18, -22)
- Wayne State hit .281 for the match with 62 kills, 24 errors and 135 swings.
- HIllsdale's final clip was .184 with 41 kills and 16 mishaps on 136 attempts.
- Just like the day's first match, the Warriors were at their best in the first at .517 (17, 2, 29).
- The Chargers finished off the match at .306 in the fourth period (14, 3, 36).

- Leigha Baldwin had a career night with a personal best 18 kills and only two errors on 25 total attacks for a .640 hitting percentage.
- Other Warriors with double-figure kills were Paige Giehtbrock (14, 9, 34, .147) and Kayla Giroux (10, 2, 22, .364).
- Kayla Dulgar tied her career high in kills with four and was without an error on seven attempts for a .571 clip.
- Dulgar also racked up 50 assists, her fourth outing with at least that many this season.
- Behind the service line, Abby Macalaguim tied her season best in aces with four.
- Giehtbrock, Lauren Essenpreis and Kendyl Andrews each notched two aces as well.

- Defensively, starting with digs, Andrews tallied 21 of them and Macalaguim was other Warrior in double-digits with 10.
- Giehtbrock, Essenpreis and Dulgar were right on Macalaguim's heels with nine, nine and eight, respectively.
- Above the net, Essenpreis and Katerina Stout each assisted on three blocks while Giroux had a pair of assisted in her own right.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Kills	Leigha Baldwin - 18	Paige Giehtbrock - 14	Kayla Giroux - 10
Aces	Abby Macalaguim - 4	Kendyl Andrews - 2	Giehtbrock - 2
Blocks	Lauren Essenpreis - 3	Katerina Stout - 3	Giroux - 2
Assists	Kayla Dulgar - 50	Andrews - 7	Macalaguim - 2
Digs	Andrews - 21	Macalaguim - 10	Giehtbrock - 9