HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (15-4 overall, 7-2 GLIAC) was victorious at Michigan Tech (7-12 overall, 4-4 GLIAC) on Friday night for the first time since October 1, 2016.  The Warriors had lost four straight inside the Huskies' SDC Gymnasium prior to their four-set triumph in the most-recent meeting.

"It was a good road win tonight for the Warriors," said head coach Tim Koth.  "Tech gave us their best shot and we were able to adjust.  We really did a nice job on the service line tonight.  Now we have to regroup to play another tough opponent in Northern Michigan."

Wayne State 3, Michigan Tech 1
HOW IT HAPPENED (-14, -20, 16-25, -16)
- Wayne State racked up 15 service aces, the team's most since that many against New Haven on Sept. 7, 2019.
- The Warriors haven't had that many aces against a GLIAC opponent since Sept. 17, 2002 vs. Hillsdale.

- Friday, Wayne State hit .239 for the match with 50 kills, 16 errors and 142 total attacks.
- Michigan Tech countered with a .217 clip on just as many kills, 19 mishaps and 143 attempts.
- The Warriors' most efficient set was the second at .321 (12, 3, 28).
- The Huskies best period was the third at .412 (16, 2, 34).

- Kayla Giroux (13 kills, .400) and Leigha Baldwin (11 kills, .364) paced the offensive attack and did so at a high rate.
- Kayla Dulgar was all over the floor with four kills (.571 hitting percentage), 33 assists, six aces (career high), one block assist and nine digs.
- Two other Warriors registered multiple aces including Abby Macalaguim with six and Kendyl Andrews with two.
- Giroux, Lauren Essenpreis and Amelia Klos each had an ace to their name as well.

- Defensively, Giroux racked up five blocks (one solo) while Katerina Stout finished with three (one solo).
- Baldwin (two assisted) and Paige Giehtbrock (two assisted) each had more than one stop as well.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Kills	Kayla Giroux - 13	Leigha Baldwin - 11	Paige Giehtbrock - 9
Aces	Kayla Dulgar - 6	Abby Macalaguim - 4	Kendyl Andrews - 2
Blocks	Giroux - 5	Katerina Stout - 3	Baldwin - 2
Assists	Dulgar - 33	Andrews - 6	Baldwin - 1
Digs	Macalaguim - 12	Lauren Essenpreis - 12	Andrews - 11

UP NEXT
As Koth mentioned, Wayne State will have another tough opponent on Saturday in Northern Michigan (9-11 overall, 6-2 GLIAC) and first serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Marquette.  Since opening the season at 1-9, the Wildcats have won eight of their last 10 including a five-set victory over Grand Valley State on Friday evening.