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Leigha Baldwin - 2025 Warrior Invitational
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Leigha Baldwin posted a hitting percentage of .583 on 12 attempts (eight kills) to lead WSU over PNW.
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Winner Wayne State WSU 10-3,4-2 GLIAC
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Purdue Northwest PNW 6-5,3-2 GLIAC
Winner
Wayne State WSU
10-3,4-2 GLIAC
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Final
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Purdue Northwest PNW
6-5,3-2 GLIAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wayne State WSU 25 25 25 (3)
Purdue Northwest PNW 19 19 19 (0)

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Game Recap: Volleyball | | Cooper Weidenthaler, Assistant Director for Media Relations

Volleyball Downs Purdue Northwest in Straight Sets

All three sets ended 25-19 in favor of WSU.

HAMMOND, Ind. -- The Wayne State University volleyball squad (10-3 overall, 4-2 GLIAC) finished its four-match conference road swing by defeating Purdue Northwest (6-5 overall, 3-2 GLIAC) in straight sets (3-0) on Friday night inside John Friend Court.  All three sets ended with the same 25-19 score in favor of the Warriors.

The Green and Gold finished with an even 2-2 ledger on the road trip, which began one week ago (September 26) at Davenport.

"It was a strong performance by the Warriors tonight in a place that has been difficult for us to play in in the past," said head coach Tim Koth.  "I'm very proud of our group!"

Wayne State 3, Purdue Northwest 0
HOW IT HAPPENED (-19, -19, -19)
- Wayne State hit .302 for the match, which was its best output of the season across 13 contests.
- The .302 hitting percentage was the first time this season that the Warriors eclipsed the .300 mark.
- After recording just a .152 hitting percentage in the first set, the Green and Gold controlled the final two sets with percentages of .438 and .323.
- WSU had a total of 42 kills and 13 errors on 96 total attacks.
- Purdue Northwest finished with an offensive output of .145 with 35 kills and 19 errors on 110 attempts.
- The Green and Gold posted six solo blocks, which set a season-high surpassing the five solo blocks at Daemen on September 13.
- Wayne State completed the night with a 7-3 edge in service aces over PNW.

- Paige Giehtbrock (14) and Kayla Giroux (10) were the two Warriors to rack up at least 10 kills.
- Giehtbrock's 14 kills were also a game best.
- The junior transfer from Rider also added two aces for a grand total of 16 points scored.
- Leigha Baldwin was the most effective Warrior, as her eight total kills came on only 12 attempts for a season-best .583 hitting percentage.
- Baldwin's .583 hitting percentage set a career-best for the redshirt senior (min. 10 attempts).
- Kayla Dulgar notched a game-best three aces, which all came in the opening set.
- The final ace for Dulgar was the set-clinching point to give Wayne State a 1-0 advantage in the contest.
- WSU's other two aces, in addition to Dulgar and Giehtbrock, came courtesy of Lauren Essenpreis.
- Katerina Stout led the way on the defensive side for WSU with three blocks.
- Essenpreis (two) and Baldwin (one) tallied the other three blocks for the Green and Gold.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Kills Paige Giehtbrock - 14 Kayla Giroux - 10 Leigha Baldwin - 8
Aces Kayla Dulgar - 3 Lauren Essenpreis - 2 Giehtbrock - 2
Blocks Katerina Stout - 3 Essenpreis - 2 Baldwin - 1
Assists Dulgar - 37 Kendyl Andrews - 2
Digs Andrews - 11 Abby Macalagium - 10 Giehtbrock - 8

UP NEXT
Wayne State will return to home court on Friday, October 10, for a 7 p.m. first serve against visiting Parkside inside the Matthaei.

 
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Players Mentioned

Kendyl Andrews

#6 Kendyl Andrews

DS/L
5' 8"
Senior
Leigha Baldwin

#4 Leigha Baldwin

MB/OPP
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Kayla Dulgar

#5 Kayla Dulgar

S
5' 9"
Junior
Lauren Essenpreis

#10 Lauren Essenpreis

OH
5' 11"
Freshman
Kayla Giroux

#11 Kayla Giroux

MB
6' 1"
Senior
Katerina Stout

#15 Katerina Stout

MB
6' 1"
Freshman
Paige Giehtbrock

#12 Paige Giehtbrock

OH
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kendyl Andrews

#6 Kendyl Andrews

5' 8"
Senior
DS/L
Leigha Baldwin

#4 Leigha Baldwin

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
MB/OPP
Kayla Dulgar

#5 Kayla Dulgar

5' 9"
Junior
S
Lauren Essenpreis

#10 Lauren Essenpreis

5' 11"
Freshman
OH
Kayla Giroux

#11 Kayla Giroux

6' 1"
Senior
MB
Katerina Stout

#15 Katerina Stout

6' 1"
Freshman
MB
Paige Giehtbrock

#12 Paige Giehtbrock

6' 1"
Junior
OH