DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (8-1 overall, 2-0 GLIAC) continued its red-hot start to the season by taking care of Lake Superior State (0-6 overall, 0-2 GLIAC) in straight sets on Saturday inside the Matthaei Center. For the first time in 16 years, the Warriors have swept four straight opponents.
"I'm very pleased with the overall performance from our team," said head coach
Tim Koth. "We continue to grow and learn as lots of players earned court time and contributed to our successes this weekend."
Wayne State 3, Lake Superior State 0
HOW IT HAPPENED (-14, -19, -12)
- Wayne State hit .204 for the match with 37 kills and 17 errors on 98 total attacks.
- The Green and Gold improved to a perfect 8-0 when hitting at least .150 this season.
- Lake Superior State finished with an offensive output of .011 with 21 kills and 20 mishaps on 91 swings.
- While the Warriors have swept four straight opponents, each of those four teams hit below .100.
- Going back to 2009, that WSU squad won its first six matches of the campaign in straight sets.
- Wayne State's best individual set was the third at .333 (15, 4, 33).
- Lake Superior State's best period was also the final one at .143 (8, 4, 28).
- The Warriors racked up a season-high 11 service aces, the squad's most since that many at Purdue Northwest last October.
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Kayla Giroux did
Kayla Giroux things with 10 kills and only two errors on 19 attempts for a .421 hitting percentage.
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Leigha Baldwin was efficient as well (.286) with six kills and two miscues on 14 swings.
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Kayla Dulgar dished out 24 assists while three different Warriors sent home multiple aces.
- Those three were
Abby Macalaguim (4),
Kendyl Andrews (3) and
Paige Giehtbrock (2).
- Dulgar and
Maya Wegand chipped in one ace apiece as well.
- Defensively, Andrew tallied 11 digs to surpass 1,000 for her career as she needed just eight to reach quadruple digits.
- Above the net, Giroux and
Katerina Stout each had one solo block and one assisted.
LEADING THE WARRIORS
UP NEXT
Wayne State will begin a four-match road trip at Davenport on Friday with the opening serve in Grand Rapids scheduled for 6 p.m.