Volleyball Rolls Over Northern Michigan in Decisive Sweep

Wayne State University Athletics

Romer Santacruz

Lauren Essenpreis hit .348 for the match with 10 kills and only two errors on 23 attempts.

Box Score

Northern Michigan NMU 9-9,6-4 GLIAC

Wayne State WSU 8-10,4-6 GLIAC

Northern Michigan NMU

9-9,6-4 GLIAC

Final

Oct. 10, 2026

Wayne State WSU

8-10,4-6 GLIAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Northern Michigan NMU	15	15	10	(0)
Wayne State WSU	25	25	25	(3)

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Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/10/2026 5:25:00 PM | Cooper Weidenthaler, Assistant Director for Media Relations

Volleyball Rolls Over Northern Michigan in Decisive Sweep

Wayne State hit .411, the program's highest mark in five-plus years.

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Highlights

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	NMU	WSU
Kills	25	47
Errors	16	8
Attempts	90	95
Hitting %	.100	.411
Points	27.0	58.0
Assists	24	40
Aces	1	7
Blocks	1.0	4.0

Kills

NMU

WSU

Errors

NMU

WSU

Attempts

NMU

WSU

Hitting %

NMU

.100

WSU

.411

Points

NMU

27.0

WSU

58.0

Assists

NMU

WSU

Aces

NMU

WSU

Blocks

NMU

1.0

WSU

4.0

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/kyleigh-weck/14224' class='boxscore_player_link'>Weck, Kyleigh</a>

#16 Weck, Kyleigh

Kills

13
Aces

0
Blocks

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/lauren-essenpreis/14211' class='boxscore_player_link'>Essenpreis, Lauren</a>

#10 Essenpreis, Lauren

Kills

10
Aces

1
Blocks

2

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/katie-smith/14222' class='boxscore_player_link'>Smith, Katie</a>

#7 Smith, Katie

Kills

8
Aces

1
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/doga-muhtaroglu/14218' class='boxscore_player_link'>Muhtaroglu, Doga</a>

#11 Muhtaroglu, Doga

Kills

7
Aces

1
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/kayla-dulgar/14209' class='boxscore_player_link'>Dulgar, Kayla</a>

#5 Dulgar, Kayla

Assists

36
E

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/giselle-burlingame/14208' class='boxscore_player_link'>Burlingame, Giselle</a>

#2 Burlingame, Giselle

Assists

4
E

0

#2 Burlingame, Giselle

Digs

15
RE

0

#10 Essenpreis, Lauren

Digs

8
RE

1

#5 Dulgar, Kayla

Digs

5
RE

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/bryn-mullins/14219' class='boxscore_player_link'>Mullins, Bryn</a>

#18 Mullins, Bryn

Digs

5
RE

0

Kills

#16

Aces

Blocks

#10

Assists

Dulgar, Kayla

Burlingame, Giselle

Digs

Highlights

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (8-10 overall, 4-6 GLIAC) made quick work of Northern Michigan (9-9 overall, 6-4 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Matthaei, winning in straight sets. The Warriors hit a blistering .411 during the triumph, their highest clip in over five years.

"It was a very clean match today by the Warriors," said head coach Tim Koth. "We really did a great job of taking care of first touch today. Our middles were really good at getting available in transition, which really opened up our offense."

Wayne State 3, Northern Michigan 0
HOW IT HAPPENED (-15, -15, -10)
- As mentioned above, Wayne State hit .411 for the match with 47 kills and only eight errors on 95 total attacks.
- The last time the Green and Gold were above .400 for the match was against Davenport on Oct. 8, 2021.
- Northern Michigan hit .100 in its own right -- 25 kills and 16 mishaps on 90 attempts.
- The Warriors' most efficient individual set was the third at .577 (17-2-26).
- The Wildcats were at their best offensively in the opening period at .111 (12-8-36).
- The home team won all six of the major head-to-head categories.
- That included points (58-27), kills (47-25), service aces (7-1), total blocks (4-1), assists (40-24), and digs (41-39).

- Individually, Kyleigh Weck hit a red-hot .500 with 13 kills and just one error on 24 swings.
- For Weck, her team-best hitting percentage is up to .336 for the fall.
- She was joined in the double-digit kill category by Lauren Essenpreis (10-2-23, .348).
- That mark was one off her career high while the .348 hitting percentage was a personal best for 10-plus kills.
- Behind that tandem were three more Warriors with five-plus kills.
- That trio included Katie Smith with eight (.263), Doga Muhtaroglu with seven (.429) and Nicole Dupre with six (.556).
- Muhtaroglu tied her season high for kills with seven, which she also accomplished Oct. 3 at Roosevelt.
- Staying on offense, Kayla Dulgar dished out 36 assists to go with a pair of aces.
- Defensively, Giselle Burlingame (15 digs), Essenpreis (two blocks, one solo) and Dupre (two blocks, one solo) headlined the action.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Kills	Kyleigh Weck - 13	Lauren Essenpreis - 10	Katie Smith - 8
Aces	Kayla Dulgar - 2	Smith - 1	Essenpreis - 1
Blocks	Nicole Dupre - 2	Essenpreis - 2	Smith - 1
Assists	Dulgar - 36	Giselle Burlingame - 4
Digs	Burlingame - 15	Essenpreis - 8	Dulgar - 5

UP NEXT
Wayne State will head to the Midwest Region Crossover (three matches) on Oct. 16-17 at the Hammond Sportsplex in Hammond, Ind. The Warriors will find out their three opponents early in the week.

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