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Katie Smith - 2026 vs. Ferris State
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Katie Smith notched eight kills, two total blocks, two digs, and one service ace.
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Winner Ferris State FSU 17-0,9-0 GLIAC
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Wayne State WSU 7-10,3-6 GLIAC
Winner
Ferris State FSU
17-0,9-0 GLIAC
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Final
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Wayne State WSU
7-10,3-6 GLIAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Ferris State FSU 25 25 25 (3)
Wayne State WSU 22 16 19 (0)

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

Volleyball Suffers 3-0 Setback to Top-Ranked Ferris State

Ferris State's two lowest hitting percentages of the season have come against Wayne State.

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DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (7-10 overall, 3-6 GLIAC) was defeated by Ferris State (17-0 overall, 9-0 GLIAC), the No. 1 team in the country, on Friday night in straight sets inside the Matthaei.

Ferris State 3, Wayne State 0
HOW IT HAPPENED (22-25, 16-25, 19-25)
- Wayne State hit .061 for the match with 24 kills and 17 errors on 114 total attacks.
- Ferris State countered with a .203 output (40-15-123), the Bulldogs' new season low.
- Coming into this match, FSU's season worst for hitting percentage was .253, also against WSU.
- The Warriors' most efficient individual set was the opening one at .156 (10-5-32).
- Ferris State was at its best offensively in the third and deciding period at .275 (13-2-40).
- In the major team head-to-head categories, the home team had the advantage in total blocks (7-5).
- The visitors took care of the other five -- 56-36 in points, 40-24 in kills, 11-5 in service aces, 38-21 in assists, and 67-62 in digs.

- Individually, starting  with kills, Katie Smith led the way with eight of them on 31 attempts and four errors (.129).
- Kayla Dulgar dished out 18 assists and was responsible for one of her squad's five aces.
- The other four aces belonged to Giselle Burlingame with two, Smith with one and Lauren Essenpreis with one.
- Defensively, four Warriors collected multiple blocks.
- That quartet included Doga Muhtaroglu with three (one solo), Nicole Dupre with three, Kyleigh Weck with three, and Smith with two (one solo).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Kills Katie Smith - 8 Lauren Essenpreis - 5 Nicole Dupre - 3
Aces Giselle Burlingame - 2 Kayla Dulgar - 1 Smith - 1
Blocks Dupre - 3 Kyleigh Weck - 3 Doga Muhtaroglu - 3
Assists Dulgar - 18 Aubree Garcia - 1 Essenpreis - 1
Digs Burlingame - 18 Essenpreis - 16 Dulgar - 10

UP NEXT
Wayne State will host Northern Michigan (9-8 overall, 6-3 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Matthaei with the opening serve scheduled for 4 p.m.  The Wildcats will come in on a three-match winning streak as well as winners in four of the last five.

 
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Players Mentioned

Giselle Burlingame

#2 Giselle Burlingame

DS/L
5' 2"
Freshman
Kayla Dulgar

#5 Kayla Dulgar

S
5' 9"
Senior
Nicole Dupre

#13 Nicole Dupre

MB
6' 2"
Junior
Lauren Essenpreis

#10 Lauren Essenpreis

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Aubree Garcia

#9 Aubree Garcia

OH
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Doga Muhtaroglu

#11 Doga Muhtaroglu

MB
6' 1"
Freshman
Katie Smith

#7 Katie Smith

OH/OPP
6' 0"
Senior
Kyleigh Weck

#16 Kyleigh Weck

OPP
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Giselle Burlingame

#2 Giselle Burlingame

5' 2"
Freshman
DS/L
Kayla Dulgar

#5 Kayla Dulgar

5' 9"
Senior
S
Nicole Dupre

#13 Nicole Dupre

6' 2"
Junior
MB
Lauren Essenpreis

#10 Lauren Essenpreis

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Aubree Garcia

#9 Aubree Garcia

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
OH
Doga Muhtaroglu

#11 Doga Muhtaroglu

6' 1"
Freshman
MB
Katie Smith

#7 Katie Smith

6' 0"
Senior
OH/OPP
Kyleigh Weck

#16 Kyleigh Weck

6' 0"
Junior
OPP