Volleyball Dealt 3-0 Defeat by No. 19-Grand Valley State

Wayne State University Athletics

Mac Smith

Katie Smith finished with nine kills, four digs and three service aces in three sets.

Box Score

Grand Valley State GVSU 8-2,2-0 GLIAC

Wayne State WSU 4-6,0-2 GLIAC

Grand Valley State GVSU

8-2,2-0 GLIAC

Final

Sep. 12, 2026

Wayne State WSU

4-6,0-2 GLIAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Grand Valley State GVSU	25	25	25	(3)
Wayne State WSU	23	15	16	(0)

Next Match:

at #1 Ferris State

9/15/2026 | 6:00 PM

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Full Schedule

Sep. 15 (Tue) / 6:00 PM

at #1 Ferris State

History

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Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/12/2026 4:38:00 PM | Cooper Weidenthaler, Assistant Director for Media Relations

Volleyball Dealt 3-0 Defeat by No. 19-Grand Valley State

The Lakers hit .356 to the Warriors' .095.

Next Match:

at #1 Ferris State

9/15/2026 | 6:00 PM

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Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 15 (Tue) / 6:00 PM

at #1 Ferris State

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	GVSU	WSU
Kills	41	32
Errors	9	22
Attempts	90	105
Hitting %	.356	.095
Points	56.0	40.0
Assists	38	29
Aces	6	4
Blocks	9.0	4.0

Kills

GVSU

WSU

Errors

GVSU

WSU

Attempts

GVSU

WSU

105

Hitting %

GVSU

.356

WSU

.095

Points

GVSU

56.0

WSU

40.0

Assists

GVSU

WSU

Aces

GVSU

WSU

Blocks

GVSU

9.0

WSU

4.0

Game Leaders

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

#7 Smith, Katie

Kills

9
Aces

3
Blocks

0

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

#16 Weck, Kyleigh

Kills

9
Aces

0
Blocks

2

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

#5 Dulgar, Kayla

Kills

4
Aces

1
Blocks

1

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

#10 Essenpreis, Lauren

Kills

4
Aces

0
Blocks

0

#5 Dulgar, Kayla

Assists

26
E

0

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

#2 Burlingame, Giselle

Assists

2
E

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/marley-onken/14220' class='boxscore_player_link'>Onken, Marley</a>

#1 Onken, Marley

Assists

1
E

0

#2 Burlingame, Giselle

Digs

14
RE

1

#5 Dulgar, Kayla

Digs

6
RE

0

#10 Essenpreis, Lauren

Digs

5
RE

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/saige-martin/14217' class='boxscore_player_link'>Martin, Saige</a>

#3 Martin, Saige

Digs

4
RE

3

Kills

Aces

Smith, Katie

Dulgar, Kayla

Blocks

#13

Assists

Dulgar, Kayla

Burlingame, Giselle

Onken, Marley

Digs

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University volleyball team (4-6 overall, 0-2 GLIAC) was handed a straight-set loss by 19th-ranked Grand Valley State (8-2 overall, 2-0 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Matthaei Center.

Grand Valley State 3, Wayne State 0
HOW IT HAPPENED (23-25, 15-25, 16-25)
- Wayne State finished the match with an .095 hitting percentage, 32 kills and 22 errors on 105 total attacks.
- Grand Valley State came to play with a .356 efficiency, 41 kills and nine errors on 90 attempts.
- The Lakers were at their best in the deciding set at .545 (18-0-33).
- The Warriors opened with a .167 (12-6-36) in the first period.
- Starting on offense, WSU's kill leaders were Kyleigh Weck and Katie Smith, each with nine.
- Weck hit .350 on 20 swings (two errors) while Smith finished at .138 on 29 attacks (five errors).
- Kayla Dulgar dished out 26 assists while her (one service ace) and Smith (three aces) were the best behind the service line.
- Defensively, Giselle Burlingame (14 digs), Nicole Dupre (three block assists) and Weck (two block assists) were at the forefront.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Kills	Katie Smith - 9	Kyleigh Weck - 9	Kayla Dulgar - 4
Aces	Smith - 3	Dulgar - 1
Blocks	Nicole Dupre - 3	Weck - 2	Dulgar - 1
Assists	Dulgar - 26	Giselle Burlingame - 2	Marley Onken - 1
Digs	Burlingame - 14	Dulgar - 6	Lauren Essenpreis - 5

UP NEXT
Wayne State will travel to undefeated and top-ranked Ferris State (10-0 overall, 2-0 GLIAC) on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. first serve inside Ewigleben Sports Arena. The Bulldogs have dropped just two sets in their first 10 matches, both of which were at home against Parkside on Friday night.

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