Volleyball Moves To 2-0 In The GLIAC With 3-1 Win At Lake Superior State

OVERVIEW – LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Lake Superior State Lakers 1 (25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19)
RECORDS: Northwood (2-7, 2-0 GLIAC), Lake Superior State (3-7, 0-2 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Cooper Gymnasium – Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood moves to 2-0 in the GLIAC with a 3-1 road win over Lake Superior State Saturday afternoon (September 21).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The opening set featured huge runs for both teams. With the score tied 9-9, Lake Superior State scored seven straight points to go up 16-9. Northwood responded late in the set – after the Lakers were up 19-12, the Timberwolves registered 12 of the next 14 points on their way to a 25-22 opening set win. The Timberwolves took the set despite having a lower attack percentage – NU hit .167 (13-8-30) while LSSU finished at .212 (11-4-33).
• Play-by-play of the final three sets are not available – only team stats.
• NU's offense was better in the second set, hitting .211 (15-7-38) compared to the Lakers at .103 (10-6-39).
• LSSU finished the third set at .214 (11-5-28), while Northwood hit .188 (11-5-32).
• The Timberwolves had their best set offensively in the fourth, totaling 14 kills and two errors in 37 attempts (.324). Lake Superior finished the fourth at .167 (13-6-42).

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Northwood: .226 (53-22-137), Lake Superior State: .169 (45-21-142) 
• DIGS: Northwood 66 (Lauren Bell – 24), Lake Superior State 53
• BLOCKS: Northwood 1 (Grace Rekeweg/Karlie Wengorovius – 1), Lake Superior State 2
• ACES: Northwood 3 (Mackenzie Kepler – 3), Lake Superior State 7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Rekeweg: 12 kills, nine digs
• Mary Gallagher: 10 kills, .450 attack percentage (10-1-20)
• Carson Rutherford: 10 kills, five digs
• Kepler: Seven kills, three aces, 13 digs
• Macy Lintz: 46 assists, eight digs

UP NEXT

• Northwood will travel to Ferris State Tuesday night (September 24). First serve is set for 7 p.m.