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TECH VOLLEYBALL WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT!


HOUGHTON, Mich. -- Michigan Tech won its fifth consecutive match and second of the week against an Upper Peninsula rival tonight with a convincing 3-0 score against Lake Superior State. Game scores were 30-11, 30-20, and 30-21. A total of 12 Huskies played in the match, helping the team to 13-10 overall record and 9-5 slate in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

"We played very well tonight and stuck to our game plan for the entire match," said head coach Krista Mikesch. "It was nice to get everyone playing time."

Tech used a 10-0 run early in the first game behind to grab a 12-2 lead it would never relinquish. Kelsey Skoog served 13 of the 30 points in the game with two service aces, and Kelly Jorgensen tallied five kills in the game.

With the scored tied at 17-all in the next game, the Huskies outscored the Lakers, 13-3, to close out game two. They opened game three with a 10-3 advantage and cruised to a 30-21 triumph.

Middle hitters Jen Jung and Jorgensen paced the Huskies in kills with 13 and 11, respectively. Jung finished with with a .632 hitting percentage and five block assists. Jorgensen hit .588 and added four block assists. Senior Amanda Neuhalfen was the third Tech player in double figures in kills with 10. She was named Superior Player of the Match.

Amanda Mackenthun tallied 25 assists and a pair of service aces. Skoog notched 23 digs in addition to her strong serving.

Michigan Tech will travel to Duluth, Minn., next Tuesday (Oct. 17) for a non-conference tilt at fifth-ranked Minnesota Duluth. Opening serve is set for 8 p.m. (ET).

Notes: Tech's last loss was to undefeated Hillsdale back on Oct. 1 . . . MTU improved to 6-3 at home with the win . . . Jen Jung now has 13 matches with 10 or more kills.

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Players Mentioned

Kelly Jorgensen

#10 Kelly Jorgensen

MB
6' 2"
Freshman
Jen Jung

#4 Jen Jung

MB/RS
6' 1"
Sophomore
Amanda Neuhalfen

#8 Amanda Neuhalfen

RS
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kelly Jorgensen

#10 Kelly Jorgensen

6' 2"
Freshman
MB
Jen Jung

#4 Jen Jung

6' 1"
Sophomore
MB/RS
Amanda Neuhalfen

#8 Amanda Neuhalfen

6' 2"
Senior
RS
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