HOUGHTON, Mich. - The Michigan Tech volleyball team swept Lake Erie 3-0 to claim its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory of the season. The Huskies won with game scores of 25-12, 25-18 and 25-14 to improve to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in the conference.

Tech's offense was clicking today with a team hitting percentage of .349. Senior Kasey Woodcock had the most impressive stat line with 11 kills and just one error for a .588 percentage.

Tech jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the first set and rode the momentum through the rest of the match.

"All the wins count," said head coach Orlando Gonzalez. "We got on the board with a conference win, and can now relax and execute a little bit more.

"Today, were more consistent for longer periods of time. We played better defense, getting balls to our quick attackers and finishing plays."

Senior Alicia Schneider tallied nine kills and seven digs for the Huskies. Junior Kristine Sexton added seven kills.

Sophomore Skylar Paffenroth notched a career-high 22 assists as the starting setter.

Lake Erie hit just .021 for the match. No one player had more than five kills.

Michigan Tech will remain at home for its next three matches. The Huskies host Northern Michigan Tuesday (Sept. 21) at 7 p.m.