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Huskies Fall in Season Opener at Lewis

Box Score

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team fell in its season-opening match at Lewis on Thursday (Sept. 1). The No. 18 ranked Flyers won 25-8, 25-22 and 25-14 at Neil Carey Arena.

"We had a rough match against a very quality opponent today," Tech coach Matt Jennings said. "Luckily for us, we have a quick turnaround with two matches tomorrow."

The Huskies battled down the stretch of the second set. Down 20-18, MacAulay Petersen's kill brought the margin to one. The home team then got to set point with four straight. A service error and back-to-back kills by Aubrey Ficek and Lauren Emmert kept Tech alive, but a service error at 24-22 gave the Lewis a 2-0 lead going into the match break.

Mariah Sherman got the first point of the season for the Black and Gold and finished the afternoon with a team-high eight kills. Petersen had five kills while hitting .231.

Mariel Leibovitz and Rachel Pohlod shared setting duties—each finishing with eight assists. Elle Heinonen led the defense with 11 digs, while Pohlod added six.

Maddie Selga (11) and Bailey Sparkman (10) led the offense for the Flyers. Abby Becker had 30 assists, while Nicole Yuede added 15 digs.

The Huskies play twice Friday (Sept. 2) with a 9 a.m. match against No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State and a 4 p.m. match against Central Washington, both at the Lewis Invite.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Emmert

#12 Lauren Emmert

MB
6' 1"
Junior
Aubrey Ficek

#20 Aubrey Ficek

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Elle Heinonen

#5 Elle Heinonen

DS
5' 6"
Junior
Mariel Leibovitz

#9 Mariel Leibovitz

S
5' 11"
Redshirt
MacAulay Petersen

#8 MacAulay Petersen

OH
5' 10"
Freshman
Rachel Pohlod

#16 Rachel Pohlod

S
5' 7"
Senior
Mariah Sherman

#18 Mariah Sherman

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lauren Emmert

#12 Lauren Emmert

6' 1"
Junior
MB
Aubrey Ficek

#20 Aubrey Ficek

5' 9"
Senior
OH
Elle Heinonen

#5 Elle Heinonen

5' 6"
Junior
DS
Mariel Leibovitz

#9 Mariel Leibovitz

5' 11"
Redshirt
S
MacAulay Petersen

#8 MacAulay Petersen

5' 10"
Freshman
OH
Rachel Pohlod

#16 Rachel Pohlod

5' 7"
Senior
S
Mariah Sherman

#18 Mariah Sherman

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
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