WEEKEND MATCHES
• Michigan Tech gets back to GLIAC action this weekend.
• The Huskies play at Wayne State on Friday at 7 p.m.
• The weekend wraps up at No. 13 Grand Valley State at 2 p.m.
• Tech is 11-7 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC.
 
WATCH THE HUSKIES
• All home and GLIAC matches are streamed on FloSports.
• Michigan Tech fans can watch all home and conference games in volleyball, basketball, football, and soccer with one subscription.
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SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
• Wayne State is 8-10 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC.
• The Warriors are 3-4 on their home court and rank fourth in the GLIAC in blocks per set (1.9) and hitting percentage (.241).
• Kayla Giroux leads the GLIAC in hitting percentage (.419) and is second in blocks per set (1.16). Molly Miller is fourth in the conference in kills pet set (3.66).
• WSU was picked sixth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 10-19 overall and 5-13 in the GLIAC last season.
 
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
• Grand Valley State is 18-1 overall and 7-1 in the GLIAC. The lone loss was to Ferris State.
• The Lakers are ranked No. 13 in this week's AVCA Poll and have won their last 10 matches.
• GVSU is second in the nation in blocks pet set (2.87) and third in opposing hitting percentage (.108).
• Paige Sanders leads the GLIAC in blocks per set (1.26) and Julia Blaney ranks second in digs per set (4.82).
• The Lakers were picked second in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 27-5 overall last season with a 16-2 mark in the GLIAC. They advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals.
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Tess Hayes leads in assists per set (10.49)
• Tess Hayes leads in aces per set (0.51)
• Paige Wagner is fourth in hitting percentage (.370)
• Kaycee Meiners is fifth in blocks per set (0.98)
• Meg Raabe is sixth in kills per set (3.55)
• Amelia Albers is eighth in digs per set (3.32)
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Tech wrapped up its non-conference schedule last weekend, going 2-1 at the 16th annual Midwest Regional Crossover Tournament.
• The Huskies fell to No. 19 Quincy 3-0 on Friday and bounced back with a sweep of Tiffin on Friday evening and a 3-1 victory over Findlay on Saturday.
• Meg Raabe led the offense (4.00 k/s), Tess Hayes set the attack (10.80 a/s), and Brynn Erickson and Amelia Albers led the defense (3.30 d/s).
 
CROSSOVER ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Tess Hayes was named to the Midwest Regional Crossover All-Tournament Team.
• Hayes averaged 10.8 assists and 2.7 digs per set.
• She tallied 24 assists and seven digs in a loss to No. 19 Quincy, 39 assists and eight digs in a sweep of Tiffin, and 45 assists and 12 digs in a victory over Findlay.
• Hayes leads the GLIAC in assists per set (10.49) and service aces per set (0.51).
 
GLIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Sept. 9 – Tess Hayes – GLIAC Setter of the Week
 
UP NORTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Rachel Zurek was named to the UP North All-Tournament Team.
• She hit .468 on the weekend while averaging 2.3 kills per set.
 
OREDIGGER CLASSIC MVP
• Junior Meg Raabe was named MVP on the All-Tournament Team after averaging 3.6 kills and 4.0 points per set on the weekend.
• She tallied 54 kills, 14 digs, 8 blocks, 2 assists, and 2 aces in the opening weekend.

PRESEASON GLIAC POLL
1. Ferris State – 97 (7)
2. Grand Valley State – 94 (4)
3. Michigan Tech – 79
4. Parkside – 71
5. Northern Michigan – 67
6. Wayne State – 48
7. Davenport – 46
8. Purdue Northwest – 44
9. Lake Superior State – 27
10. Saginaw Valley State – 18
11. Roosevelt – 14
 
COACH JENNINGS
• Head coach Matt Jennings is in his 13th season with the Huskies and has won 217 matches overall. He ranks second in wins in program history.
• Jennings is the chair of NCAA Volleyball Championships Committee. It's the sixth year working on NCAA postseason matters.
• Under Jennings, the Huskies have gone from last place in the conference to nationally ranked and consistently in the NCAA Tournament.
• Jennings coached the Huskies to four straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2017-21.
• He was named the GLIAC Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2017 and led the team to a program record of 10 straight wins to start the 2016 season.
• The 2021 spring team won a GLIAC Regular Season title for the second time in program history with the 2021 team repeating the feat in outright fashion.

LAST SEASON
• Tech finished the 2023 season 15-16 overall record with a 10-8 mark in the GLIAC.
• The Huskies advanced the GLIAC Tournament Semifinal for the seventh straight season as the fourth seed.

ALL-GLIAC RETURNERS
• Kaycee Meiners – 2023 All-GLIAC First Team
• Meg Raabe – 2023 All-GLIAC Second Team
• Tess Hayes – 2023 GLIAC Freshman of the Year, All-GLIAC Second Team
• Rachel Zurek – 2023 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• Tech hosts Northern Michigan on Oct. 30, Parkside on Nov. 1, and Purdue Northwest on Nov. 2.
• The regular season wraps up with trips to Davenport and Ferris State followed by Saginaw Valley State and Lake Superior State.