WEEKEND MATCHES
• Michigan Tech wraps up a four-match home stand this weekend at the SDC Gym.
• The Huskies host Lake Superior State at 7 p.m. on Friday.
• The weekend wraps up on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Saginaw Valley State.
• The Huskies are 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the GLIAC.
 
ON THE RADIO
• J&J Broadcasting airs select volleyball matches and will Friday's match up with the Lakers on Mix 93.5 WKMJ.
• Mitch Lake will call all the action from the SDC Gym.
• Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.com, or by using your favorite radio streaming app.

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.
• FloSports provides each subscriber with access to all content and events with the purchase of a monthly or yearly subscription.
• Subscriptions are offered in two different billing packages - monthly and annual.
• Discounts are available for students enrolled at GLIAC member and associate member institutions. You must subscribe with a .edu email address to be eligible.
• FloSports is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Chromecast.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Tech split its first GLIAC home weekend.
• No. 7 Ferris State won 25-19, 25-22, and 25-21 on Friday in the GLIAC home opener.
• The Huskies bounced back in straight sets over Davenport on Saturday, 25-24, 25-23, and 25-20.
• Jacqueline Yancy led the offense (3.17 k/s) in the two matches, Tess Hayes set the attack (10.67 a/s) and also led the defense (4.33 d/s).
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Tess Hayes leads in assists per set (10.13)
• Tess Hayes leads in aces per set (0.5)
• Kaycee Meiners is fourth in blocks (37)
• Paige Wagner is third in hitting percentage (.381)
• Amelia Albers is eighth in digs per set (3.39)
• Meg Raabe is seventh in kills per set (3.38)
 
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
• Lake Superior State is 5-7 overall and 2-2 in the GLIAC.
• The Lakers two GLIAC wins are from sweeps over Saginaw Valley State and Roosevelt at home.
• Mariana Velasque was an All-GLIAC First Team selection last season and leads the team with 3.26 kills per set.
• LSSU was picked ninth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 8-22 overall and 5-13 in the conference last season.
 
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
• Saginaw Valley State is 3-9 overall and 1-3 in the GLIAC. The conference win is over Roosevelt.
• Sarah Veale leads the GLIAC in attacks and ranks sixth, averaging 3.73 kills per set.
• Lana Rybkowski is in her first season as head coach after seven years as an assistant at Northwood.
• SVSU was picked tenth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 5-24 overall and 2-16 in the GLIAC.
 
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
• In the 2024 Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Huskies were picked third in the GLIAC behind Ferris State and Grand Valley State which both received first-place votes.
• The Bulldogs had 97 points, including seven first-place votes. The Lakers were a close second with 94 points and four first-place nominations. The Huskies had 79 points followed by Parkside (71), Northern Michigan (67), Wayne State (48), Davenport (46), and Purdue Northwest (44) in the top eight. Lake Superior State (27), Saginaw Valley State (18), and Roosevelt (14) rounded out the poll.
 
COACH JENNINGS
• Head coach Matt Jennings is in his 13th season with the Huskies and has won 212 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 travels to Northern Michigan (Oct. 10) for a Thursday match.
• The Huskies then host Roosevelt on Oct. 12 before heading down to the Midwest Regional Crossover (Oct. 18-19).