WEEKEND MATCHES
• Michigan Tech wraps up the first portion of the GLIAC schedule this weekend with a home and road match.
• The Huskies host Northern Michigan on Thursday at 6 p.m. in a non-conference contest.
• The weekend wraps up at Purdue Northwest on Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern.
• The Huskies play at NMU on Oct. 28.
• Tech is 7-6 overall and 4-2 in the GLIAC.
 
ON THE RADIO
• J&J Broadcasting airs select volleyball matches and will carry Thursday's contest 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 MATCHES
• All home and GLIAC matches are streamed on FloCollege.
• Michigan Tech fans can watch all home and conference games in volleyball, basketball, football, and soccer with one subscription.
• FloCollege 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.
• FloCollege is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Chromecast.
 
TV6 & FOX-UP COVERAGE
• In a new "VB in 60" format, the Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech volleyball match airs on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11 p.m. on FOX-UP.
• Mark Evans (play-by-play) and Dave Ellis (color analyst) will call the match.
• Match previews are currently available on the TV6+ Roku App.

SCOUTING NMU
• Northern Michigan is 5-9 overall and 4-2 in the GLIAC. The wins are over Wheeling, Parkside, Roosevelt, Saginaw Valley State, and Lake Superior State.
• Liesl Haugen is second in the GLIAC in digs per set (4.48). McKenzie Gruner is third in the GLIAC in hitting percentage (.332) and 10th in kills per set (2.98).
• Head Coach Mike Lozier is in his ninth season in Marquette.
• The Wildcats were picked fourth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 20-9 overall and 13-4 in the GLIAC in 2024.
 
SCOUTING PNW
• Purdue Northwest is 6-6 overall and 3-3 in the GLIAC. The wins are over McKendree, Cal State San Marcos (twice), Roosevelt, SVSU, and LSSU. PNW is 2-2 at home and hosts NMU on Saturday to begin the weekend.
• Marina Gronkiewicz leads the GLIAC in aces per set (0.70) and is seventh in assists per set (8.9). Kennedy Rowzee is third in the conference in blocks per set (1.10).
• Coach Sean Douglas is in his fourth season leading the Pride.
• The Pride were selected eighth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 9-18 overall and 5-11 in the GLIAC in 2024.

LAST WEEKEND
• The Huskies earned a pair of 3-0 sweeps on the road, taking down Lake Superior State on Friday and Saginaw Valley State on Saturday to extend the winning streak to four.
• Rachel Zurek led the offense with 3.8 kills per set, Tess Hayes set the offense with 11.75 assists per set, and Julia Fledderjohn tallied 2.83 digs per set.
 
GLIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Sept. 29 – Tess Hayes – Setter of the Week

GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Brooke Dzwik is fourth in aces per set (0.45).
• Jacqueline Yancy is fourth in kills per set (3.49).
• Julia Fledderjohn is eighth in digs per set (3.84).
• Tess Hayes is eighth in assists per set (8.15).
• Tricia Kennedy is eighth in hitting percentage (.297).
• Rachel Zurek is ninth in kills per set (3.00).
• Paige Wagner is 10th in blocks per set (0.86).

COACH PINDRAL
• Cindy Pindral was named the eighth Head Coach of the Michigan Tech volleyball program on December 2, 2024.
• Pindral returned to the Huskies after being an Assistant Head Coach, Assistant Coach, and Volunteer Coach with the Huskies for seven seasons from 2016 to 2022.
• During her seven years with the Huskies, the team held a 139-62 overall record. Tech went to four straight NCAA Tournaments from 2017-21 and won a pair of regular-season GLIAC championships in the spring of 2021 and then repeated in the fall of 2021.
• As a freshman student-athlete at the University of Florida, Pindral was the starting setter for the Gators who went to the NCAA Sweet 16, won an SEC Championship, and were ranked as high as No. 10.
• She finished her collegiate career as a three-time starter at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She was an Academic All-American and All-RMAC selection.
 
UP NORTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Tricia Kennedy was named to the Up North All-Tournament Team after she averaged 1.57 kills per set and 1.14 blocks per set in the four matches while hitting .333.
• In the 3-0 sweep of Adelphi on Saturday, Kennedy tallied 11 kills and six blocks (three solo blocks and three block assists) while hitting .550. In the tournament opener at Minnesota Duluth, the junior middle blocker had seven kills and seven blocks. She added three kills on four attempts against No. 17 Barry.

McKENDREE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Brooke Dzwik led the Huskies with 32 kills in the three sets, averaging 3.2 per set. Also led the Black and Gold with seven aces, and 54 receptions while ranking second with 28 digs, averaging 2.8 per set.
• Rachel Zurek led the Huskies with 11 blocks on the weekend and put down 27 kills, averaging 3 per set. She had over eight kills in all three matches.

PRESEASON GLIAC POLL
1. Grand Valley State, 98 (8)
2. Ferris State, 92 (3)
3. Wayne State, 76
4. Northern Michigan, 68
5. Michigan Tech, 67
6. Parkside, 59
7. Davenport, 42
8. Purdue Northwest, 38
9. Saginaw Valley State, 34
10. Lake Superior State, 18
11. Roosevelt, 13

LAST SEASON
• Tech finished the 2024 season with a 17-12 overall record.
• The Huskies advanced to the GLIAC semifinal for the eighth consecutive time last season, with a 10-7 GLIAC record and a fifth-place finish in the conference.

ALL-GLIAC RETURNERS
• Tess Hayes – 2024 All-GLIAC First Team, 2023 GLIAC Freshman of the Year, 2023 All-GLIAC Second Team
• Rachel Zurek – 2024 All-GLIAC Second Team, 2023 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention
• Paige Wagner – 2024 All-GLIAC Second Team

NCAA D1 TRANSFERS ON ROSTER
• Avery Brown – University of Akron
• Alayna Corwin – Marshall University
• Julia Fledderjohn – Charleston Southern University

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• Michigan Tech travels to Hammond, Indiana for the 17th annual Midwest Regional Volleyball Crossover Tournament on Oct. 17-18. The Huskies will play three matches.
• The Huskies get back to GLIAC action against Wayne State and Grand Valley State the next weekend at the SDC Gym.