SEASON FINALE
• Michigan Tech wraps up the regular season this weekend at the SDC Gym.
• The Huskies host Saginaw Valley State on Friday at 5 p.m.
• The weekend wraps up against Lake Superior on Saturday at 2 p.m. on Senior Day.
• Tech is 10-15 overall and 7-7 in the GLIAC.
 
ON THE RADIO
• J&J Broadcasting airs select volleyball matches.
• Wes  Frahm will call Friday's match on 920 AM & 107.3 FM WMPL.
• Fans can listen live on the radio, online at Pasty.com, or by using your favorite radio streaming app.

WATCH THE MATCHES
• All home and GLIAC matches are streamed on FloCollege.
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GLIAC STANDINGS ENTERING WEEKEND
1. Ferris State
    Grand Valley State
    Wayne State
4. Northern Michigan
5. Parkside
6. Davenport
    Michigan Tech
    Purdue Northwest
9. Saginaw Valley State
10. Roosevelt
     Lake Superior State
 
TECH SENIORS
• The seniors will be honored on the court after Saturday's match.
• Avery Brown, S, Decatur, Georgia
• Alayna Corwin, L/DS, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Brooke Dzwik, OH, Battle Creek, Michigan
• Julia Fledderjohn, L/DS, Commerce Township, Michigan
• Meg Raabe, OH, Omaha, Nebraska
• Makena Wesol, OH, Algonquin, Illinois

GLIAC SETTER OF THE WEEK
• Madelynn Kreider averaged 12.44 assists per set and 3.11 digs per set in a pair of home matches over the weekend.
• She tallied a season-best 69 assists in Friday's 3-2 win over Davenport while also adding 13 digs. Kreider added 43 assists and a season-best 15 digs against No. 18 Ferris State on Saturday.
• Kreider ranks seventh in the GLIAC in assists per set (8.33). Her 69-assist match is the most by any GLIAC player this season and the third most in NCAA Division II in 2025.
 
SCOUTING SVSU
• Saginaw Valley State is 8-18 overall and 2-12 in the GLIAC. The Cardinals are 1-7 on the road and have dropped three straight overall.
• Head coach Lana Rybkowski is in her second season leading SVSU.
• Rachel Townsend leads the offense, averaging 3.34 kills per set. Jackie Scheiber sets the offense with 9.17 assists per set. Kendall White averages 3.72 digs per set to lead the defense.
• The Cardinals were selected ninth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 6-21 overall and 3-13 in the GLIAC in 2024.
 
SCOUTING LSSU
• Lake Superior State is 1-20 overall and 1-13 in the GLIAC. The Lakers have dropped four straight and are 1-6 on the road. The lone win was over Roosevelt.
• Morgan Deming leads the team with 2.21 kills per set. Vanessa Swerdon sets the attack with 3.98 assists per set. Gia Waters leads the defense, averaging 2.65 digs per set.
• The Lakers were picked 10th in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 7-20 overall and 2-14 in the GLIAC in 2024.

FIRST MEETINGS
• SVSU – Tech swept SVSU on Oct. 4 in University Center. The Huskies won 28-26, 25-19, and 25-18. Rachel Zurek had 15 kills, Tess Hayes tallied 36 assists, and Julia Fledderjohn had 11 digs.
• LSSU – The Huskies swept LSSU on Oct. 3 in the Soo. Tech won 25-13, 25-17, and 25-18. Brooke Dzwik led a balanced offensive attack with seven kills, Madelynn Kreider tallied 18 assists, and Madelyn Elsen led with seven digs.
 
LAST WEEKEND
• The Huskies split their home weekend, defeating Davenport 3-2 on Friday and falling 3-1 to No. 18 Ferris State on Saturday.
• Rachel Zurek led the offense with 4.44 kills per set, Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 12.44 assists per set, and Julia Fledderjohn led the defense with 5.22 digs per set.
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Julia Fledderjohn is fifth in digs per set (4.27).
• Brooke Dzwik is fifth in aces per set (0.37).
• Madelynn Kreider is seventh in assists per set (8.33).
• Rachel Zurek is eighth in kills per set (3.20).
• Tess Hayes is ninth in assists per set (8.15).
• Paige Wagner is ninth in hitting percentage (.293).
• Tricia Kennedy is ninth in blocks per set (0.94).
• Paige Wagner is 10th in blocks per set (0.92).\
• Tricia Kennedy is 10th in hitting percentage (.291).
• Jacqueline Yancy is 10th in kills per set (3.02).
 
GLIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Sept. 29 – Tess Hayes – Setter of the Week
• Nov. 10 – Madelynn Kreider – Setter of the Week

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
• The GLIAC Tournament begins on Wednesday, Nov. 19 with the quarterfinal round at the top four seeds.
• The GLIAC Semifinals are on Saturday, Nov. 22 and the GLIAC Championship is Sunday, Nov. 23.