WEEKEND MATCHES
• Michigan Tech has its home-opening weekend at the SDC Gym.
• The Huskies host Roosevelt on Friday at 5 p.m.
• The weekend wraps up against Parkside on Saturday at 2 p.m.
• The teams will meet for a second time on Halloween weekend.
• Tech is 3-6 overall and 0-2 in the GLIAC.
 
ALUMNI WEEKEND
• Michigan Tech is hosting Volleyball Alumni Weekend and will have a number of former Huskies in the stands for both matches.
• The individuals will be recognized on the floor at the break of Saturday's match.
 
SATURDAY PROMO
• The first 200 fans to Saturday's match will be given the newest edition of the Michigan Tech spirit t-shirts printed by Superior Graphics. First come, first served. When they're gone, they're gone!

 
ON THE RADIO
• J&J Broadcasting airs select volleyball matches and will carry both weekend matches 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.

SCOUTING ROOSEVELT
• Roosevelt is 1-9 overall and 0-2 in the GLIAC. The lone victory was over Kentucky Wesleyan.
• Its the second season of NCAA Division II and GLIAC play for the Lakers.
• The Lakers were picked 11th in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 4-23 overall and 2-14 in the GLIAC in 2024.
 
ROOSEVELT CONNECTIONS
• Roosevelt head coach Nicasio Paquiz Jr. was an assistant coach for Michigan Tech during the 2012 season.
• Current Michigan Tech assistant coach Mallory Nickelson was a four-year starting libero and setter Roosevelt. She was the team captain in 2020-21 and graduated with the second-most assists in school history. She was an all-conference selection in 2019 and set the single-match school record for assists with 68 in 2019.
 
SCOUTING PARKSIDE
• Parkside is 9-0 overall and 2-0 in the GLIAC. The two conference wins are over Roosevelt and Purdue Northwest.
• The Rangers lead the GLIAC in aces per set, assists per set, team digs, team kills, and team blocks.
• Natalie Harris leads the GLIAC in digs per set (5.46), Ava Irvin leads in kills pet set (3.97), Lucy Russ is second in assists per set (10.54). Harris was the 2024 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year.
• The Rangers were selected sixth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll just behind the Huskies after going 11-17 overall and 7-9 in the GLIAC in 2024.
 
LAST WEEKEND
• Tech dropped a pair of matches on the road to begin GLIAC play. The Huskies fell 3-1 at No. 12 Ferris State on Friday and were defeated 3-0 at Davenport on Saturday.
• Jacqueline Yancy led the offense with 5.0 kills per set. Madelynn Kreider set the offense with 9.14 assists per set, and Julia Fledderjohn tallied 6.43 digs per set.
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Jacqueline Yancy is fourth in kills per set (3.44).
• Brooke Dzwik is fifth in aces per set (0.44).
• Julia Fledderjohn is seventh in digs per set (3.90).
• Madelynn Kreider is eighth in assists per set (7.17).
• Tess Hayes is ninth in assists per set (7.04).
 
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.

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.
 
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 Huskies travel to Lake Superior State (Oct. 3) and Saginaw Valley State (Oct. 4) next weekend to begin October.
• Tech hosts Northern Michigan in a non-conference match on Oct. 9 at the SDC Gym.
• The first part of the GLIAC schedule wraps up at Purdue Northwest on Oct. 12 before the Midwest Regional Crossover.