FINALLY HOME
• Michigan Tech hosts the final four matches of the regular season at the SDC Gym.
• The Huskies play Wayne State on Friday at 6 p.m.
• The weekend wraps up against No. 21 Grand Valley State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
• The Black and Gold are 12-11 overall and 7-5 in the GLIAC.
• The Huskies defeated both teams on the road in previous meetings.
 
HALLOWEEN SATURDAY
• Youth (3-18) wearing a Halloween costume get into the match for just $5.
• A youth Halloween costume contest will be held between the second and third sets.
 
ON THE RADIO
• Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ broadcasts home Michigan Tech volleyball matches and will be on the air for Friday's contest.
• Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at mix93.fm or Pasty.com, or by using your favorite radio streaming app.
• Former Husky Ashley (L'Esperance) Jukuri will call the action.

WATCH THE MATCHES
• All 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.
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GLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Freshman Reagan Lesley is the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week. She put down 34 kills in a pair of victories on the road for the Huskies, averaging 4.25 kills per set while hitting .443. Lesley tallied a season-best 20 kills and hit .375 in a five-set win at No. 19 Grand Valley State on Friday. She wrapped up the weekend with 14 kills in a sweep at Roosevelt on Saturday while hitting .571.
• Junior Keeley Nellis is the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. She tallied 37 digs and 11 assists in a pair of road wins, averaging 4.63 digs per set. She hit the 20-dig mark for the eighth time this season, tallying 23 digs in a 3-2 win at No. 19 GVSU. Nellis added 14 digs in a sweep at RU. She ranks sixth in the GLIAC in digs per set (4.17).

LAST TIME OUT
• Tech earned a pair of wins in its final road trip of the regular season, defeating No. 19 Grand Valley State 3-2 on Friday and sweeping Roosevelt 3-0 on Saturday.
• Reagan Lesley led the offense with 4.25 kills per set, Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 9.75 assists per set, and Keeley Nellis led the defense with 4.63 digs per set.
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Rachel Zurek is second in kills per set (4.02).
• Madelynn Kreider is third in assists per set (9.96).
• Keeley Nellis is sixth in digs per set (4.17).
• Amelia Albers is eighth in aces per set (0.35).
 
NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKING
• Rachel Zurek is eighth in total kills (366) and 18th in kills per set (4.02).
• Madelynn Kreider is 30th in assists per set (9.96).
 
MILESTONE MARKS
• On Sept. 22 at Northern Michigan, Rachel Zurek became the 12th player in program history to tally 1,000 kills. She ranks ninth all-time at Tech with 1,163 kills.
• On Sept. 25 in a sweep at Wayne State, Amelia Albers became the 13th player in program history to tally 1,000 digs. She ranks 13th all-time at Tech with 1,093 digs.

SCOUTING WSU
• Wayne State is 12-11 overall and 5-7 in the GLIAC. The Warriors have won five of their last six and are 2-3 in road matches.
• Katie Smith leads the offense with 3.17 kills per set, Kayla Dulgar sets the attack with 10.13 assists per set, and Giselle Burlingame leads the defense, averaging 3.73 digs per set.
• The Warriors were picked third in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 24-6 overall in 2025 with a 13-3 conference record.

SCOUTING GVSU
• Grand Valley State is 18-6 overall and 10-2 in the GLIAC. The two conference losses have been to Ferris State and Michigan Tech.
• GVSU is 5-1 in road matches this season.
• The Lakers are ranked No. 21 in this week's AVCA Top 25 Poll.
• Finley Arp leads a balanced Lakers' offense with 2.63 kills per set. Gabby Orlet sets the offense with 9.81 assists per set. Lexi Armstrong averages 4.87 digs per set.
• GVSU was picked second in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 19-9 overall and 12-4 in the GLIAC in 2025.
 
FIRST MEETINGS
• WSU – Tech swept Wayne State 3-0 on Sept. 25 at the Matthaei Center. The Huskies won 25-17, 26-24, and 26-24. Rachel Zurek tallied a match-high 18 kills while hitting .390. Kayla Heinonen tallied nine kills and 11 digs. Jacqueline Yancy hit .429 with six kills. Paige Wagner added five kills. Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 38 assists. Amelia Albers led with 13 digs, including tallying her 1,000th career dig.
• GVSU – Tech earned a reverse sweep, 3-2 victory, at No. 19 Grand Valley State on Oct. 23. After trailing 2-0, the Huskies won 25-17, 25-19, and 15-13. Regan Lesley put down a season-high 20 kills while hitting .375. Rachel Zurek tallied 15 kills while Kayla Heinonen and Tricia Kennedy added 10 kills each. Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 48 assists and added 23 digs. Keeley Nellis recorded a match-high 23 digs.
 
GLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Oct. 26 – Reagan Lesley – GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
• Oct. 26 – Keeley Nellis – GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week
• Sept. 14 – Keeley Nellis – GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week
• Sept. 28 – Rachel Zurek – GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
• Oct. 5 – Rachel Zurek – GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• The regular season wraps up next week with a pair of home matches against Northern Michigan on Tuesday and Roosevelt on Saturday.
• The GLIAC Quarterfinal is Wednesday, Nov. 11, followed by the GLIAC Semifinal on Nov. 13 and the Championship on Nov. 14.
 
CROSSOVER ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Rachel Zurek was named to the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team.
• She averaged 4.08 kills per set in the three matches. She tallied 10 kills in a sweep of Findlay, notched 15 kills against Missouri-St. Louis, and added a career-high 28 kills versus No. 22 Indianapolis.
 
MVP OF MOUNTAIN LION CLASSIC
• Senior outside hitter Rachel Zurek was named the MVP of the UCCS Mountain Lion Classic.
• Zurek averaged 4.17 kills per set in the four matches while hitting .268. She tallied 17 kills in a five-set loss to UCCS, 17 kills in a five-set victory over St. Edward's, a career-best 24 kills in a five-set loss to South Dakota Mines, and 17 kills in a sweep of Midwestern State. Zurek added 11 digs and four block assists on the weekend.
 
UP NORTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Senior outside hitter Rachel Zurek was named to the UP North All-Tournament Team.
• Zurek averaged 4.38 kills per set while hitting .275 during the opening weekend of play.
• She tallied 16 kills against Minnesota Duluth, 23 versus St. Cloud State, 14 in three sets against Cal State East Bay, and 17 in a sweep of Winona State. Zurek added five solo blocks, three block assists, and three digs.
 
COACH PINDRAL
• Cindy Pindral begins her second season as Head Coach after being named to the position 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.
 
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
• The Huskies return 10 student-athletes from 2025, with four who earned All-GLIAC honors.
• The Black and Gold welcome seven newcomers, with six freshmen and a transfer.
 
PRESEASON GLIAC POLL
1. Ferris State, 99 (9)
2. Grand Valley State, 90 (2)
3. Wayne State, 78
4. Northern Michigan, 73
5. Parkside, 69
6. Davenport, 52
7. Michigan Tech, 49
8. Purdue Northwest, 34
9. Saginaw Valley State, 32
10. Lake Superior State, 16
11. Roosevelt, 13

LAST SEASON
• Tech finished the 2025 season with a 12-16 overall record.
• The Huskies went 9-7 in the GLIAC to tie for fifth overall and were the No. 7 seed in the conference tournament.
• The Black and Gold were 6-3 at the SDC.

ALL-GLIAC RETURNERS
• Rachel Zurek – 2025 & 2024 All-GLIAC Second Team, 2023 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention
• Paige Wagner – 2025 & 2024 All-GLIAC Second Team
• Madelynn Kreider – 2025 All-GLIAC Second Team
• Tricia Kennedy – 2025 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention
 
NCAA D1 TRANSFER ON ROSTER
• Keeley Nellis – Lamar University