PLAYOFF OPENER
• Michigan Tech opens the GLIAC Tournament at Davenport on Wednesday.
• First serve is set for 6 p.m. at the DU Student Center.
• Tech is the No. 5 seed, and the Warriors are the No. 4 seed.
• The Huskies went 14-13 overall and 9-7 in the GLIAC during the regular season, winning four of the last six matches.
• Tech, DU, Saginaw Valley State, and Northern Michigan all finished with a 9-7 conference record.
• The Huskies split with the Panthers during the regular season, with each team winning on their home court.
 
GLIAC TOURNAMENT
• Other first-round matchups are No. 8 Parkside at No. 1 Ferris State, No. 7 Wayne State at No. 2 Grand Valley State, and No. 6 Saginaw Valley State at No. 3 Northern Michigan.
• The GLIAC Tournament Semifinal is on Friday, and the Championship is Saturday at the highest remaining seed after the quarterfinal.

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GLIAC SETTER OF THE WEEK
• Madelynn Kreider is the GLIAC Setter of the Week after she averaged 11.57 assists and 2.71 digs per set in a pair of GLIAC matches last week.
• Kreider tallied 50 assists and 13 digs against Northern Michigan on Tuesday and 31 assists and six digs in a sweep of Roosevelt on Saturday.
• Kreider leads the GLIAC in total assists (1,099) and is second in assists per set (10.18). She is also 10th in digs per set (3.05).
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Rachel Zurek is second in kills per set (4.00).
• Madelynn Kreider is second in assists per set (10.18).
• Keeley Nellis is seventh in digs per set (4.07).
• Madelynn Kreider is tenth in digs per set (3.05).
 
NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKING
• Rachel Zurek is eighth in total kills (428) and 21st in kills per set (4.00).
• Madelynn Kreider is eighth in total assists (1,099) and 25th in assists per set (10.18).
 
MILESTONE MARKS
• On Sept. 22 at Northern Michigan, Rachel Zurek became the eighth player in program history to tally 1,000 kills. She ranks eighth all-time at Tech with 1,225 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 10th all-time at Tech with 1,135 digs.
• On Nov. 3 against NMU, Keeley Nellis tallied the 1,000th dig of her NCAA career. In two seasons at Lamar, she registered 579 digs. She has 440 digs in her first season at Tech.

SCOUTING DAVENPORT
• Davenport is 17-9 overall and finished 9-7 in the GLIAC. The Panthers are 9-3 on their home court and has won four of the last six matches.
• Abby Alan leads the team with 3.00 kills per set, Keira Dommer averages 6.17 assists per set, and Hayley Carr averages 4.34 digs per set.
• The Panthers were picked sixth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 13-15 overall last season and 9-7 in the GLIAC.
 
FIRST MEETINGS
• Sept. 11 – Tech fell 3-2 at Davenport. The Panthers won 25-20, 22-25, 18-25, 25-21, and 15-10 in the GLIAC opener for both teams. Kayla Heinonen tallied a season-high 16 kills to lead the Huskies' offense while adding nine digs. Rachel Zurek added 13 kills. Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 45 assists and added 11 digs. Keeley Nellis recorded a match-high 25 digs.
• Sept. 19 – Tech swept Davenport 3-0 at the SDC Gym, avenging a five-set loss to the Panthers last weekend. Rachel Zurek led the Huskies with 12 kills. Kayla Heinonen added 11 kills and eight digs. Madelynn Kreider and Paige Wagner each added six kills, and Kreider added 36 assists and seven digs. Keeley Nellis recorded 14 digs, and Amelia Albers added 12.
 
GLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Nov. 9 – Madelynn Kreider – GLIAC Setter of the Week
• Oct. 26 – Reagan Lesley – GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
• Oct. 26 – Keeley Nellis – GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week
• Oct. 5 – Rachel Zurek – GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
• Sept. 28 – Rachel Zurek – GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week
• Sept. 14 – Keeley Nellis – GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Tech splits its home week, falling 3-1 to Northern Michigan on Tuesday and sweeping Roosevelt on Senior Day Saturday.
• Rachel Zurek led the offense with 4.43 kills per set, Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 11.57 assists per set, and Keeley Nellis led the defense with 3.14 digs per set.
 
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