CONFERENCE OPENING WEEKEND
• Michigan Tech opens GLIAC play this weekend on the road.
• The Huskies play at Davenport on Friday with first serve at 5 p.m.
• Tech plays at Saginaw Valley State at 2 p.m. on Saturday to wrap up the weekend.
• The Black and Gold are 4-4 overall.

LAST TIME OUT
• Tech went 2-2 at the Mountain Lion Classic in Colorado Springs.
• The Huskies fell in five to UCCS and South Dakota Mines, they beat St. Edward's in five, and swept Midwestern State.
• Rachel Zurek averaged 4.17 kills per set on the weekend, Madelynn Kreider set the attack with 9.5 assists per set, and Keeley Nellis led the defense with 3.56 digs per set.
 
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.
 
GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKING
• Rachel Zurek is second in kills per set (4.26).
• Madelynn Kreider is third in assists per set (9.94).
• Keeley Nellis is sixth in digs per set (3.88).
• Kayla Heinonen is ninth in aces per set (0.32).
• Paige Wagner is 10th in hitting percentage (.304).

SCOUTING DAVENPORT
• DU is 6-1 overall, having won six straight. The Panthers are 4-0 at home.
• Abby Alan is averaging 3.38 kills per set. Keira Dommer sets the offense with 6.41 assists per set, and Hayley Carr is averaging 4.19 digs per set.
• Davenport was picked sixth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 13-15 overall last season and 9-7 in conference play.
 
SCOUTING SVSU
• SVSU is 6-2 overall. The Cardinals have won four straight and haven't played a home match.
• Jackie Scheiber leads the offense with 3.9 kills per set, Taylor Smith sets the offense with 9.54 assists per set, and Kendall White is averaging 4.37 digs per set.
• SVSU was picked ninth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 8-20 overall last season and 2-14 in conference action.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• Tech hosts Ferris State (Sept. 18) and Davenport (Sept. 19) on alumni weekend in the conference home opener.
• The Huskies travel to Northern Michigan (Sept. 22) and Wayne State (Sept. 25) the following week to wrap up the first month of the season.
 
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.

HALL OF FAMER
• Sara (Nash) Hurley will be inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame in October.
• She was a middle blocker for the volleyball Huskies from 1991-94.
• Tech went 81-53 over her four seasons and 57-10 over the final two seasons, twice going to the NCAA Tournament as regional finalists and winning the GLIAC Regular Season and GLIAC Tournament in 1994.
• Nash received AVCA All-Region and All-GLIAC Second Team honors in 1994.
• She ranks fourth in career blocks (398) and fifth in career blocks per game (0.97).
 
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