Michigan Tech

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team won 3-1 at Saginaw Valley State on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies won 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, and 25-22 to improve to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in the GLIAC.
 
"It was a very well-earned team win today!" Tech volleyball coach Cindy Pindral said. "I'm proud of the way we were determined to compete and perform from the very beginning of the match all the way through to the end.
 
"Rachel Zurek had a monster game and proved that she can absolutely take over a match. Maddy Kreider was in total control of our offense today and did a great job mixing it up and finding advantages for our attackers at the net. Keeley continues to impress with so many quality digs and by being an anchor in the backcourt."
 
The Huskies never trailed in the opening set and were led by Rachel Zurek with five kills on 10 swings. The home team tied the match in the second. Zurek had seven kills in the second, but SVSU hit .385 and had seven blocks.
 
Tech overcame 10 ties and a pair of lead changes in the third to take the lead. Rachel Zurek continued her dominant play with seven kills. The Huskies quickly built a five-point lead in the fourth and never trailed. Zurek had the setpoint kill and the match-clinching kill.
 
Rachel Zurek finished with a career-high 25 kills while hitting .380. Paige Wagner added 11 kills, and Kayla Heinonen had seven kills and 10 digs. Madelynn Kreider set the offense with 45 assists and added 15 digs. Keeley Nellis tallied 22 digs.
 
Jackie Scheiber led the Cardinals with 12 kills. Taylor Smith tallied 31 assists, and Kendall White had 18 digs.
 
Tech returns to the SDC Gym next weekend to host Ferris State on Friday and Davenport on Saturday on Alumni Weekend.