Grand Valley State 3, Parkside 0
In a battle of two young GLIAC teams, Grand Valley State prevailed 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at DeSimone Gymnasium over Parkside volleyball. The Lakers won 25-22, 25-20, 25-20 in a hard-fought match on both sides.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Parkside came out hot, taking a quick 5-0 lead in the first set, but the Lakers were able to regain the lead late in the set at 20-19 and were able to pull away with the win. In set two, the teams were even at 8-8 early on, but a GVSU 10-2 run helped the Lakers to a 2-0 lead in the match. The third set was much like the first and second, as the Rangers took an early lead, this time 3-0, but the Lakers used a 6-0 run to take the lead right back. Parkside fought back, regaining the lead at 10-9 but GVSU was able to take control of the set and coast to the set three win.
 
STATWORTHY
Freshman Reese Rossnagel led the team with 13 kills, six of which came in the first set. Senior Carlee Behnke and junior Kendall Holmes each had five for the Rangers, who again were without junior Rachel Hedman, the team's leader in kills coming into the weekend. Junior Emma Habisch had a team-high 16 assists while freshman Alysha Brickl had 15. Senior Ann Leo led with with 15 digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will hit the road for back-to-back weekends, first taking on Lake Superior State on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, Oct. 12, then heading to Indianapolis, Ind., for the Conference Crossover Tournament featuring teams from the GLIAC/GLVC/G-MAC.