Wayne State 25, Parkside 17 (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17)
A tough Wayne State volleyball team came in to Parkside on Friday night and took down the Rangers 3-1 after dropping the first set. The Warriors were receiving votes in the latest AVCA National Poll and improved to 9-2 overall and 3-0 in the GLIAC, while the Rangers dropped to 4-7. 
 
Saturday's match against Saginaw Valley State has been postponed to a later date. Please check ParksideRangers.com for the updated game day/time.
 
SET 1: The Rangers finished off the Warriors in set one, but it wasn't easy, as Parkside held onto a 24-19 advantage but WSU brought it to 24-23. A kill by senior Jazmine Neal gave the Rangers the 25-23 win.
 
SET 2: WSU used a 5-0 run after breaking a 15-15 tie and didn't let Parkside back into the match.
 
SET 3: Once again, WSU pulled away in the end as the two teams were tied up at 18-18. This time, they used a short 3-0 run to get a lead and ended up with a 25-20 win.
 
SET 4: The Warriors put away the Rangers in the fourth after trailing 13-12; they used a 5-0 run to jump out to a 17-13 lead and the Rangers couldn't get the run they needed to pull back into the match.
 
STATWORTHY
Neal led the Rangers with 11 kills while junior Reese Rossnagel had 10. Redshirt-senior Ellie Adams finished with a team-high 20 assists while sophomore Maddy Dokken led the team with 19 digs. Neal also had a team-high 6.0 blocks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will have the rest of the weekend off as tomorrow's match has been postponed. They'll hit the road for a long stretch, beginning with Davenport on Oct. 1.