KENOSHA, Wis. — Parkside Volleyball is set for its final week of regular-season GLIAC competition, hosting Northern Michigan University and Wayne State University inside De Simone Arena. The Rangers will take on Northern Michigan on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. before welcoming Wayne State on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. Saturday's matchup will also serve as Senior Night as Parkside honors its graduating student-athletes.
 
The Rangers enter the final week with a 15-10 overall record and a 7-7 mark in GLIAC play, sitting sixth in the conference standings.
 
Parkside continues to rank among the top teams in the conference defensively, leading the GLIAC in total digs (1,665) and digs per set (16.82). The Rangers also rank third in team kills (1,280) and service aces (161). Parkside averages 1.63 service aces per set, ranking fourth in the conference, while holding opponents to a .183 hitting percentage. The Rangers have recorded 153 total blocks, good for fifth in the GLIAC, and are hitting .208 as a team.
 
In her first two career starts at libero, Lauren Peters made an immediate impact, averaging 4.00 digs per set across matchups against Roosevelt and Davenport. Peters totaled 28 digs over the two contests and has recorded 213 digs and 25 service aces on the season.
 
Maia Olson continues to anchor the Rangers defensively at the net, totaling 83 blocks on the season to rank second in the GLIAC. She averages 0.84 blocks per set, ranking sixth in the conference. Olson has also contributed 144 kills and 21 service aces.
 
Avary Polavin leads Parkside offensively with 323 kills, ranking third in the GLIAC. She averages 3.44 kills per set, also good for third in the conference, and 3.61 points per set, ranking sixth. Sierra Kilbourn follows with 293 kills, ranking seventh in the GLIAC, while hitting .300 on the season. Monica Lukasiewicz has added 157 kills and is hitting .342, the fifth-best hitting percentage in the conference.
 
Lucy Russ leads the Rangers in assists with 648, ranking seventh in the GLIAC. She has also recorded 26 service aces and 206 digs this season.
 
Dani has been a standout at the service line over the past week, recording 13 service aces and averaging 1.86 aces per set. Both marks rank first in the GLIAC and lead the nation.
 
Scouting Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan enters the week with an 12-14 overall record and a 8-7 mark in GLIAC play. The Wildcats are hitting .194 on the season, while allowing opponents to hit .226. Northern Michigan ranks fourth in the GLIAC in total blocks with 161, averaging 1.63 blocks per set, which ranks seventh in the conference.
 
Defensively, Lisel Haugen leads the Wildcats with 298 digs, ranking tenth in the GLIAC. She averages 4.58 digs per set, which ranks third in the conference.
 
Allie Barlow directs the Wildcats' offense, ranking third in the GLIAC with 968 total assists and fifth with 9.78 assists per set. Barlow also leads the conference in both total service aces (49) and aces per set (0.49). Offensively, Kaylie McIntosh leads Northern Michigan with 318 kills, ranking fourth in the GLIAC, while her 3.31 kills per set rank fourth. McIntosh also averages 3.60 points per set, ranking seventh in the conference.

Scouting Wayne State
Wayne State enters the week with a 13-12 overall record and a 6-8 mark in GLIAC play. The Warriors are hitting .227 as a team, ranking fourth in the conference, while holding opponents to a .201 hitting percentage. Wayne State ranks third in the GLIAC in total blocks with 166.5, averaging 1.73 blocks per set, which ranks fifth. The Warriors also rank fifth in the conference in both team kills (1,256) and service aces (152).
 
Giselle Burlingame leads the Warriors defensively with 348 digs on the season, ranking seventh in the GLIAC. She averages 3.63 digs per set, which ranks eighth in the conference. Katerina Stout anchors Wayne State at the net with 71 total blocks, ranking eighth in the GLIAC, and averages 0.96 blocks per set, which ranks second in the conference. Stout also leads the Warriors in hitting percentage at .337, ranking sixth in the GLIAC.
 
Offensively, Katie Smith leads Wayne State with 307 kills, ranking fifth in the conference. She averages 3.20 kills per set, which ranks sixth, and 3.83 points per set, ranking fourth in the GLIAC. Smith has also recorded 31 service aces on the season. Kayla Dulgar directs the Warriors' offense, ranking fourth in the conference with 908 total assists and second with 10.09 assists per set.
 
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