The Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team earned wins over Saginaw Valley State and Lake Superior State on the road this past weekend to close out the regular season. With the wins, the Huskiess are 16-11 and 10-7 in GLIAC play, which puts them in the fifth spot in the GLIAC Tournament.

With the seedings set, the Huskies will travel Wednesday to face No. 4 Wayne State.

HUSKIES SWEEP LAKERS

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Huskies wrapped up its regular season with a 3-0 sweep at Lake Superior State on Saturday. The Huskies only trailed once in the match and won 25-16, 25-20, and 25-13.

The Black and Gold have won five of their last six.

“Our goal was to finish the regular season strong and to build momentum heading into the postseason,” Huskies coach Matt Jennings said. “I think we did that in part here today. The offense was spread out very nicely and we had some clutch defense at the net and in the backcourt that made a difference.”

Five different Huskies had at least two kills in the opening set. As a team, Tech hit .333 and forced the Lakers into nine errors. Rachel Zurek had the setpoint kill and Meg Raabe put down the winner.

The Lakers (7-20, 2-14 GLIAC) secured the first point of the second set for their only lead in the match, but the Huskies quickly responded and then scored the final six points. Kaycee Meiners had a kill for setpoint and Tess Hayes served an ace for the 2-0 lead at the break. Meiners, Jacqueline Yancy, and Zurek each put down four kills in the second as the Huskies hit .395.

Tech used a 12-2 run in the third set to take control. Paige Wagner was a force in the third with six kills on eight attempts and also added pair of block assists. She put down the final two kills to seal the victory.

Paige Wagner tallied a match-high 10 kills while hitting .500 and adding three blocks. Raabe notched nine kills, Zurek had eight kills, and Meiners and Yancy chipped in with seven kills. Tess Hayes set the offense with 33 assists. Amelia Albers (14 digs) and Yancy (11 digs) were in double digits defensively.

HUSKIES WIN 3-1 AT SAGINAW VALLEY

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. — The Huskies defeated Saginaw Valley State 3-1 Friday at Hamilton Gym. The Huskies won 25-20, 19-25, 25-21, and 25-18, winning the fourth of their last five matches.

“Winning on the road late in the season isn’t easy in this league,” Jennings said. “I’m glad we got it done here tonight, and I thought we played well for most of the match. We’re looking forward to picking it back up tomorrow in what’s a pretty quick turn around.”

The Huskies jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first and led by as many as eight. SVSU closed to within four late in the frame, but a kill by Meiners made it setpoint and the Cardinals had an attacking error to give the Black and Gold the lead. Zurek tallied five kills in the first.

SVSU (6-20, 3-12 GLIAC) responded in the second and never trailed to tie the match. The Cardinals hit .344 and held the Huskies to .154. Sarah Veale put down eight kills for the home team in the second.

Tech fought through five early ties and three lead changes but led by as many as five in the third. Raabe had five kills in the set, including the winner after Kath Loch made it setpoint.

The Black and Gold built an early five-point lead in the fourth and never looked back. Neither offense got into a groove in the final frame but the Huskies forced 14 errors to finish off the match.

Raabe led the Huskies with 16 kills while hitting .318. Zurek added 13 kills and hit .323. Meiners (9), Loch (8), and Wagner (7) also added to the offense that Hayes set with 48 assists. Albers led with 20 digs while Brynn Erickson added 11.

GLIAC TOURNAMENT

Tech is in the GLIAC Tournament for the 10th straight season. Other first round matchups are No. 8 Purdue Northwest at No. 1 Ferris State, No. 7 Davenport at No. 2 Grand Valley State, and No. 6 Parkside at No. 3 Northern Michigan.