Championship Bound: No. 20 Volleyball Defeats Grand Valley State 3-1 Courtesy: Northern Michigan University Athletics
Courtesy: NMU
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – A trip to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament Championship is on the calendar for No. 20 Northern Michigan University volleyball after they picked up a 3-1 win over Grand Valley State University on Saturday in the GLIAC Tournament semifinal.
The Wildcats scored the day’s opening point and jumped out to a 5-1 lead behind Lauren Van Remortel assisted kills from Koryn Parmenter and Jacqueline Smith and two service aces from Smith.
The Lakers pulled within one at 9-8 and kept things close for a majority of the opening frame.
ABC 10/CW5 Courtesy: Northern Michigan University Athletics
Courtesy: NMU
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – No. 20 Northern Michigan University volleyball is moving on in the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament after defeating Davenport University 3-1 in the quarterfinal round on Friday evening at Saginaw Valley State University.
The Wildcats led for much of the opening frame and took the lead for good after breaking a 7-7 tie. A Jacqueline Smith kill, assisted by Lauren Van Remortel, led to the tie and kicked off a six-point run for NMU. Smith had three kills in the run while Hailey Wickstrom had two. The run was capped off by a block from Wickstrom and Evynn Layshock.
ABC 10/CW5 Courtesy: Northern Michigan University Athletics
Courtesy: NMU
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University volleyball team took a talented Ferris State University team to the wire on their home court in a 3-2 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) loss Friday afternoon.
In the first set, the Wildcats struggled at stopping the Bulldog attack. A 4-0 Ferris State run set the tone for the contest in which NMU put up eight total points. Even after falling behind the Wildcat team did not stop fighting, as kills by Hailey Wickstrom and Ania Hyatt came late in the set. The Bulldogs took set one 25-8.