Lakers Claim Rivalry Match Win Over Ferris State
Allendale, Mich. – Host Grand Valley State was too much
for the Ferris State University volleyball team on Friday (Oct. 23)
evening as the Lakers recorded a 3-1 victory over the Bulldogs in
the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) rivalry
match inside the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena at Allendale, Mich.
The Lakers took the first set of the match by a 25-20 count and
then sealed the victory with narrow wins in the third and fourth
sets after the Bulldogs had tied the match up with a 25-20 triumph
in the second frame. GVSU won the third set 25-22 and the fourth by
a 25-23 score as all four sets were determined by five points or
less.
Grand Valley State posted a .056 attack percentage for the match
and compiled 46 total kills compared to only 40 for the Bulldogs.
FSU was limited to a .037 attack figure.
The Bulldogs were paced by senior middle hitter Kristy
Gilchrist (Macomb/Anchor Bay) and junior middle hitter
Arielle Goodson (Grand Rapids/Central), who both
tallied 10 kills for the outing. Goodson added four solo blocks
with three assists as Ferris netted 11 team blocks on the
night.
Sophomore hitter Ashley Huntey
(Stanwood/Morley-Stanwood) totaled a match-high 19 digs while
junior Dana Ruttle (Reed City) contributed 14 digs
and sophomore Lisa Tobiczyk (Marysville) finished
with 11 digs. Freshman setter Samantha Fordyce
(DeWitt) had 35 assists for FSU, which played 13 different players
in the rivalry match before a crowd of 954 fans.
Meanwhile, the Lakers were led by Whitney Tremain with 13 kills
and Krysta Kornack had 12 kills. Both Meghan Scanlon and Olivia
Kohler recorded 20 assists and Janelle Beaudry added 12 digs. Katey
Crichton also reached double-figures in digs with 10 for the
match.
GVSU registered eight service aces while the Bulldogs had only
three. FSU held a 65-56 edge in total digs, but the Lakers also had
13 total blocks.
With the loss, the Bulldogs dropped to 17-8 overall and 8-4 in the
GLIAC standings. The Lakers improved to 14-9 overall and 9-3 in
conference action.
Ferris State continues action on the road with a league match at
Saginaw Valley State on Friday, Oct. 30, starting at 7 p.m. (EDT)
in University Center, Mich.