FSU Finishes Hillsdale Invite With Back-To-Back Wins By Beating Missouri S&T

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's volleyball squad closed out the Hillsdale Invitational in strong fashion as FSU swept Missouri S&T in regional action 3-0 on Saturday (Sept. 3) at Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena in Hillsdale.

The Bulldogs capped off the tournament with back-to-back wins after previously knocking off nationally 14th-ranked Colorado Mines in Friday afternoon action. Missouri S&T entered the tournament receiving votes in the national poll.

Ferris State took the opening set of Saturday's invitational finale 25-23 and then posted identical 25-17 margins in both the second and third sets to capture the win. The Bulldogs hit an impressive .324 overall for the contest.

Sophomore Olivia Henneman-Dallape led the Bulldogs with 15 kills in the match while both Chelsie Freeman and Syann Fairfield tallied eight kills each and Emma Bleecher added seven kills.

Meanwhile, setter Kaylee Maat totaled 39 assists and came up with a team-high three service aces for the Bulldogs. Libero Leah Bylut totaled 13 digs with Bleecher adding nine digs.

FSU finished the contest with 45 kills and only 12 attack errors on 102 attempts in addition to notching 46 digs and nine aces. The Bulldogs also had eight block assists.

Ferris State will open Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play back at home on Friday (Sept. 9) as FSU hosts Wisconsin-Parkside in the home opener starting at 7 p.m. (ET) inside Jim Wink Arena.