The Grand Valley State Lakers dropped their second match of the day, falling to Upper Iowa by a 3-1 margin. GVSU dropped the first two sets before rebounding to win the third, but ultimately lost the match after a 20-25 fourth-set loss.
 
The loss drops the Lakers to 0-2 on the season after they lost a hard fought match earlier this afternoon to Northwest Missouri State.
 
Much like the first match of the day, the Lakers held the advantage in many statistical categories. GVSU led in kills (55-42), assists (52-39), digs (88-82), and tied in blocks (4-4). The Lakers also sported a .185 hitting percentage compared to Upper Iowa's .167.
 
Hannah Murdock put up her second double-digit dig match after recording 10 digs in both matches today while also chipping in six kills. Sophomore Jayci Suseland once again led the team in kills with a match high 22 while adding six digs. Staci Brower and Sydney Doby also tallied double-digit kills with 11 and 10, respectively.
 
In the first set, GVSU took an early 4-3 lead after a Suseland kill only do have the Peacocks rattle off four straight to take a 7-4 lead. GVSU then dug its way back and tied the match 12-12 after another Suseland kill. The Peacocks would then take control of the set by going on an 11-3 run to win the set 25-17.
 
In the second set, the Lakers fell behind early and found themselves down 6-10. GVSU was not able to recover from the early deficit and a couple of scoring runs ended the second set in a 25-14 Peacock victory.
 
The Lakers found new life in the third set after trailing 1-3. GVSU was able to go on a 15-3 run to take a commanding 16-5 lead. The Lakers then went on a five point run, capped off by a Jillian Butsavich kill from Doby to take the 21-6 lead. GVSU would go on to win the set 25-10 after a final kill from Suseland.
 
Unfortunately for the Lakers, they were not able to carry the dominance over to the next set, which saw them fall 25-20. The teams battled back and forth to see the score tied at 10, only for Upper Iowa to go on a six-point run and take a 16-10 lead. GVSU fought back to bring the score to 18-22, but the Peacocks would score two straight to move ahead 24-18. The Lakers gave one final push and scored two straight to bring the score to 24-20, but a kill by the Peacocks Anna Winter halted the comeback.
 
Senior setter Katie Olson tallied a match-high 41 assists to go along with her eight digs and one ace.
 
The Lakers will be back in action tomorrow (Sept. 2) as they face off against Missouri Western State at noon and Cedarville at 6:00 PM.