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The Grand Valley State Lakers will head to the Upper Peninsula to begin conference play at Michigan Tech on Friday, Sept. 17 and Northern Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 18. This will be the ninth and tenth match in a row on the road, as the Lakers won't open up at home until Saturday, Oct. 2.

"While we are not home yet, we are excited to get going with the start of the GLIAC season," said head coach Jason Johnson. "The past two weekends of play should have prepared us for what is to come on the road against Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan, the two top teams in the conference. Michigan Tech is a very experienced and talented team that has had a lot of success during the tenure of their players. Playing in Houghton will be an exciting challenge against a veteran team. On Saturday we will have a chance to play against the conference champions from last year, who are very talented and well-coached. I'm looking forward to both matches and the opportunity to see how much our team has grown through the first two weekends."

The GVSU volleyball team enters GLIAC play on a three-game winning streak and with a preseason record of 4-4. Currently, the Lakers sit at No.10 in the country in blocks per set (2.58), with Sarah Wight ranking No. 11 in the country for blocks per set (1.41). 

GVSU is first in the GLIAC in blocks (80) and in hitting percentage (.233). Wight is also first in the GLIAC in blocks per set and third in hitting percentage (.380). 

The Lakers will play the Michigan Tech Huskies on Friday, Sept. 17, at 5:00 p.m. in Houghton, Mich. in a north and south division showdown. In the GLIAC conference preseason coaches' poll, the Huskies were voted No. 1 in the North Division and the Lakers were voted No. 1 in the South Division. 

Coming off of a four-game winning streak, the Huskies enter conference play with an overall record of 5-3. Currently, they are first in the GLIAC in kills (423) and kills per set (14.59), as well as first in assists (394) and assists per set (13.59). 

GVSU will play the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 4:00 p.m. in Marquette, Mich. Coming off of a two-game winning streak, the Wildcats are sitting at 3-5 on the season. NMU is currently leading the GLIAC in service aces (61) and service aces per game (2.81). 

To follow along with the matches this weekend you can use the links above and follow @gvsuvolley on social media.