ALLENDALE, MICH. – It was a good Homecoming Weekend for the GVSU women's volleyball team, as they swept the weekend, closing it out with a four-set victory over Michigan Tech this afternoon. The win keeps the Lakers perfect on the home floor, at 10-0, and moves them to 19-3 on the season and 11-2 in GLIAC play.
 
The Lakers won the match by the scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, and 25-20. Neither team was able to pull away from one another for most of the first set, until the Lakers used a 6-0 run as the teams were tied at 17 to get a comfortable lead and hold on for the set one win. The Huskies answered back in the second, closing the set on an 8-2 run to comeback and tie the match at one. GVSU got off to a hot start in the third set, racing up 9-3, and withheld a couple of MTU runs, but never giving up the lead to retake their advantage in the match. The Lakers once again got off to a quick start in the fourth set, going up 6-1. The Huskies battled back to take a 12-11 lead, but the Lakers responded with at 7-2 lead to retake the lead and hold off MTU, as GVSU got their revenge on the Huskies from earlier this season.
 
Jordyn Gates tallied another triple-double, recording 24 kills, 23 assists, and 10 digs, also blocking five Husky attacks. Meghan O'Sullivan and Sarah Wight each notched 11 kills , while Kendall Stover had eight kills and 12 digs. Rachel Jacquay had 25 assists, with Madison Gates getting 13 digs and Julia Blaney had 12.
 
Up Next
The Lakers head out on the road next Tuesday, making the long trip over to Davenport to play the Panthers at 7:00.