ALLENDALE, MICH. – The GVSU women's volleyball team was back home Friday evening, and they continued their winning ways. The Lakers swept Northern Michigan to win their 11^th straight match and move to 19-1 on the season, setting a new program record for a start to a campaign.
 
GVSU took the match by the scores of 25-13, 28-26, 25-16. The Lakers got out to a 7-1 lead in the opening set and never looked back. The Wildcats were never able to get closer than four points the rest of the way, as GVSU cruised to a set one win.
 
Set two was back and forth to start, but NMU was able to open a 15-12 lead midway through the set. They were able to maintain that lead and get to set point at 24-21. GVSU was able to come back and tie the match at 24. Then after Northern took a 25-24 lead, the Lakers scored four of the final five points to complete the comeback and take the set.
 
The Laker defense made a statement in set three, opening with three consecutive blocks. That helped GVSU start out up 13-5. The lead got stretched up to 11 before NMU cut it back down to seven at 23-16. But GVSU closed the match out with the final two points to finish off the sweep.
 
Jordyn Gates tallied her ninth triple-double of the season, notching 14 kills, 19 assists, and 10 digs on a .700 hitting percentage. Kendall Stover had 12 kills and nine digs, while Kate Goudreau added eight kills. Meghan O'Sullivan recorded 29 assists, nine digs, and 3.5 blocks. As a team, the Lakers swung at a .448 clip and held NMU to .091.
 
The Lakers stay at home tomorrow afternoon, taking on Michigan Tech at 2:00.