ALLENDALE, MICH. – The Grand Valley State women's volleyball team is set to get postseason play underway Wednesday night, hosting Wayne State in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal match. The Lakers are the two seed in the league, taking on the seventh-seeded Warriors in the opening round.
 
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About Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State is on a five-game winning streak entering the postseason, following their sweeps of Purdue Northwest and SVSU over the weekend. They ended the regular season at 22-6 overall and 14-2 in league play.
 
For the second straight week, Lexi Armstrong was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week. She totaled 41 digs over the two sweeps, averaging nearly seven digs a set. She ranks second in the conference with 513 digs and 4.98 digs per set.
 
Under Jason Johnson, the Lakers have made the GLIAC Tournament all six seasons, winning their opening round game four times, advancing to the league championship game all four of those years.
 
GVSU and Wayne State have already met twice this season. The Laker won both matches in three sets, with four of the sets being won by nine points or more. Finley Arp totaled 20 kills across the six sets to lead the offense. On defense, the Lakers combined for 19 blocks in the two games and held Wayne State under a .100 hitting percentage in both matches.
 
About Wayne State
The Warriors have hit their stride since the middle of October, winning nine of their previous 12 matches. That streak improved them to 15-12 overall and 8-8 in league play, earning the seven seed in the conference tournament.
 
Wayne State has switched to a two-setter system since losing their primary setter to injury a few games ago. Now two freshmen will be dictating the offense, with both Abby Parrish and Abby Baushke having tallied over 100 assists. The two of them will be getting the ball to outside hitter Kate Smith, who ranks fifth in the conference with 3.26 kills per set.
 
Under head coach Tim Koth, the Warriors are 6-7 in the GLIAC Tournament, claiming the league title last season. They have lost in the first round on four different occasions.
 
How to Follow
Wednesday's game will be available to follow along with via live stats or live stream through FloSports. For full coverage, follow along on social media @gvsuvolley and online at GVSUlakers.com.