ALLENDALE, MICH. – The Grand Valley State women's volleyball team finished off the regular season with a home victory over Saginaw Valley State. The 21
st-ranked Lakers will enter the GLIAC Tournament with a record of 22-6.
Grand Valley State won the match by the set scores of 25-23, 25-14, and 25-19.
In the opening set, the two teams traded points, until a late 3-0 run by the Lakers put them up 20-17. They eventually went up 24-21 and held on for the two-point victory. GVSU dominated the second set, leading the entire way through, to go up 2-0. Saginaw Valley jumped out to a 7-4 lead to begin the final set, until a 5-0 Laker run put them up 8-7. They would stay close, but the Lakers rattled off an 8-0 scoring run to take an 18-10 advantage. From there, they closed out the Cardinals, claiming their fifth straight win.
Grace Busold and
Kennedy Arp both recorded nine kills to lead the offense. Arp hit .444 and had four blocks, while Busold totaled 13 digs.
Gabby Orlet had 33 assists, and
Lexi Armstrong tallied 25 digs. The Lakers had nine blocks and held SVSU to a .085 hitting percentage.
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The Lakers are the two-seed in the GLIAC Tournament, hosting seven-seed Wayne State on Wednesday at 6:00.
