Four Huskies contribute double-digit kills
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan Tech volleyball team dropped the first set but came back for a 3-1 victory at Davenport on Friday. The Huskies won 22-25, 25-16, 25-13, and 25-15 to improve to 14-10 overall and 8-6 in the GLIAC.
“I’m really happy with the way we played after set one,” Tech coach Matt Jennings said. “To see Abbi go off the way she did tonight was quite a reward. Our offense really looked impressive and our serving was really on point.”
Despite four fewer kills, the Panthers edged the Huskies 25-22 in the opening set.
Tech never trailed after the first and tied the match after hitting .306 in the second. Seven different Huskies registered a kill with Abbi Perkins putting down five and Meg Raabe three. Rachel Zurek made it setpoint before Perkins hit the winner.
After the break, the Tech’s offense came out on fire, hitting .531. A balanced attack spread through six Huskies with Rachel Zurek tallying six kills on six attempts. She made it setpoint and gave Tech the 2-1 lead with the set winner.
The Huskies rode the momentum into the third. They led by as many as 11 and cruised to a 25-15 win to defeat the Panthers for the second time this season. Kaycee Meiners led the Black and Gold with five kills in the fourth, and Abbi Perkins again put down the winner.
Playing 45 miles from her hometown, Abbi Perkins and was one of four Huskies in double figures with a Tech career-high 13 kills. Meg Raabe had a match-high 15 kills and hit .333. Kaycee Meiners went for 12 kills, four block assists, and two solo blocks while hitting .478. Rachel Zurek finished with 10 kills and a .389 hitting percentage.
Tess Hayes set the attack with 47 assists and added 11 digs. Amelia Albers (11) and Brooke Dzwik (10) were also in double figures defensively.
The Huskies wrap up the weekend downstate at No. 1 Ferris State on Saturday. First serve is set for 5 p.m. at Bulldog Arena.
