Posted: Sep 16, 2022
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Saginaw Valley State University women's volleyball squad continued its winning ways on Friday evening by pouncing on the host Davenport University Panthers in a 25-22, 25-16, 25-19 victory at the DU Student Center.
Saginaw Valley rises to 7-4 on the season and 3-0 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Panthers, meanwhile, dip to 8-4 overall and 1-2 in the GLIAC.
How it Happened:
- SVSU's defense came up big again as the Cardinals held Davenport to a .112 attack percentage and had a 71-60 digs advantage.
- Madison Thompson spiked a match-best 15 kills on a .406 hitting percentage.
- Peyton Gerstacker converted 28 assists for SVSU to go along with five kills (.286) and two blocks.
- Kelsey Vittitow led four Cardinals in double-digit digs with 18, followed by Gerstacker with 17, Sarah Veale had 13 and Rylee Zimmer, 12.
- DU's Hayley Kreiger had a match-high-tying 15 kills and completed the double-double with 18 digs.
- As a team, SVSU hit .242 while committing just 11 errors in 120 attack attempts.
Inside the Box Score:
- SVSU's six-match winning streak is its longest since starting last fall 8-0.
- The Cardinals have not dropped a set in their last four outings.
- The Cardinals are also 3-0 in the conference for the first time since 2011.
- The 71 digs tonight are the most for SVSU in a true road match.
- The Cardinals' 11 attack errors are the fewest this season. The team has also hit .225 or greater in each of their last six outings to coincide with their current win streak.
Up Next
The Cardinals stay on the GLIAC road on Saturday at Purdue Northwest, starting at 3 p.m.