The following story is courtesy of Michigan Tech University:

MARQUETTE---Aubrey Ficek and Mariah Sherman both had 12 kills and Jacqueline Aird had a game-high 18 digs to lead the Michigan Tech volleyball team to a straight-set victory over Northern Michigan at Vandament Arena.

The win was the first for Tech over NMU in Marquette since 2001. The Huskies (12-2 overall; 4-1 GLIAC) stormed to a 12-7 lead in the opening set on their way to a 25-18 victory. Ficek and Sherman led the way with four kills and Tech hit .444 as a team.

The Black and Gold matched its first-set intensity in the middle frame, jumping out to a 12-4 advantage and never looking back. A tremendous rally for the final point ended with the Huskies forcing Northern into a hitting error to take the set victory.

Michigan Tech came from behind in the third and final period to clinch the straight-set win. After the Wildcats built their first lead of the night, Tech scored seven of the next nine points and closed out the match with a 25-23 win.

Rachel Pohlod had 42 assists in the contest. Lauren Emmert (.692), Sherman (.435) and Sylvie Rokosh (.400) all hit .400 or better to help the Huskies hit .368 collectively.

Michigan Tech stays on the road for a pair of GLIAC matches this weekend. The Huskies visit Findlay on Friday, before traveling to Hillsdale Saturday.


The following story is courtesy of Northern Michigan University:
 

MARQUETTE— The Northern Michigan volleyball team fell to Michigan Tech, 3-0, Tuesday night at Vandament Arena in front of season-best 390 fans.

The Huskies topped the Wildcats in the first two sets, 25-18 and 25-17, before clinching their victory with a tight 25-23 win in the third set.

"I'm pretty happy with Kayla, Madison and Jami," NMU head coach Dominic Yoder said. "Kayla and Madison led us offensively, and Jami's setting drove our offense. I thought our block was good halfway through set two and in set three to keep us in the game."

"We need to be more consistent with that moving forward. But hat's off to Michigan Tech for coming into a hostile environment and doing really well."

In the first set, Michigan Tech never allowed Northern Michigan to get within two points after building an early lead. In the second, the Huskies raced out to a 10-4 advantage and never looked back.

The third set featured the teams trading points. The Wildcats and Huskies were locked in a tie seven times, but Michigan Tech pulled ahead late by going on a 7-3 run when the teams were knotted at 12 apiece.

After that, though the Wildcats rallied late withAlex Berger serving to pull within one, the Huskies sealed the win on a Stephanie Dietrich kill.

Madison Whitehead paced the Northern Michigan attack with 11 kills and a .435 hitting percentage. Kayla Chosa was next with 10 kills and a .350 hitting percentage.

Defensively, Berger (17), Autumn Monsma (12) and Lisa Studnicka (11) reached the double digits in digs. Jami Hogeboom posted 39 assists to lead the Wildcats.

With the loss, Northern Michigan falls to 10-4 (2-3 GLIAC). The Wildcats return to action when they travel to Hillsdale Friday at 7 p.m.