Crunch time for spikers

Wayne State women's volleyball dispatched the Lake Superior State Lakers on Oct 4. after losing to the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals the day before.

After Saginaw Valley took the first set 26-24, the Warriors won the next two before the Cardinals took set four. Saginaw Valley won the fifth-and-deciding set by a 16-4 score.

"We shouldn't have lost," said junior Lauren Mallast, the national leader in blocks-per-set. "But we're really ready to prove ourselves and not back down."

Sarha Gosselin led the Warriors with a season-high 19 kills and 10 digs.

The Warriors then found themselves in a similar position the very next day against the Lakers. Wearing pink jerseys in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, WSU won the first two sets, and then lost the next pair, sending the game into another fifth-and-deciding set.

A controversial call in the final set caused a stir. The first point was scored by the Lakers, but the call was overturned and awarded to Wayne State

WSU went on a 10-4 run and took the set, 15-9.

Gosselin had 20 kills and was the first to reach that mark since Miranda Robison in 2006. Katy Westenberg totaled 45 assists.

The Lakers are sixth in the GLIAC North Division, but Warrior coach Phil Nickel told his team not to take them lightly.

"You can't take anybody for granted," Nickel said.

Wayne State heads north for two matches October 11 and 12 against Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan.

"We have to be prepared because they are two very good teams," senior Kim Gear said.

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