Lakers vs. WMU
Lakers finish 2-2 at Wildcat Classic
MARQUETTE - Lake Superior State started off the second day of competition at the Wildcat Volleyball Classic with a 25-18, 25-23, 25-22 victory over Minnesota-Crookston.
Freshman Emily Snyder got the Lakers (2-1) rolling with four straight service aces early in Set 1. She totaled five aces, five kills and nine digs for the match. Sophomore Nikki Stratelak notched four straight kills during Set 2, and the Lakers scrapped their way to a close win in Set 3.
Stratelak led the Lakers in kills with seven, and juniors Jeanna Radzinski and Janelle Balkwill added six each. Junior libero Brittany Newberry totaled 21 digs, and Balkwill had 18 assists.
LSSU totaled nine team aces in the match. UM-C, which committed 14 service errors to LSSU's three, dropped to 0-3 in the tournament.
The Lakers close out the tournament with a 5 p.m. match Saturday against Wisconsin-Parkside.
Wisconsin-Parkside 3, LSSU 2
Wisconsin-Parkside survived a Lake Superior State comeback to win Saturday's afternoon match, 25-13, 15-25, 13-25, 25-14, 15-6.
Junior Abby Shereda contributed five kills during both of the Lakers' winning sets and finished with a career-high 14. She also had a .270 attack percentage and five digs. Snyder followed with 13 kills, and Lindsay McLeod and Stratelak had five each.
Newberry totaled 19 digs, and Balkwill had 31 assists.
UW-P totaled 13 team blocks to LSSU's three. The Rangers also had 57 kills, while the Lakers finished with 46.
LSSU and UW-P both finished 2-2 in the tournament.
Correction: Shereda established a new career high with 15 kills during Friday's 3-1 victory over American International.
