GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Davenport University women's volleyball team made quick work of Wayne State on Saturday for its second win in a row and sixth victory in the last seven tries. The Panthers rolled past the Warriors with set scores of 25-14, 25-12 and 25-20.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Wayne State 0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-20)
RECORDS: Davenport 6-3, Wayne State 4-5

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (14), Riley Groves (12), Megan Herr (8)
Hitting %	Groves (.524), Kreiger (.444), Herr (.353)
Aces	Kendra DeJonge (5), Gabie Shellenbarger (1), Herr (1)
Blocks	Emmy Webb (6), DeJonge (4), Herr (2)
Assists	Nicole Odeen (36), Shellenbarger (1), Kreiger (1)
Digs	Nina Rudnitsky (16), DeJonge (10), Shellenbarger (9)

How It Happened
- Davenport set the tone early as it scored five of the first six points and eight of the first 10.
- From there until the end of the set, the Warriors could never get closer than five (8-3, 9-4, 10-5, and 11-6) and the Panthers led by as many as 12 (19-7, 20-8, 21-9, and 22-10).
- The first set was Davenport's most efficient on offense with a .321 hitting percentage, but it hit better than .290 in all three including .292 in the second and .295 in the third.
- The home team's hot start continued into the second set as it scored the first three points and 11 of the first 14.
- The visitors pulled within four at 12-8 and 13-9 before Davenport ended the set on a 12-3 run to win it and go up 2-0 in the match.
- The third set was the closest as it featured three ties in the first six total points scored.
- Once it was 3-3, the Panthers reeled off nine of the next 11 points to take a seven-point advantage, 12-5.
- The Warriors cut it to six twice at 12-6 and 13-7 before the Panthers pushed their lead to 10, 17-7.
- The closest Wayne State could get after that was three, 23-20, before Davenport scored the final two points to seal the match victory.

Next Up
Davenport and Wayne State will go at it again on Saturday with the first serve set for 1 p.m.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler