SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Despite dropping the first set on Friday at Lake Superior State, the Davenport women's volleyball team won the next three to take the match in four and run its winning streak to three matches. The Panthers and Lakers will do battle again on Saturday with the first serve set for noon.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Lake Superior State 1 (18-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-23)
RECORDS: Davenport 3-2, Lake Superior State 0-5

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (16), Megan Herr (11), Riley Groves (10)
Hitting %	Groves (.308), Herr (.304), DeJonge (.300)
Aces	Herr (2), Nina Rudnitsky (2), Nicole Odeen (2)
Blocks	Emmy Webb (4), Herr (3), Kreiger (3)
Assists	Odeen (34), Rudnitsky (2), Kendra DeJonge (1)
Digs	Rudnitsky (19), Gabie Shellenbarger (13), DeJonge (13)

How It Happened
- Lake Superior State controlled the first set to the tune of a .600 hitting percentage with 13 kills and only one error on 20 total attacks.
- The Lakers carried that momentum into the beginning of the second set with five of its first seven points before the Panthers began to build some momentum.
- Davenport answered that 5-2 run with six-straight points and 11 of the next 13 points to go ahead by six, 13-7.
- From there until the end of the set, the home team could never get closer than two (14-12) and the visitors led by as many as seven (23-16, 24-17, 25-18).
- The third set saw Davenport perform its best on the offensive end with a .310 hitting percentage thanks to 15 kills and just two errors on 42 swings.
- The Lakers scored the first two points and held the lead for a bit until it was 7-5 before the Panthers used a 7-2 run of their own to lead by three, 12-9.
- After Lake Superior State scored back-to-back points to cut the deficit to one, 12-11, six straight Davenport points boosted the lead back to eight, 19-11.
- The Lakers were never closer than seven points the rest of that set.
- The fourth set was the tightest of the match as it only saw two ties, but Davenport led by more than three on just two occasions.
- The difference came when Davenport was ahead one, 19-18, and scored five of the next six points to lead by five, 24-19.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler