GV women’s volleyball promises in a four-match trip – Grand Valley Lanthorn | Mousy News

The Grand Valley State University women’s volleyball team started the fall season on the road, putting on a 3-1 aggregate record as they beat the University of Notre Dame (3-0),

Mercyhurst University (3-0) , Malone University (3-1) and were eventually wiped out by Gannon University in a tough 0-3 loss. Jason Johnson, the Lakers’ second-year head coach,

believes the key to a successful season is to continue to take steps forward as a program rather than focusing on the shortcomings of any player. any previous season. “We played

very well against two teams on Friday,” Johnson said. “For our first game on Saturday, we played pretty well for ourselves again, but we were a bit distracted and that resulted

in us losing the set.” In the University of Notre Dame sweep, the Lakers were able to beat the Falcons in three sets with scores of 25-10, 25-23 and 25-19. Lower mid-level

roadblocks Sarah Wight and Jaelianna Primus lead the charge with 8 kills each, with freshman Jordyn Gates following with 6 kills and 14 assists. The second game of the evening

included another sweep against Mercyhurst, as Primus (11) and Gates (8) once again led the team in kills with another standout contribution from the side’s senior player. other

than Savannah Thompson (7). Sets ended with scores of 25-14, 25-13 and 25-14. The Lakers continued to dominate for the second day against Malone University in a four-set battle,

ending the game 25-17, 22-25, 25-15 and 25-7. Primus, Stover and freshman Meghan O’Sullivan all lead the Lakers with 11 knockdowns each. Gates and junior Rachel Jacquay

controlled the pace of 25 fouls and 20 assists, respectively. However, the success of the two-day games would come to an end when the Lakers couldn’t figure out how to stop

Gannon. The Lakers fell 14-25 in the first set, 12-25 in the second, and showed little promise in a back-and-forth rally in the third set until the final Knights finished test day.

match the score 26-24. “We knew that Gannon was going to be the toughest game for us this weekend,” Johnson said. “They have been a very seasoned and successful program over

the last five to 10 years. I think we were just trying to control it at the time. I’d like to see us a little more competitive from the start. Overall, I’m pleased with the

results of everything we did this weekend.” Primus led the Lakers with a total of 33 kills throughout the tournament. Gates had a total of 28 kills, 72 digs, and 67 assists

during the tournament. Freshman outside Kendall Stover also featured 30 kills and 29 digs. “Primus really led us through the whole weekend,” Johnson said. “Her tackles,