Lake Superior State vs. Michigan Tech Volleyball: Matchup Preview

Matchup · Played Fri, Oct 2

Lake Superior St.

3–13 · 0–8 conf. · power #211

vs.

Michigan Tech

9–7 · 5–3 conf. · power #38

Already this season

Date	Match	Lake Superior St. result
Fri, Oct 2	at Michigan Tech	L 0–3 19-25, 12-25, 20-25

If they played again

From the power rating, at a neutral site. Lake Superior St. is expected to win 41.3% of rallies.

Lake Superior St. wins · power rank 211

3–0 0%3–1 0%3–2 1%

99%

Michigan Tech wins · power rank 38

3–0 72%3–1 23%3–2 4%

Where the match is won

Each team's strength set against the other's matching skill. Full season, ranked nationally.

Lake Superior St. on offense

Lake Superior St. attack vs. Michigan Tech defense

Lake Superior St. hitting %.117 · 253rd Michigan Tech opp. hitting % allowed.218 · 236th

Even

Lake Superior St. serve vs. Michigan Tech passing

Lake Superior St. aces per set1.31 · 250th Michigan Tech reception error %6.4% · 30th

Edge: Michigan Tech

Lake Superior St. siding out vs. Michigan Tech serving

Lake Superior St. sideout %49.6% · 252nd Michigan Tech point-scoring %42.5% · 217th

Slight edge: Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech on offense

Michigan Tech attack vs. Lake Superior St. defense

Michigan Tech hitting %.227 · 58th Lake Superior St. opp. hitting % allowed.206 · 208th

Edge: Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech serve vs. Lake Superior St. passing

Michigan Tech aces per set1.52 · 188th Lake Superior St. reception error %10.9% · 245th

Slight edge: Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech siding out vs. Lake Superior St. serving

Michigan Tech sideout %59.0% · 51st Lake Superior St. point-scoring %42.4% · 220th

Edge: Michigan Tech

What each team does well

Lake Superior St.

What they do well

Nothing in the top 30% of D2 yet.

Where they can be pushed

Kills per set9.04 · 272nd in D2
Assists per set8.40 · 270th in D2
Hitting %.117 · 253rd in D2

Michigan Tech

What they do well

Reception error %6.4% · 30th in D2
Sideout %59.0% · 51st in D2
Hitting %.227 · 58th in D2
Service errors per set1.70 · 61st in D2

Where they can be pushed

Opponent hitting %.218 · 236th in D2
Blocks per set1.43 · 226th in D2
Point-scoring %42.5% · 217th in D2

Side by side

Full season, ranked nationally. The bar shows how much of the field each team is better than; the tick is the median.

Lake Superior St.Michigan Tech

Attack

Hitting %

.117253rd of 281

.22758th of 281

Kills per set

9.04272nd of 281

12.9865th of 281

Assists per set

8.40270th of 281

11.7884th of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

49.6%252nd of 281

59.0%51st of 281

Serve

Aces per set

1.31250th of 281

1.52188th of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

2.05142nd of 281

1.7061st of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

42.4%220th of 281

42.5%217th of 281

Pass & defend

Reception error %Serves received that became aces · Lower is better

10.9%245th of 281

6.4%30th of 281

Digs per set

14.07211th of 281

15.8692nd of 281

Blocks per set

1.53207th of 281

1.43226th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.206208th of 281

.218236th of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

	Lake Superior St.	Michigan Tech
Power rank	211	38
Schedule strength rank	131	27
Record vs. top 50	0–6	0–4
Hitting % vs. top 50	.075	.188
Opponents hit vs. top 50	.319	.247
Rallies won at 20–20 or later	45.7% 81	50.0% 196

Players to watch

Each team's leader in every category (regulars only: half of the team's sets). Full season, ranked nationally.

Lake Superior St.Michigan Tech

Kills per set

Elisa Rizzoli OH

2.63 · 126 kills · 296th in D2

Rachel Zurek OH

4.19 · 264 kills · 8th in D2

Hitting %

Morgan Deming MB

.209 · 61–22–187 · 526th in D2

Paige Wagner MB

.278 · 133–47–309 · 225th in D2

Assists per set

Azra Bilgicer S

4.51 · 158 assists

Madelynn Kreider S

10.10 · 636 assists · 20th in D2

Aces per set

Amilia Ashcroft L/DS

0.31 · 10 aces

Kayla Heinonen OH

0.40 · 25 aces · 158th in D2

Blocks per set

Morgan Deming MB

0.84 · 46 blocks · 178th in D2

Tricia Kennedy MB

0.75 · 47 blocks · 267th in D2

Digs per set

Elisa Rizzoli OH

3.63 · 174 digs · 165th in D2

Keeley Nellis L

4.03 · 254 digs · 125th in D2

Points per set

Elisa Rizzoli OH

3.02 · 145 points · 314th in D2

Rachel Zurek OH

4.40 · 277.5 points · 23rd in D2

Common opponents

Opponent	Lake Superior St.	Michigan Tech
South Dakota Mines	L 0–3 14-25, 15-25, 18-25	L 2–3 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 15-17
Saginaw Valley	L 1–3 15-25, 25-27, 25-23, 21-25	W 3–1 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22
Wayne St. (MI)	L 2–3 25-15, 17-25, 18-25, 25-19, 12-15	W 3–0 25-17, 26-24, 26-24
Ferris St.	L 0–3 10-25, 10-25, 14-25	L 0–3 19-25, 16-25, 18-25
Northern Mich.	L 0–3 21-25, 14-25, 20-25	L 2–3 18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 10-15

Lake Superior St. roster


1	Amilia Ashcroft	L/DS	32	1	7	0.03	.143	0.13	0.31	0.00	0.28	0.34
2	Ava Tarsi	S	40	1	20	0.03	.050	3.30	0.20	0.00	1.45	0.23
4	Giselle Wiitanen	MB	20	3	20	0.15	-.100	0.00	0.00	0.05	0.20	0.17
6	Shea Berisoff	OPP	53	84	311	1.58	.106	0.08	0.04	0.34	0.43	1.80
7	Mia Garcia	L/DS	32	1	13	0.03	.000	0.41	0.25	0.00	2.47	0.28
8	Caitlyn Matelski	OPP	26	28	113	1.08	.150	0.04	0.00	0.27	0.35	1.25
9	Avery Headworth	S	38	3	22	0.08	.136	2.50	0.21	0.00	0.76	0.29
11	Jade Peterson	MB	40	12	58	0.30	.034	0.13	0.00	0.60	0.23	0.61
12	Zaira Giovanna Missipo	OH	23	19	62	0.83	.048	0.00	0.04	0.13	1.13	0.96
13	Morgan Deming	MB	55	61	187	1.11	.209	0.04	0.02	0.84	0.42	1.67
14	Rachel Steele	OPP	48	76	305	1.58	.102	0.13	0.10	0.46	1.21	1.96
17	Azra Bilgicer	S	35	17	76	0.49	.132	4.51	0.17	0.00	1.97	0.66
18	Addison Marisko	MB	16	5	18	0.31	.000	0.00	0.00	0.13	0.13	0.38
19	Elisa Rizzoli	OH	48	126	395	2.63	.180	0.23	0.25	0.27	3.63	3.02
21	Ava Wells	L/DS	45	1	22	0.02	-.045	0.58	0.09	0.00	2.38	0.11
22	Giovanna Waters	OH	44	59	264	1.34	.053	0.11	0.16	0.18	2.16	1.59

Michigan Tech roster


1	Madelyn Elsen	L/DS	17	0	0	0.00	—	0.12	0.35	0.00	2.12	0.35
2	Ella Maxwell	S	3	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	Madelyn Torola	OH	20	40	118	2.00	.178	0.10	0.00	0.35	0.60	2.20
4	Kayla Heinonen	OH	63	152	486	2.41	.175	0.19	0.40	0.22	2.52	2.94
5	Brynn Erickson	L/DS	43	0	5	0.00	.000	0.02	0.12	0.00	2.14	0.12
6	Natalie Leach	L/DS	33	0	0	0.00	—	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.24	0.03
7	Kate Loch	OH	9	2	9	0.22	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.22	0.22
8	Reagan Lesley	OH	32	44	130	1.38	.092	0.06	0.00	0.09	0.72	1.45
10	Paige Wagner	MB	63	133	309	2.11	.278	0.13	0.21	0.48	0.48	2.62
11	Laney Knaack	MB	4	0	1	0.00	-1.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
12	Jacqueline Yancy	OH	18	34	106	1.89	.226	0.06	0.00	0.39	0.33	2.11
13	Mia Hahn	OH	3	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
14	Keeley Nellis	L/DS	63	3	10	0.05	-.100	0.83	0.13	0.00	4.03	0.17
15	Amelia Albers	L/DS	63	1	10	0.02	-.100	0.22	0.40	0.00	2.43	0.41
16	Madelynn Kreider	S	63	47	149	0.75	.262	10.1020th D2	0.21	0.21	2.97	1.06
18	Rachel Zurek	OH	63	264	661	4.198th D2	.274	0.03	0.00	0.33	0.43	4.4023rd D2
20	Tricia Kennedy	MB	63	98	264	1.56	.254	0.14	0.00	0.75	0.16	2.06

Michigan Tech schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	vs. Minn. Duluth	16–1	L 2–3 25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 25-17, 23-25
Fri, Aug 28	at St. Cloud St.	12–5	L 2–3 25-19, 17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 11-15
Sat, Aug 29	at Cal St. East Bay	6–8	W 3–0 25-16, 25-23, 25-22
Sat, Aug 29	vs. Winona St.	2–13	W 3–0 25-21, 25-18, 25-17
Thu, Sep 3	at UCCS	10–6	L 2–3 25-27, 13-25, 25-23, 25-21, 10-15
Fri, Sep 4	vs. St. Edward's	9–8	W 3–2 25-15, 18-25, 16-25, 29-27, 15-8
Fri, Sep 4	vs. South Dakota Mines	12–4	L 2–3 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 15-17
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Midwestern St.	10–8	W 3–0 25-17, 25-20, 26-24
Fri, Sep 11	at Davenport GLIAC	11–4	L 2–3 20-25, 25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 10-15
Sat, Sep 12	at Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	W 3–1 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22
Fri, Sep 18	vs. Ferris St. GLIAC	16–0	L 0–3 19-25, 16-25, 18-25
Sat, Sep 19	vs. Davenport GLIAC	11–4	W 3–0 30-28, 25-21, 25-23
Tue, Sep 22	at Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	L 2–3 18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 10-15
Fri, Sep 25	at Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	W 3–0 25-17, 26-24, 26-24
Fri, Oct 2	vs. Lake Superior St. GLIAC	3–13	W 3–0 25-19, 25-12, 25-20
Sat, Oct 3	vs. Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	W 3–0 25-21, 25-15, 25-21
Fri, Oct 9	at Wis.-Parkside GLIAC	11–5	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 44%
Sat, Oct 10	at Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 90%
Fri, Oct 23	at Grand Valley St. GLIAC	14–3	Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 21%
Sat, Oct 24	at Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 98%
Fri, Oct 30	vs. Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 79%
Sat, Oct 31	vs. Grand Valley St. GLIAC	14–3	Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 31%
Tue, Nov 3	vs. Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	Nov 3, 5:00 PM CT 72%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 99%

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Lake Superior St. schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	at South Dakota Mines	12–4	L 0–3 14-25, 15-25, 18-25
Fri, Aug 28	at Jamestown	13–4	L 1–3 10-25, 12-25, 25-23, 15-25
Fri, Aug 28	at Minn.-Crookston	3–14	L 2–3 21-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20, 14-16
Sat, Aug 29	at Chadron St.	7–9	L 1–3 25-17, 17-25, 22-25, 20-25
Fri, Sep 4	at Central St. (OH)	5–10	W 3–0 25-15, 25-22, 25-17
Fri, Sep 4	at Kentucky St.	2–18	W 3–0 25-22, 25-16, 25-19
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Salem (WV)	13–9	W 3–0 25-16, 25-22, 25-16
Sat, Sep 5	at Thomas More	6–9	L 0–3 18-25, 21-25, 15-25
Fri, Sep 11	at Grand Valley St. GLIAC	14–3	L 0–3 14-25, 11-25, 6-25
Sat, Sep 12	at Wis.-Parkside GLIAC	11–5	L 0–3 13-25, 12-25, 18-25
Fri, Sep 18	vs. Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	L 1–3 15-25, 25-27, 25-23, 21-25
Sat, Sep 19	vs. Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	L 2–3 25-15, 17-25, 18-25, 25-19, 12-15
Fri, Sep 25	vs. Wis.-Parkside GLIAC	11–5	L 0–3 8-25, 23-25, 15-25
Sat, Sep 26	at Ferris St. GLIAC	16–0	L 0–3 10-25, 10-25, 14-25
Fri, Oct 2	at Michigan Tech GLIAC	9–7	L 0–3 19-25, 12-25, 20-25
Sat, Oct 3	vs. Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	L 0–3 21-25, 14-25, 20-25
Fri, Oct 9	at Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT 17%
Sat, Oct 10	at Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Oct 10, 2:00 PM CT 42%
Fri, Oct 23	vs. Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	Oct 23, 11:00 AM CT 25%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Ferris St. GLIAC	16–0	Oct 24, 1:00 PM CT 1%
Fri, Oct 30	at Davenport GLIAC	11–4	Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 2%
Sat, Oct 31	at Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	Oct 31, 3:00 PM CT 2%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Nov 6, 1:00 PM CT 54%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Davenport GLIAC	11–4	Nov 7, 3:00 PM CT 4%