Michigan Tech vs. Wisconsin-Parkside Volleyball: Matchup Preview

Matchup · Michigan Tech at Wis.-Parkside · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT

Michigan Tech

9–7 · 5–3 conf. · power #39

vs.

Wis.-Parkside

11–5 · 4–4 conf. · AVCA receiving votes · power #41

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Prediction

From the power rating, at Wis.-Parkside. Michigan Tech is expected to win 49.5% of rallies.

45%

Michigan Tech wins · power rank 39

3–0 10%3–1 16%3–2 18%

55%

Wis.-Parkside wins · power rank 41

3–0 15%3–1 21%3–2 19%

Where the match is won

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

Michigan Tech on offense

Michigan Tech attack vs. Wis.-Parkside defense

Michigan Tech hitting %.227 · 58th Wis.-Parkside opp. hitting % allowed.173 · 108th

Slight edge: Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech serve vs. Wis.-Parkside passing

Michigan Tech aces per set1.52 · 188th Wis.-Parkside reception error %6.4% · 32nd

Edge: Wis.-Parkside

Michigan Tech siding out vs. Wis.-Parkside serving

Michigan Tech sideout %59.0% · 51st Wis.-Parkside point-scoring %47.2% · 69th

Even

Wis.-Parkside on offense

Wis.-Parkside attack vs. Michigan Tech defense

Wis.-Parkside hitting %.214 · 85th Michigan Tech opp. hitting % allowed.218 · 236th

Edge: Wis.-Parkside

Wis.-Parkside serve vs. Michigan Tech passing

Wis.-Parkside aces per set1.56 · 172nd Michigan Tech reception error %6.4% · 30th

Edge: Michigan Tech

Wis.-Parkside siding out vs. Michigan Tech serving

Wis.-Parkside sideout %59.4% · 44th Michigan Tech point-scoring %42.5% · 218th

Edge: Wis.-Parkside

What each team does well

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 · 60th in D2

Where they can be pushed

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

Wis.-Parkside

What they do well

Reception error %6.4% · 32nd in D2
Digs per set16.91 · 38th in D2
Sideout %59.4% · 44th in D2
Kills per set13.21 · 52nd in D2

Where they can be pushed

Blocks per set1.39 · 235th 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.

Michigan TechWis.-Parkside

Attack

Hitting %

.22758th of 281

.21485th of 281

Kills per set

12.9864th of 281

13.2152nd of 281

Assists per set

11.7885th of 281

12.1553rd of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

59.0%51st of 281

59.4%44th of 281

Serve

Aces per set

1.52188th of 281

1.56172nd of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

1.7060th of 281

1.7980th of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

42.5%218th of 281

47.2%69th of 281

Pass & defend

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

6.4%30th of 281

6.4%32nd of 281

Digs per set

15.8692nd of 281

16.9138th of 281

Blocks per set

1.43226th of 281

1.39235th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.218236th of 281

.173108th of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

	Michigan Tech	Wis.-Parkside
Power rank	39	41
Schedule strength rank	27	88
Record vs. top 50	0–4	1–2
Hitting % vs. top 50	.188	.189
Opponents hit vs. top 50	.247	.262
Rallies won at 20–20 or later	50.0% 196	56.7% 150

Players to watch

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

Michigan TechWis.-Parkside

Kills per set

Rachel Zurek OH

4.19 · 264 kills · 8th in D2

Avary Polavin OH

3.34 · 217 kills · 79th in D2

Hitting %

Paige Wagner MB

.278 · 133–47–309 · 224th in D2

Monica Lukasiewicz MB

.314 · 101–27–236 · 121st in D2

Assists per set

Madelynn Kreider S

10.10 · 636 assists · 20th in D2

Lucy Russ S

6.77 · 440 assists · 105th in D2

Aces per set

Kayla Heinonen OH

0.40 · 25 aces · 158th in D2

Emily Zaper OH

0.36 · 24 aces · 238th in D2

Blocks per set

Tricia Kennedy MB

0.75 · 47 blocks · 267th in D2

Maia Olson MB

0.80 · 53 blocks · 206th in D2

Digs per set

Keeley Nellis L

4.03 · 254 digs · 125th in D2

Natalie Harris DS

5.70 · 376 digs · 3rd in D2

Points per set

Rachel Zurek OH

4.40 · 277.5 points · 23rd in D2

Avary Polavin OH

3.43 · 223 points · 161st in D2

Common opponents

Opponent	Michigan Tech	Wis.-Parkside
Saginaw Valley	W 3–1 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22	L 2–3 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 12-15
Ferris St.	L 0–3 19-25, 16-25, 18-25	L 2–3 18-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 8-15
Northern Mich.	L 2–3 18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 10-15	L 1–3 16-25, 25-21, 18-25, 19-25
Lake Superior St.	W 3–0 25-19, 25-12, 25-20	W 3–0 25-13, 25-12, 25-18 W 3–0 25-8, 25-23, 25-15
Purdue Northwest	W 3–0 25-21, 25-15, 25-21	W 3–0 25-16, 25-14, 25-18 W 3–2 25-21, 26-28, 17-25, 25-13, 15-13

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

Wis.-Parkside roster


1	Natalie Harris	L/DS	66	0	6	0.00	.000	0.89	0.23	0.00	5.703rd D2	0.23
2	Emily Zaper	OH	66	150	537	2.27	.114	0.18	0.36	0.23	2.45	2.77
3	Avary Polavin	OH	65	217	569	3.3479th D2	.206	0.02	0.00	0.17	0.60	3.43
4	Sam Fisch	MB	4	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
5	Kalyn Schueller	OH	23	0	2	0.00	-.500	0.00	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.04
6	Gracyn Meyer	MB	13	1	1	0.08	1.000	0.00	0.15	0.00	0.00	0.23
7	Lauren Peters	L/DS	66	0	6	0.00	-.167	0.20	0.30	0.00	2.20	0.30
8	Lucy Russ	S	65	9	24	0.14	.292	6.77	0.28	0.00	2.06	0.42
10	Sierra Kilbourn	OH	66	200	461	3.03	.299	0.08	0.00	0.35	0.59	3.22
11	Dani Kopacz	OH	26	27	96	1.04	.094	0.04	0.04	0.12	0.54	1.13
13	Hailey Warfel	S	50	14	27	0.28	.444	3.14	0.02	0.22	0.66	0.42
14	Audrey Musselman	MB	13	1	2	0.08	.500	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08
15	Monica Lukasiewicz	MB	66	101	236	1.53	.314	0.11	0.00	0.45	0.35	1.82
16	Delaney Molloy	L/DS	17	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24	0.00
17	Maia Olson	MB	66	106	272	1.61	.261	0.08	0.23	0.80	0.41	2.32
18	Rayna Nelson	OH	12	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
19	Masina Reuter	S	34	1	5	0.03	.200	2.79	0.09	0.00	1.03	0.12
21	Abby Alms	OH	36	45	141	1.25	.156	0.00	0.00	0.31	0.19	1.40
22	Samantha Molenhouse	L/DS	48	0	2	0.00	.000	0.15	0.06	0.00	1.63	0.06

Wis.-Parkside schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Adams St.	10–8	W 3–2 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-12
Fri, Aug 28	at West Tex. A&M	8–9	W 3–2 25-22, 19-25, 26-28, 25-22, 15-6
Sat, Aug 29	at Tuskegee	14–10	W 3–0 25-17, 25-8, 25-10
Sat, Aug 29	vs. Okla. Baptist	16–4	L 2–3 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-17
Fri, Sep 4	vs. Jamestown	13–4	W 3–2 25-23, 16-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-7
Fri, Sep 4	vs. Nova Southeastern	9–9	W 3–0 25-18, 25-23, 25-23
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Hillsdale	8–8	W 3–0 25-23, 25-22, 25-18
Fri, Sep 11	at Ferris St. GLIAC	16–0	L 2–3 18-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 8-15
Sat, Sep 12	vs. Lake Superior St. GLIAC	3–13	W 3–0 25-13, 25-12, 25-18
Fri, Sep 18	vs. Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	W 3–0 25-16, 25-14, 25-18
Sat, Sep 19	vs. Grand Valley St. GLIAC	14–3	L 2–3 22-25, 25-18, 15-25, 25-22, 8-15
Fri, Sep 25	at Lake Superior St. GLIAC	3–13	W 3–0 25-8, 25-23, 25-15
Sat, Sep 26	at Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	L 2–3 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 12-15
Tue, Sep 29	at Purdue Northwest GLIAC	1–14	W 3–2 25-21, 26-28, 17-25, 25-13, 15-13
Fri, Oct 2	at Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	L 1–3 16-25, 25-21, 18-25, 19-25
Tue, Oct 6	at Lewis	12–6	W 3–1 16-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-13
Fri, Oct 9	vs. Michigan Tech GLIAC	9–7	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 55%
Sat, Oct 10	vs. Saginaw Valley GLIAC	12–6	Oct 10, 3:00 PM CT 70%
Fri, Oct 23	at Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 68%
Sat, Oct 24	at Grand Valley St. GLIAC	14–3	Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 21%
Tue, Oct 27	vs. Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Oct 27, 7:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 31	at Davenport GLIAC	11–4	Oct 31, 2:00 PM CT 55%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Northern Mich. GLIAC	8–8	Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 71%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC	7–9	Nov 7, 3:00 PM CT 78%

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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 45%
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 71%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Roosevelt GLIAC	5–10	Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 99%