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Houghton, Mich – The Michigan Tech volleyball team is the second seed in the GLIAC volleyball preseason poll. The Huskies received just one first-place vote, two points behind first-place Grand Valley.
Tech begins its defense of back-to-back GLIAC regular season titles against the No. 23 AVCA preseason national ranking. The Huskies return three players who were named All-GLIAC in their careers for a total of 14 returners, seven seniors and welcome back four freshmen.
In the year In the 2022 preseason coaches poll, the Lakers had 68 points and the Huskies had 66 points. Wayne State was third with 64 points, while Ferris State (62) rounded out the top four. Davenport (55), Northern Michigan (48), Saginaw Valley State and Parkside (26) were also in the top eight. Lake Superior State and Purdue Northwestern were ninth and tenth.
Karissa Beyer rounds out the defense after being named All-GLIAC second team last season, ranking third in the conference in digs per set (4.32) and third in total digs (419). Jenny Grindland enters her fifth season in the middle block. She had 131 kills and 41 blocks last season while hitting .273 and was an All-GLIAC second-team selection in the spring of 2021. Jillian Kuzenga was named All-GLIAC honorable mention twice and was second on the team with 271 kills last season. . The Huskies will lean on the experience of Lina Espejo-Ramirez at the table position. It will be Espejo-Ramirez’s third season at Houghton after two years at the junior college level. Key returnees for the black and gold are outside hitter Lindy Oujiri, midfielder Morgan Radtke and defensive specialist Grace Novotny.
The season begins Friday and Saturday with the Cal State Monterey Bay Tournament in California (August 26-27). The Huskies will travel to Parkside on Sept. 2-3 for another conference tournament before jumping into the GLIAC with a home opener against Davenport on Sept. 9. The schedule includes nine matches in the SDC gym this fall.
2022 GLIAC Volleyball Preseason Poll
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1. Grand Valley State |
68 (4) |
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2. Michigan Tech |
66 (3) |
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3. Wayne State |
64 (3) |
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4. Ferris State |
62 |
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5. Davenport |
55 |
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6. Northern Michigan |
48 (1) |
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7. Saginaw Valley State |
35 |
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8. Parkside |
26 |
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9. Lake Superior State |
17 |
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10. Purdue Northwestern |
9 |
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