Oct. 12, 2002

MARQUETTE, Mich. - A season-low .045 hitting percentage hurt the Warrior volleyball squad Saturday (Oct. 12) at Northern Michigan as it lost, 3-1. The loss brings WSU's record to 10-9 and 2-7 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Northern improves to 8-10 overall and 3-5 in the league.

Wayne State won a close first game 30-28, but games two and three were all Wildcats as they won 30-16 and 30-11. NMU then went on for the 30-26 win in game four.

Five 'Cats recorded 10 or more kills led by Holly Greenamyre's match-high 15. The Warriors' senior Jaime Banners had 11 kills and sophomore Darcie Asmdill had 10.

WSU's error totaled seemed to be the difference. The Warriors had 38 hitting errors and seven ball handling errors in the match compared to Northern Michigan's 20 and 2, respectively.

Wayne State wraps up its Upper Peninsula tour Sunday, Oct 13 at Lake Superior State at 1 p.m.