SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - The Lawrence Technological University women's volleyball team clashed against conference rival Rochester in a battle of WHAC foes. The Blue Devils would battle and take down the Warriors by scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 23-25, 15-9.

Set One:

• Rochester took an early 8-3 lead
• The Blue Devils scored 6-of-7 to knot it at nine each
• Back-to-back Hubler kills gave the Blue Devils a 12-10 lead
• A Madeline Hudson kill led to a Rochester timeout at 19-17
• The Warriors would take 8-of-11 following the timeout
• RU won set one 25-22

Set Two:

• A Charley Klint kill gave the Blue Devils an early 11-5 advantage
• LTU took 5-of-8 to jump out to a 16-8 lead
• Rochester takes 5-of-6 to bring the game within five (22-17)
• Abby Zambeck ended set two with a service ace, 25-17 LTU

Set Three:

• Rochester sprints to a 8-5 lead
• Lawrence Tech takes 20-of-24, led by seven Juliana Bollini service aces to take the third set 25-12

Set Four:

• Kills by Klint and Hudson gave LTU the early 7-4 lead
• A kill and service ace by Madeline Geisenhaver knotted the game at nine
• LTU took 8-of-10, to take a 17-11 lead
• RU stormed back taking 12-of-14 to give them a 23-19 advantage
• The Blue Devils would not go down without a fight, taking the next 4-of-5 to bring it within one (23-24)
• Olivia Francis' kill gave set four to Rochester, 25-23, to force a tie-breaking fifth set

Set Five:

• The Blue Devils jumped out to a 12-3 lead
• The Warriors answered back with four straight points
• The teams would trade back-to-back points, making the score 14-9
• Lindsay Hubler would end the match on a kill, winning set five 15-9 and the match 3-2.

Inside the Numbers:
40 – Digs by Rachel Rochon, a new school record for a single match
55 – Assists by Abby Zambeck, good for fourth in a single match in school history
.180 - Hitting percentage for LTU, .078 for RU
17 – Kills for Hubler to lead LTU
14 – Kills by Hudson and O'Connell apiece
 9 – Service Aces for Bollini, also a school record for a single match

The Blue Devils return to the court on Saturday, September 17th when they face Concordia-Ann Arbor in WHAC play at 1 PM.