DETROIT — Despite 13 kills from junior right side hitter Rachel Zurek, the 2025 Michigan Tech volleyball season came to an end with a 3-0 loss at Wayne State in the quarterfinal round of the GLIAC Tournament Wednesday. The Warriors advanced 25-21, 26-24, and 25-19.

Michigan Tech finished with a 12-16 record.

“We played hard and fought valiantly, but unfortunately came up short to a very talented Wayne State team,” Huskies coach Cindy Pindral said. “We made a big push in the second set, but let up when it mattered, and lost the momentum.

“I’m proud of this team for a solid year and look forward to putting in a lot of work in the offseason.”

Wayne State (22-5) overcame eight ties and five lead changes in the first set and built a 23-15 lead. The Huskies didn’t go quietly, scoring five straight before the home team got a kill by Leigha Baldwin for a setpoint lead followed by a kill by Kayla Giroux for the 1-0 lead.

Freshman right side hitter Madelyn Torola had five kills for Michigan Tech.

The Huskies led for most of the second set and built an eight-point advantage. The Warriors stormed back and tied it at 24 after surviving five setpoints. Back-to-back blocks by Giroux and Kyleigh Weck put the home team up 2-0 at the break.

The Warriors used an 8-3 run in the third set to take command. They hit .379 in the third and forced Michigan Tech into nine hitting errors. Baldwin had five kills in the third, including the match-clinching point.

Zurek’s 13 kills were a match-high. Torola hit .412 and added nine kills and three blocks. Freshman setter Madelynn Kreider set the offense with 33 assists and added eight digs. Junior defensive specialist Amelia Albers also had eight digs.

Baldwin led the Warriors with 12 kills, and Giroux added 10 kills and four blocks. Kayla Dulgar tallied 20 assists, and Lauren Essepreis had a match-high 15 digs.