Volleyball preps for GLIAC showdown at FSU

The No. 19 Grand Valley State University women’s volleyball team will travel north on Tuesday to put its eight-game winning streak on the line against No. 24 Ferris State University.
GVSU (10-2, 4-0 GLIAC) and FSU (9-3, 4-0 GLIAC) will meet for the first time this season in a battle for the top spot in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division. The Lakers and Bulldogs are the only ranked teams in the GLIAC.
FSU was picked to finish second in the North Division of the 2013 GLIAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, while GVSU was selected to finish in a third-place tie. The teams were 1-1 against each other a year ago.
The match will start at 7 p.m. in Big Rapids, Mich.