HOUGHTON — After extending their season-long winless streak to six with a 3-1 loss to Wayne State on Friday, the Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team battled hard Saturday, and that hard work paid off in a five-set victory over the Grand Valley State Lakers.

With the split, the Huskies moved to 8-12 overall and 5-4 in GLIAC play, which keeps them in sixth in the conference standings with a chance to catch fifth-place Northern Michigan Tuesday.

Huskies need tiebreaker to defeat Lakers

After dropping the first and fourth sets, the Huskies and the Lakers needed a fifth set. In the tiebreaker, the Huskies emerged victorious, earning a five-set win, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-25, and 15-9.

The Huskies led 12-5 after a junior defensive specialist Amelia Albers ace in the fifth set, but the Lak

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