FAYETTE, Iowa - Lake Superior State opened the 2012 volleyball season Friday with a 3-0 victory over the University of Mary and a 3-2 victory over the South Dakota School of Mines. They were the first two of four matches at the Upper Iowa Fall Classic.

LSSU swept Mary, 27-25, 25-15, 25-20. Junior Emily Snyder had two kills, and LSSU took advantage of a Mary attack error to come back from a 25-24 deficit in the first set. The Lakers beat the Lady Marauders handily in sets 2 and 3.

Snyder finished with 12 kills. Senior Nikki Stratelak totaled eight kills and 12 digs, and had a .333 attack percentage. Freshman Gaby Olsen added nine kills and a .353 attack percentage. Sophomore Meghan Drobish contributed eight digs, and junior Katie Fitzpatrick had seven.

Olsen, Snyder and Stratelak all hit double figures in kills as LSSU battled to a 25-11, 19-25, 12-25, 25-17, 16-14 victory over the South Dakota School of Mines.

Olsen finished with 15 kills and an impressive .333 attack percentage, while Snyder and Stratelak added 14 kills each and combined to total 32 digs. After dropping two straight sets, the Lakers mounted a .400 attack rate (21-5-40) during Set 4, and committed only two errors on 29 attempts during Set 5.

Fitzpatrick compiled 24 digs, while Meghan Drobish had 22.

LSSU setter MaryLou Drobish compiled 81 assists and five service aces for the day.

LSSU 3, Mary 0 boxscore

LSSU 3, SDSM 2 boxscore