SAULT STE. MARIE - Ashland relied on impressive quickness to beat Lake Superior State 25-18, 25-16, 25-14 Friday and improve to 12-2 overall and 5-1 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The Eagles, who are tied for third overall in the GLIAC volleyball standings behind undefeated Wayne State and Northwood, limited the Lakers (3-11 overall, 0-6 GLIAC) to 21 kills. Brittany Snider led AU with 16 kills.

Nikki Stratelak led Lake Superior State with eight kills and nine digs. Meghan Drobish contributed 12 digs, while Gaby Olsen and Chloe Balanda both had two block assists.

LSSU plays host to Lake Erie at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bud Cooper Gym.

AU 3, LSSU 1, Boxscore