Senior weekend started in style.
Lake Superior State did battle with Roosevelt University on Friday afternoon in the Bud Cooper Gym for their second to last game in the 2026 campaign. LSSU logged a team attacking percentage of .320, their best offensive rate all season in a straight sets victory over Roosevelt 25-9, 25-14, 25-19.
"It was really nice," stated Laker Head Coach Chelsea Cooke-Tripp. "I gave the girls some freedom this past week with serving and I think they really got after it today at the service line."
LSSU (6-21, 2-13 GLIAC) finished with nine service aces against Roosevelt (5-20, 2-13 GLIAC). Second-year Ava Wells tallied a career-high with four on the afternoon, leading the way for the Lakers.
Lake State also had four players hit .310 or higher in the win. Gia Waters led with a career-high .615, Morgan Deming hit .444, Elisa Rizzoli registered .370, and Rachel Steele hit .313.
"Super proud of Morgan," said Cooke-Tripp. "I know she was leading in points scored for us in the first two sets which is huge. We've been trying to get her in the mix more." Deming added nine digs and three solo blocks in the match.
The Lakers were able to carry the offensive momentum they built last week in the five set thriller at Saginaw Valley State. In that match, Lake State racked up 55 kills and posted its second highest offensive output of the season. Against Roosevelt on Friday afternoon, Lake State totaled 43 kills in only three sets.
Defensively, the Lakers dug at the ball 54 times. Amilia Ashcroft got her second start at Libero in conference play this season and finished with 18 digs. "I can't say enough about her," noted Cooke-Tripp. "She had 10 digs in the first two sets and then eight in the last set so that was definitely a huge contributor to our win.
"Proud of the girls," said Cooke-Tripp. "We just played a really really clean game."
The Lakers had just one receiving error in the win, dialing in on serve-receive.
Tomorrow, LSSU hosts Davenport for Senior Day, starting at 4:00 PM. The Lakers will honor Shea Berisoff, Deming, Steele, and Waters after the match. Download the new Lake Superior State Lakers mobile app to follow your favorite Laker teams all season long, now available on the App Store and Google Play.
