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Lourdes extended its home court win streak to 30 straight matches on Friday, while improving to 13-0 in the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center, as the Gray Wolves defeated Lawrence Tech 25-19, 26-24, 17-25, 25-15.
 
The Gray Wolves have not lost on their home floor since falling in five sets to Northwestern Ohio at Tam-o-Shanter on Nov. 1, 2014.
 
"We have played very well in our home building," head coach Greg Reitz said after the match.  "This was a quality conference win for us tonight against a team playing extremely well coming into the match."
 
Lourdes started quick, scoring the first seven points of the match behind the service of Angelica Dippold (Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy).  The Blue Devils pulled to within three, 13-10, only to see the Gray Wolves respond with five unanswered points to put the opening set out of reach.
 
The second set was tight throughout, with 13 ties.  Lourdes went on a 7-0 run to break a 13-13 deadlock, only to see the Blue Devils claw back with five unanswered points, and eventually knotted the contest at 23.  With the set tied at 24, Lourdes took advantage of a service error from Lawrence Tech before a kill from Cierra Martinez (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.).
 
Lawrence Tech used a 9-2 run to build a 14-8 lead in the third and withstood a Lourdes rally as the Gray Wolves closed to within four, 19-15, to extend the match.  The Blue Devils became just the second team in the history of the Ebeid Rec Center to take a set from the Gray Wolves with the victory in the third.
 
Lourdes took control early in the fourth.  Shannon Fischer (Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy) served up a 6-0 run, and the Gray Wolves closed out the match hitting .308 as a team in the final stanza.
 
Kristin Murrell (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic H.S.) led all players with a match-high 18 kills, while adding 17 digs defensively for her second straight double-double.  Dippold tallied 32 digs while Sarah Wisser (Schoolcraft, Mich./Schoolcraft H.S.) added 12 digs to go along with 19 assists.  Allie Hale (Holland, Ohio/Springfield H.S.) was the fourth Gray Wolf in double figures defensively with 10 digs.
 
Emily Arnold (Sylvania, Ohio/Southview H.S.) was involved in eight blocks while Chelsea Lawrence (Palmdale, Calif./Highland H.S.) added six.
 
"Our defense was extremely consistent tonight," Reitz added.
 
Evynn Eubanks (Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia H.S.) handed out 28 assists.
 
Varvara Gromakova led Lawrence Tech (8-6, 1-2 WHAC) with 12 kills while Lexi Szymoniak had 28 digs for the Blue Devils.
 
Lourdes (9-4, 2-1) will take to the road on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves travel to Grand Rapids, Mich. to battle 10^th-ranked Cornerstone.  The opening serve is set for 7 p.m. inside of Mol Arena.