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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: A busy week is ahead for Lourdes volleyball, as the Gray Wolves continue Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play before hosting its annual Gray Wolf Invitational.  Sixth-ranked Lourdes heads to Lawrence Tech on Wednesday evening before hosting Saint Ambrose, Saint Andrews, and Robert Morris (Ill.) Friday and Saturday.

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his ninth season both on the Lourdes bench, and overall coaching men's volleyball, Greg Reitz has a 172-66 (.723) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  He has earned six conference Coach of the Year honors during his first eight seasons at Lourdes, including the first WHAC Coach of the Year last year.  He is the only head coach in program history.

Series Notes: Lourdes is 12-0 all-time against Lawrence Tech in a series that began Jan. 20, 2016.  The Gray Wolves swept the Blue Devils at home on Jan. 22 in the first meeting this season.  Lourdes is 4-0 all-time in Southfield, Mich.  Saint Ambrose leads the all-time series against Lourdes 8-4 dating back to Jan. 17, 2012, but the Gray Wolves have won the last four meetings between the two schools.  They last met March 5, 2018 in Davenport, Iowa, a 3-1 Lourdes victory.  The Gray Wolves are 5-0 against Saint Andrews dating back to Feb. 9, 2018.  Lourdes defeated the Knights three times last season, including a 3-0 sweep at the NAIA National Championships.  Lourdes is 14-1 all-time against Robert Morris (Ill.) dating back to Jan. 28, 2012, and has won eight straight matches against the Eagles.  Last year the Gray Wolves posted a 3-0 sweep in the Ebeid Rec Center.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes downed Siena Heights in four sets, 25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 25-17 at home on Saturday afternoon.  Ricardo Gehrke led the Gray Wolves with 23 kills and hit .449 while Henrique Gehrke handed out 60 assists.  Guga Heidrich had 22 digs and Harrison McBean registered eight blocks.

Scouting Lawrence Tech: The Blue Devils have dropped three straight matches after falling in straight sets to Goshen on Saturday.  Austin Cinci leads Lawrence Tech with 72 kills and is hitting .292 while Jacob Paige has handed out 269 assists.  Jake Rajewski has 98 digs while Max Jewitt has tallied 28 blocks.

Scouting Saint Ambrose: The Fighting Bees snapped a two-game losing skid on Monday with a straight sets win over Lincoln.  Scott MacGillis has registered a team-high 96 kills while hitting .281 while Jake Snyder has handed out 325 assists.  Avery Clark has 12 service aces.  Defensively, Dylan Herridge leads the team with 77 digs while Jason Bageanis has recorded 44 blocks.

Scouting Saint Andrews: The Knights have won three of their last four matches after downing Reinhardt in five sets on Saturday.  Jacob DeSouza has tallied 137 kills and is hitting .217 while Dakota Hotaling has handed out 197 assists.  Edgar Huerta has registered 13 service aces.  Alex Colon-Morales leads the team with 70 digs while Nate Blackwell has 29 blocks.

Scouting Robert Morris (Ill.): The Eagles have dropped four straight matches after falling in straight sets to Cardinal Stritch on Monday.  Elijah Peppers has tallied a team-high 113 kills and hits .154 while Charles Norman has handed out 290 assists.  Conrad Para has recorded a team-high 12 service aces.  Defensively, Anthony Galeana has tallied 102 digs while Joe Claffy has 23 blocks.

Matching the Best Start in Program History: Lourdes has equalled its best 14-match start in program history with its 12-2 record to begin the season.  The Gray Wolves also began the 2016 and 2019 campaigns with an 12-2 mark as well on the way to a 13-2 and 15-2 start respectively.

Gehrke Three Peats: Henrique Gehrke earned his third straight WHAC Setter of the Week award following the win over Siena Heights.  The junior tied a school record with 60 assists over four sets, matching a mark that was previously set in a five-set contest.  He also recorded his third consecutive double-double with 14 digs while leading an offense that hit .322 as a team.

Near the Tops in NAIA: As a team, Lourdes ranks second in the NAIA averaging 13.88 kills per set as well as with 12.94 assists per set.  The Gray Wolves are also fourth in hitting percentage at .310 and fourth in digs at 11.56 per set.

Individual National Rankings:  Individually, Henrique Gehrke leads the NAIA handing out 11.33 assists per set.  Guga Heidrich is fourth in digs per set at 3.33 while Jeff Lam ranks sixth tallying 0.68 service aces per set.  Fred Miller is eighth in the nation hitting .419.

Gebert Holds School Records: Evan Gebert became the school's career record holder for both kills and service aces earlier this season.  Gebert enters the week with 1,102 career kills and 82 service aces. 

Record Watch: Henrique Gehrke currently ranks second all-time with 2,239 assists.  The junior setter is 53 assists behind school record holder, and current assistant coach Ryan Ferkel (2014-2017), who had 2,282 helpers.

This and That: Siena Heights is also attending the Gray Wolf Invitational, but the Saints are not playing Lourdes ... the Gray Wolves are a perfect 12-0 this season when hitting a higher percentage than their opponents.