Championship Bound: No. 20 Volleyball Defeats Grand Valley State 3-1 Courtesy: Northern Michigan University Athletics Courtesy: NMU UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – A trip to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament Championship is on the calendar for No. 20 Northern Michigan University volleyball after they picked up a 3-1 win over Grand Valley State University on Saturday in the GLIAC Tournament semifinal. The Wildcats scored the day’s opening point and jumped out to a 5-1 lead behind Lauren Van Remortel assisted kills from Koryn Parmenter and Jacqueline Smith and two service aces from Smith. The Lakers pulled within one at 9-8 and kept things close for a majority of the opening frame.