FSU is on a streak in their con­fer­ence as they con­tinue to hold the top spot in their divi­sion of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Ferris went on the road to Ohio for the week­end to face Ohio Dominican University. FSU and ODU went to four sets, in which the Bulldogs claimed a 3–1 vic­tory on Oct. 29. Junior mid­dle hit­ter Anne Sutton led the Bulldogs offen­sive charge with 17 kills.

Senior libero Lisa Tobiczyk played strin­gent defense against ODU, record­ing 37 digs and almost matched a school record with 38 digs in a one game.

Senior Ashley Huntey recorded her eighth double-double this sea­son with a 15 kill, 15 dig per­for­mance against ODU. In 23 matches this sea­son, she is aver­ag­ing a double-double with 12.8 kills and 10 digs a game.

The Bulldogs went on to slay the Dragons of Tiffin Oct. 30 with a 3–0 vic­tory in their final road game of the trip.

The nation­ally 12^th-ranked Bulldogs are now 21–2 and 15–1 in con­fer­ence play.

Ferris is prepar­ing to fin­ish the reg­u­lar sea­son with three remain­ing road trips sched­uled. Ferris will face Saginaw Valley State Nov. 2. This is the first time the Bulldogs have trav­elled to SVSU. SVSU is sec­ond in the North Division of the GLIAC, sit­ting at 13–3 in the con­fer­ence and 15–8 overall.

“As a team we def­i­nitely want to go out strong and on top with con­fi­dence,” Huntey said.

 Huntey said the team wants to remain focused on the reg­u­lar sea­son, tak­ing one game at a time.

The Bulldogs have faced the Cardinals this sea­son at the Ewigleben Sports Arena, where Ferris snatched a 3–0 win over SVSU.

The match between SVSU and Ferris will begin at 7 p.m. in University Center, Mich.

Finally, the Bulldogs will wrap the reg­u­lar sea­son up as they face Northwood University and Lake Superior State University on their courts. Ferris has not lost to either team this year. The matches will begin at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.

Once the reg­u­lar sea­son is com­plete, Ferris will begin GLIAC Tournament play. Ferris hopes to be the top seed in the tour­na­ment, but GLIAC South Division leader Hillsdale, is cur­rently 16–1 in league play this sea­son. Ferris gave nation­ally eighth-ranked Hillsdale their only GLIAC loss this season.

If Ferris can win all three of their final reg­u­lar sea­son matches, the Bulldogs will earn the top seed in the GLIAC tour­na­ment. The top seeded team hosts the first round of the GLIAC Tournament, and if they win that first round, they will host the whole tournament.

“Being able to play in our home gym for the first time would be an honor,” Huntey said. “It would be a sense of pride for us as a team and then espe­cially as seniors who have never accom­plished that since we’ve been here.”

For seniors Huntey and Tobiczyk, being the top seed in the GLIAC would be the first time they have ever hosted the first round of the tour­na­ment in their four years as Bulldogs.