Volleyball Team
0
Glenville State GSC 2-30, 0-16 MEC
3
Winner Urbana UU 13-16, 7-9 MEC
Glenville State GSC
2-30, 0-16 MEC
0
Final
3
Urbana UU
13-16, 7-9 MEC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Glenville State GSC 9 7 15 (0)
Urbana UU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Blue Knights Clinch Seventh Seed in MEC Tournament

URBANA, Ohio – The Urbana University women's volleyball team clinched a spot in the 2015 MEC Championship Tournament with a 3-0 sweep of Glenville State Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Knights (13-16, 7-9 MEC) will be the seventh seed in next week's postseason tournament, which will take place at Wheeling Jesuit in Wheeling, West Virginia.

UU will play either Fairmont State or Charleston with the tournament scheduled to begin on Thursday, Nov. 19. Tournament details will be posted at urbana.sports.edu when they become available.

Katlynn Dunlap led the Blue Knights on Saturday, with a match-high 15 kills, while recording her 11th double-double of the season with 12 digs.

Seven Blue Knights produced a kill, as UU won by scores of 25-9, 25-7, and 25-15. Madison Davis registered with UU's second-highest kill total after going 9-of-15 on attacks (.467).

Playing in their final home match, seniors Mary Hendricks and Megan Verhoff helped lead the Blue Knights to victory. Hendricks dished out 26 assists and 3-for-4 on attacks. Verhoff posted eight kills on 16 opportunities.

UU libero Maia Dunlap led defensively with 17 digs.

Urbana hit a steady .393 (44-for-84) overall, while the visiting Pioneers hit -.071 for the match.

The Blue Knights led the entire match, until the third set, which saw one lead change and four ties.

UU ends the regular season tied with its total of wins from a year ago, and will seek its first MEC Tournament win next week.
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