Jordyn Dawson cheers on her teammates
0
Madonna MUVB 22-11, 14-6 WHAC
3
Winner Aquinas AQW 17-12, 14-6 WHAC
Madonna MUVB
22-11, 14-6 WHAC
0
Final
3
Aquinas AQW
17-12, 14-6 WHAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Madonna MUVB 9 14 21 (0)
Aquinas AQW 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Zachary Shore

@MUCrusadersVB drops season finale, earn third seed in WHAC tournament

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Madonna University volleyball team headed to the Sturrus Center with the hopes of capturing the second seed in next weeks Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference volleyball tournament, but it will be Aquinas College who holds the second seed after the Crusaders fell to the Saints in three sets on Saturday afternoon.

The loss drops Madonna to 22-11 on the season and 14-6 in the WHAC while the Saints improve to 17-12 overall and 14-6 in league play, but because AQ won five of the eight sets the teams played this year they receive the higher seed. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
  • It was a strong start for the Blue and Gold as Jodie Kelly began the match with a kill and then teamed with DJ Sargent for a block to make it 2-0 and an AQ service error made it 3-1. Unfortunately, Madonna scored just six more points in the set as AQ won 25-9. 
  • Four of the first five points in game two went the way of the home team and MU scored back-to-back points just twice in the game en route to a 25-14 loss.
  • It was a much better effort in game three as Madonna traded side-outs until Jordyn Dawson stepped to the service line and netted four straight points to turn a 7-6 deficit into an 11-7 lead. Kelly tallied two kills and a block assist in the 5-0 run while Janelle Kwasiborski also had a kill. Madonna maintained the lead until a four-point run by the Saints made it 20-18. The teams then traded side0outs before the home team won four of the final five points for the 25-21 win. 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • .074/26: Madonna had its second-worst attack percentage and kill total on the year as they hit .074 and tallied just 26 kills in the match 
  • 10+: It's just the second time this season MU failed to have a player tally double-digit kills as Kelly paced MU with nine while Tauri Hintz added seven and Kwasiborski finished with six. 
  • 23-10: Dawson tallied a double-double on the day as she collected 10 digs and dished out 23 assists while Olive Sweeney and Kelly also had 10 digs in the loss
UP NEXT
  • The Blue and Gold will host sixth-seed Cornerstone University in the first round of the WHAC tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
  • Live coverage of the contest will be available via the Madonna Athletics Network at www.mucrusaders.com/live. 
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