The Aurora University women's volleyball team easily handled the Stars of Dominican University 3-0 in the Semi-Final round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. With the win, AU advances to the Spartans first NACC Tournament final in 11 seasons of the conference.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3: Dominican University 0 (26-24, 25-11, 25-12)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 27-8; Dominican University 12-21
ATTENDANCE: 528
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After leading a majority of the set the Spartans win a thriller 26-24. Dominican went on a 4-0 run to tie up the score late but AU closed out the set.
The Spartans dominated the second set by a score of 25-11 and went into the third set with all of the momentum.
AU continued to dominate in the third set and ended the match by winning 25-12.
The Spartans will move on to the NACC championship game this weekend.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Katie Vondra (13), Peyton McKenzie (11) and Alexis Hammond (9)
Assists: Emily Lines (34)
Blocks: Mikayla O'Brien (3), Rachel Martens and Katie Vondra (2)
Digs:  Katie Vondra (9), Sarah Marinez, Mikayla O'Brien and Emily Lines (8)
Aces: Mikayla O'Brien (2)
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans travel to Mequon, Wisconsin on Saturday November 5 to take on Concordia University Wisconsin in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship game. This match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.