The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament semifinal round between the No. 2 Spartans of Aurora University and the No. 3 Edgewood College Eagles was on tap in Thornton Gymnasium Thursday night. AU was victorious 3-0 and advances to the NACC Tournament Championship for the second consecutive season at Concordia Wisconsin.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #2 Aurora University 3; #3 Edgewood College 0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-18)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 26-6 - Edgewood College 17-15
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Katie Vondra had 21 kills and eight digs.
- Emily Lines had a double-double with 36 assists and 11 digs.
- Imani Freeman had nine kills.
- Julia Wood had 18 digs.
- AU had 12 blocks assisted blocks on the night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU led early and forced a quick Edgewood timeout in the first set, leading 7-1.
- The Spartans continued to lead, building a 10-point lead twice 18-8 and 19-9.
- AU won the opening set 25-16.
- The second set started off much the same as the opening one with the Spartans building an early 6-0 and forcing yet another early Edgewood timeout.
- AU coasted to an easy 25-17 second set win.
- The third set saw Edgewood lead for the first time all night, 1-0.
- The Spartans regained the lead quickly and never looked back, enjoying a 25-18 win.
- With the 3-0 win, AU moves on to the NACC Tournament Championship for the second consecutive season at Concordia Wisconsin.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Katie Vondra (21), Imanie Freeman (9) and Ava Pauly (7)
Assists: Emily Lines (36)
Blocks: Samantha Weising (3)
Digs: Julia Wood (18) and Emily Lines (11)
Aces: Julia Wood (2), Makayla Fincher and Katie Vondra (1)
 
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