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AU women's volleyball celebrates with NACC trophies
0
Concordia Wisconsin CUW 22-9
3
Winner Aurora University AU 23-10
Concordia Wisconsin CUW
22-9
0
Final
3
Aurora University AU
23-10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Concordia Wisconsin CUW 22 16 21 (0)
Aurora University AU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

NACC Tournament Final sweep sends AU to NCAA's

The Aurora University women's volleyball team started slow but ended up dominating the 2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday, November 9 against #2 Concordia University Wisconsin. The Spartans won handily in three sets and the win sends the Spartans back to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship field for the third straight season.

THE BASICS:
FINAL SCORE: #1 Aurora University 3, #2 Concordia University Wisconsin 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-21)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 23-10 overall; Concordia University Wisconsin 22-9 overall

BEYOND THE BOX - 
- AU advances to the 2019 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championships.
- The Spartans receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first-time.
- AU played in the NACC Tournament final for the fourth consecutive season, all against Concordia Wisconsin.

HOW IT HAPPENED -
- The Spartans fell behind 4-0 to open the NACC final and later trailed 15-10.
- Following a timeout, a 7-1 AU run gave the Spartans a lead they wouldn't give up and went on to win 25-22.
- AU dominated the second set with Kaycie Wenzel picking up three service aces and opening the set 8-0.
- The Spartans ran off and took a commanding 2-0 match lead with a 25-16 second set winner.
- The third set was closely contested with AU grabbing a three point lead at 15-12 following a monster kill from senior Karli Chambers.
- CUW managed to rebound and grabbed a 19-18 lead.
- The battle tested Spartans never wavered though as they out scored the Falcons 7-2 with a kill from Chambers ending the match in a 25-21 AU winner.

SPARTAN LEADERS –                                             
KILLS: Karli Chambers (15) and Sydnei Avery (11)
ASSISTS: Miranda Cada (39)
ACES: Kaycie Wenzel (3)
DIGS: Julia Wood (19) and Makayla Fincher (12)
BLOCKS: Lindsey Simpson (5) and Imani Freeman (3)
 
UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. AU will find out the location, time and opponent they will play on Monday, November 11 at 11:30 a.m. when the NCAA announces the tournament field on NCAA.com
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