The Aurora University women's volleyball team started fast and ended up capturing the 2022 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday, night against St. Norbert College. The Spartans won in three dominating sets and with the win the Spartans will return to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship field for a fifth straight season.
FINAL SCORE: #2
Aurora University 3, #5 St. Norbert College 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-15)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 22-9 overall; St. Norbert College 17-14 overall

- AU advances to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championships.
- AU played in the NACC Tournament final for the sixth consecutive season.
- The Spartans jumped out to a 5-1 lead behind kills from
Sydnei Avery and
Izzie Jackson and an ace from
Kaitlyn Beebe.
- Following a SNC timeout with AU leading 16-13, the Spartans got a kill from
Vanessa Brown and went on to win 25-17.
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Sydnei Avery led AU with five kills in the first set winner.
- The second set started tight with AU leading 10-7.
- After a SNC timeout, the Spartans ran away and won easily, 25-12.
- AU had five aces in the set and
Vanessa Brown led with five kills.
- The third set was knotted 11-11 when AU made their run.
- A kill from
Celeste Cozzoni sparked the Spartans to a 14-4 run and the NACC winner.
- The Spartans had 19 kills in the third set winner while hitting .317.
- AU celebrated the tournament title when Cozzoni hammered home an attack.
- AU was victorious 3-0 and 25-15 in the final set.
KILLS: Vanessa Brown (13) and
Sydnei Avery (11)
ASSISTS: Kaitlyn Beebe (33)
ACES: Gillian Hoerman,
Kaycie Wenzel and
Samantha Juarez (2)
DIGS: Samantha Juarez (14) and
Dani Lauer (13)
BLOCKS: Izzie Jackson (6) and
Sydnei Avery (5)
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 7 at 12:00 apm. when the NCAA announces the tournament field on NCAA.com