The Aurora University women's volleyball team clinched a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament appearance on Thursday night with a 3-0 match sweep of Concordia University Chicago.


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Concordia University Chicago 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORD: Aurora University 15-9 overall and 8-1 in the NACC


- AU trailed early in the first set 8-3 but stormed back to tie the score at 13-13 on a Hannah Evenson ace.
- A few points later Dani Lauer served up an ace giving AU a 15-14 lead and one they would not give up as they went on to win 25-19.
- Celeste Cozzoni had four kills and a .667 kill percentage to lead the way in the opening set.
- The second set saw AU open up an early lead which they would give back to the visitors.
- Another ace, this time from Lulu Torres, gave the Spartans a lead midway through and despite a comeback again AU would win 25-23.
- The Spartans appeared to have control of the third set, leading 17-11 but a short time later were tied 18-18.
- Kills from Kate Poellmann and Dani Lauer along with an ace from Hannah Joseph put the Spartans ahead for good as they would win 25-20.
- Seven different Spartans collected kills in the set winner.


KILLS: Lulu Torres (12) and Kate Poellmann (9) 
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (33)
DIGS: Hannah Evenson (11)
ACES: Katelyn Ruse, Dani Lauer and Hannah Joseph (2) 
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (3) and Celeste Cozzoni (2)


Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, October 21 when they host St. Norbert College. Opening serve is slated for 12:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.