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0
Dominican (IL) DU 13-13,6-7 NACC
3
Winner Aurora AUR 19-9,12-1 NACC
Dominican (IL) DU
13-13,6-7 NACC
0
Final
3
Aurora AUR
19-9,12-1 NACC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Dominican (IL) DU 15 16 15 (0)
Aurora AUR 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Spartans clinch sixth straight NACC title with win over Dominican

The Aurora University women's volleyball team secured a share of the 2023 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular season championship on Thursday night with a 3-0 victory over Dominican University. The title is the sixth consecutive for the AU women's volleyball program.

The Basics
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Dominican University 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-15)
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 19-9 overall and 12-1 in the NACC

How it happened
- The Spartans trailed 4-0 in the first set but answered with an 8-0 which forced a Dominican timeout.
- AU would go on to win the first set 25-15.
- Lulu Torres led the AU attack with five kills.
- The Spartans controlled the second set winning easily 25-16.
- Torres added five more kills while Kate Poellmann had three in the second set win.
- AU never trailed and was only tied once at 1-1 in the third set before going on to win 25-15.
- Hannah Joseph had 10 assists with six different Spartans collecting a kill in the winner.

Spartan Leaders
KILLS: Lulu Torres (13)
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (27)
DIGS: Hannah Evenson (16)
ACES: Kristen Erickson (3), Dani Lauer and Katelyn Ruse (2)
BLOCKS: Kate Poellmann and Riley Moreno (3)

Up Next
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, November 4 when they travel to Illinois Wesleyan University. Opening serve is slated for 1:00 p.m. in Bloomington, Illinois.
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