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DOVER, Del. - A year after totaling a school
record 21 wins and earning the No. 6 seed in the CAC Volleyball
Championship, the Stevenson University women's volleyball team
posted its 26th victory of the season to earn the No. 3 seed in the
conference tournament with a 3-0 victory at Wesley Tuesday night.
The Mustangs (26-6, 5-3 CAC), winners of four-straight matches,
posted a 25-18, 25-14, 26-24 victory and will host sixth-seeded
York (Pa.) in the opening round of the conference
tournament on Tuesday, November 4. The winner of that match
advances to the semifinals at No. 2 seed St. Mary's (Md.)
on Thursday, November 6.
Sophomore Alex Mercer (Elderbsurg/Liberty) led
Stevenson with nine kills and five blocks assists while sophomore
Dani Katsampis (New Windsor/Francis Scott Key)
also added nine kills.
The two led five Mustangs that had at least five kills as senior
Alana Eller (Ellicott City/Centennial) had six and
senior Shelly May (Bel Air/Fallston) and freshman
Alexa Carney (Towson/Towson) each had five.
Junior Brittany Umetin (Havre de Grace/Mt.
Zion) totaled 16 assists and four block assists while
freshman Amy Rudolph (North East/Rising Sun) had
12 assists in the third set.
In the other bracket of the CAC Volleyball Championship,
Gallaudet and Mary Washington will be the fourth and fifth
seeds with the order of finish to be determined on
Wednesday when Mary Washington hosts Hood and Gallaudet
hosts Salisbury.
Mary Washington will be the No. 4 seed and host the Bison
in the quarterfinals if the Eagles beat Hood or Gallaudet
loses to Salisbury. If the Bison win and the Eagles
lose, Gallaudet will be the fourth seed and host
the quarterfinal contest next Tuesday.
The winner of the Gallaudet-Mary Washington game
will travel to top-seed and No. 21-ranked Salisbury in the
semifinals.
The CAC championship will be played on Saturday, November 8
at the home site of the highest remaining seed.
