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November 6, 2010
Beloit Wins MWC Volleyball Tournament
Story and Photo Courtesy of the Midwest Conference Athletics Site
Monmouth, Ill. - Beloit ousted the two-time defending tournament champion St. Norbert Green Knights and earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 victory in the 2010 Midwest Conference Volleyball Tournament in Monmouth, Ill. In the sweep Beloit won by the scores of 25-23, 29-27 and 25-19.
Beloit used a match-high 15 kills and five blocks from Laura
Toth to set the tone for the Buccaneers. Tess Jacquez (13 kills, 13
digs) picked up a double-double for the second straight day as five
different Bucs recorded double figure digs, led by Margo Regier
with 22. Caitlin O’Leary recorded 34 assists and Mark Parker
had nine kills to pace the tournament champions.
St. Norbert was led by Sarah Sulentic who was the only Green
Knight with double figure kills, with 12. Catherine Guido
contributed a game-high 30 digs and Lidsay Wiebe chipped in 15 digs
in the loss. St. Norbert managed to hit only .062 in the
match.
With the win Beloit earns the automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA
Tournament. The Buccaneers will find out their opponent on Monday,
November 8 at 10 a.m. CST during the NCAA Volleyball Selection
Show. Fans will be able to watch the selection show live by going
to the NCAA Volleyball page which can be found
here.
