The Ursuline College volleyball team earned its way back to the postseason with a 3-1 victory over Malone on Saturday to close the regular season.
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Ursuline won a closely contested first set 25-21 before winning the second set 25-18. In the first two sets, the Arrows combined for 30 kills and just eight errors. The .333 hitting percentage in the first set was the second highest in a set this season.
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Malone kept the match alive with a 25-22 win in the third set in which Ursuline committed six errors.
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The Arrows closed out the match with a 25-18 win in the final set to clinch the final playoff spot in the Great Midwest Tournament.
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Freshman
Abigail Aguilera-Ayala finished with 15 kills while senior
Krisandra Mezera had 13 and junior
Nora Clink added 10.
Sarah Miozzi had a season-high 48 assists while
Zoe Skinner added 25 digs.
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Ursuline will travel to Hillsdale for the first round of the Great Midwest Tournament on Tuesday when they take on the number one seeded Hillsdale Chargers at 7:00 PM.
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