GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's volleyball team is set to make its MAC Commonwealth postseason debut Wednesday night, as it hosts No. 3 Lebanon Valley in semifinal action.
TICKETING INFORMATION: Per conference policy, all fans must pay admission to postseason events; the prices are as follows: adults $5, senior citizens $4, students with ID $2 and children under six are free. All Arcadia students, faculty and staff who present a valid Arcadia ID will be admitted for free courtesy of the Athletic Department.
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HISTORICAL SEASON: The Knights enter postseason play coming of their most successful regular season in program history. Arcadia set a program record with 22 wins during the regular season, while posting seven wins in conference play, another program-high. As a team, the Knights posted single-season records in kills (1,308), reception percentage (91%) and block assists (243).
COACH SAYS: "We are so excited to be hosting Arcadia volleyball's first-ever MAC Commonwealth playoff game," said head women's volleyball coach
Eli Porr. "We are very excited about the opportunity and being able to represent our school in the conference tournament. These women have worked very hard to get us where we are, and are looking forward to playing a very tough Lebanon Valley team."
ARCADIA LEADERS: Junior
Lizzie Joseph sits atop Arcadia's stat sheet with 253 kills on the year, the fourth most in a single-season all-time. Freshman middle hitters
Maddie Sehrt and
Becca Campf are two of the conference's top-10 hitters this year, as the former ranks third at 35.4% and the latter is eighth with a 27.6%. Playing a big role in the Knights' offensive success are freshman
Julia Paliwodzinski and senior
Colleen Stengel, both of whom are top-10 in the MAC Commonwealth in assists with 547and 486, respectively. Junior
Katie Wilson leads the way at the net with 61 total blocks, followed by Sehrt with 58. Sophomore Emily is second in the conference in both aces (59) and digs (477).
ABOUT LEBANON VALLEY: The Dutchmen enter the postseason with a 16-13 overall record and 6-2 mark in conference play. To earn the tournament's third seed, Lebanon Valley rallied from two sets down to beat Messiah 3-2 to close out regular season conference play. Jess Attieh leads the attack for Lebanon Valley with 369 kills, while tying for the team lead with 62 total blocks. Jensen Burnheimer has handed out 921 assists, while Abbey Barnhart recorded 311 digs.
