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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Cabrini volleyball team opens its first NCAA Tournament in program history as part of an eight-team regional at No. 2 Juniata College Thursday, November 12. Match time is set for 8 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium at the Kennedy Sports & Recreation Center.
The No. 1 seed Cavaliers clinched their first Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) crown in program history with a 3-0 sweep versus No. 3 seed Philadelphia Biblical University Saturday at Immaculata University as part of the conference's Fall Festival.
Senior setter
Lizzie Williams was named the contest's most valuable player, tallying a match-best 29 assists and adding eight kills. Freshman opposite
Megan Ryan fueled the Cavaliers' attack with a team-high 11 kills against the Crimson Eagles.
Junior middle
Stephanie Recklau posted nine kills and senior outside hitter
Traci Beltz notched six. Defensively, sophomore libero
Courtney Abel recorded a match-best 22 digs.
Juniata (31-3) has won 19 of its last 20 matches, including a 3-0 victory versus Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference championship tilt. The Eagles have won 29 consecutive conference crowns and have not lost a match against a league opponent in their last 315 outings.
Juniata is the site for one of the NCAA Tournament's eight regional sites. Also joining Cabrini at Juniata is local opponents Eastern University and Haverford College, Frostburg State University, Richard Stockton College, Mount Union College and Lebanon Valley College.
The regional semifinals will be held Friday at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The championship match is set for 7 p.m.