GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The final week of regular season play will begin tomorrow for the No. 15 Panthers as they continue to fight for their first ever Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship. The Panthers will square off against No. 16 Madonna (also tied for 1^st) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in which DU will honor its four seniors Amber Getty, Hannah Stone, Lexie Spetoskey and Belma Alic before the match. The week will end with the third and final WHAC crossover event putting the Panthers up against Lourdes and UM-Dearborn at the DU Student Center.

Match 1
vs #16 Madonna (Mich.)
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Opening Serve: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Stats/Audio

Match 2
vs Lourdes (Ohio)
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2014
Opening Serve: 12 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio/Stats

Match 3
vs UM-Dearborn
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2014
Opening Serve: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Stats

Final Week of Regular Season
The 2014 WHAC Champion will be decided in this final week of regular season play. DU and Madonna sit tied for 1st place and will face off at the DU Student Center on Wednesday night. The Panthers will host the final WHAC Crossover event Saturday taking on Lourdes and UM-Dearborn at 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.
 
Poll Rankings
Finishing last week 3-0 the Panthers maintained their spot at No. 15 in the NAIA National Poll. Madonna was only other WHAC school in the rankings coming in right behind DU at No. 16.
 
Incredible Senior Class
On Wednesday DU will honor its four seniors Amber Getty, Hannah Stone, Lexie Spetoskey and Belma Alic. To date the four have compiled a 113-39 (.743) overall record, led their team to two 2nd place WHAC finishes and the programs' first ever berth to the NAIA National Tournament in 2012.
 
How the Team Stacks Up
DU has four national statistical rankings as a team in the top ten ranking No. 7 in Total Assists (1584) and No. 6 in Assists per Game (12.88).They sit at No. 10 in Total Kills (1682) and No. 9 in Kills per Game (13.67).
 
History Against Madonna
All-time against the Crusaders the Panthers are 2-17 and in their only meeting this year DU came out on top 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 25-19). Madonna has won both the regular season and tournament championships the past two seasons.
 
 
 
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