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Volleyball WHAC Champs
0
Lourdes LUVB 17-14; 12-9 WHAC
3
Winner Davenport DUVB 30-7; 19-2 WHAC
Lourdes LUVB
17-14; 12-9 WHAC
0
Final
3
Davenport DUVB
30-7; 19-2 WHAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lourdes LUVB 25 24 22 (0)
Davenport DUVB 27 26 25 (3)
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UM-Dearborn MDVB 0-33, 0-22 WHAC
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Winner Davenport DUVB 31-7, 20-2 WHAC
UM-Dearborn MDVB
0-33, 0-22 WHAC
0
Final
3
Davenport DUVB
31-7, 20-2 WHAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UM-Dearborn MDVB 16 13 12 (0)
Davenport DUVB 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | By McCall Salmon | @mccallsalmon

WHAC Champions! No. 15 Volleyball Sweeps Final Crossover

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  – For the first time in program history the Panthers are Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champions! Davenport won both matches in quick fashion defeating Lourdes and UM-Dearborn in straight sets to claim the regular season championship crown. The two victories puts DU at 31-7 overall and 20-2 in conference play and now they will host the conference tournament next Friday and Saturday.

Match 1 – Davenport, 3 Lourdes 0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-22)
For the second straight match and 12th time this season freshman Krissy Dill posted double digits in kills (13) and digs (12) in route to DU's 3-0 victory over Lourdes. The Grey Wolves kept the sets tight forcing additional play in sets one and two but DU was able to take care of business for the straight set (27-25, 26-24, 25-22) victory.

Marcey DeHaan was solid on the net for DU recording 11 kills and a team high .524 hitting percentage. Lexie Spetoskey led the Panthers in the digs department with 13 while Amber Getty racked up 39 assists.

Match 2 – Davenport, 3 Michigan-Dearborn 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-13)
A 12-3 run to start set one of the match got the Panthers rolling to win set one 25-16 followed by identical 25-13 scores in sets two and three to seal the outright WHAC championship.

Dill recorded another double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs. Morgan Torres led DU in digs as well with 12 and six other Panthers recorded kills in the match. DU tallied a .419 hitting percentage compared to .065 by the visiting Wolverines.

With the victories today the Panthers have earned the right to host the WHAC Tournament at the DU Student Center next Friday and Saturday. More information regarding times and opponents will be available next week on www.dupanthers.com.  

Post-Match Notes
Davenport's WHAC title is the first in program history after finishing 2nd the previous two seasons…DU is now 8-1 all-time against Lourdes and 11-7 against UM-Dearborn winning the last nine meetings 3-0…Amber Getty now sits 120 assists away from breaking the career assists record held by Kayla VanderMolen (4,962) after tallying 69 assist in today's matches
 
Volleyball Contact: McCall Salmon | 616-554-5045 | msalmon@davenport.edu
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