DEKALB, Ill. - This weekend the Panthers headed to DeKalb, Illinois to participate in the MIVA Championships and for the second year in a row won the MIVA Conference Championship title. Davenport went undefeated in their five matches over the weekend, three on Saturday and two (a semi final and final) Sunday.
 
Not only did Davenport walk away with a conference title, two Panthers were placed on all conference teams. Nathanael Vander Meer was on first team All-GMMVC for the second year in a row and Sean Cox was added to second team All-GMMVC.
 
Davenport vs. DePaul: 27-25, 25-18
In their first match on Saturday the Panthers got a win against DePaul University. They won with 32 kills, eight errors, from 61 attempts, a .393 hitting percentage, 25 digs, and a total of four blocks.
 
Kills: Vander Meer (15)
Hitting Percentage: Vander Meer (.650)
Service Aces: Vander Meer (1)
Assists: Christopher Croft (25)
Blocks - Solo: Croft (1)
Block Assists: Tie between Vander Meer and Cox (2)
Digs: Tie between Jason Mais and Khari Jones (7)
 
Davenport vs. Bowling Green: 25-23, 25-23
Win number two on Saturday was a match against Bowling Green where the Panthers had 25 kills, with 11 errors, from 72 attempts, .194 hitting percentage, and 22 digs.
 
Kills: Vander Meer (17)
Hitting Percentage: Vander Meer (.351)
Service Aces: John Pylman (2)
Assists: Croft (17)
Digs: Jason Mais (6)
 
Davenport vs. Xavier University: 25-27, 25-20, 15-12
Match number three was against Xavier. They finished with 36 kills, 15 errors, from 79 attempts, with a .266 hitting percentage, 31 digs and four service aces.
 
Kills: Vander Meer (18)
Hitting Percentage: Kevin DeYoung (.545)
Service Aces: Pylman (2)
Assists: Croft (31)
Blocks - Solo: Tie between DeYoung and Cox (1)
Block Assists: Tie between Vander Meer and Cox (1)
Digs: Jones (12)
 
Day two was composed of bracket play where the Panthers played in a semifinal against Hope College and a final match against Xavier.
 
Davenport vs. Hope College: 25-15, 29-27
Day number two started with a win against Hope College. The Panthers tallied 27 kills, 10 errors, 68 attempts, .250 hitting percentage, and 27 digs.
 
Kills: Vander Meer (9)
Hitting Percentage: Cox (.714)
Service Aces: Jones (2)
Assists: Croft (18)
Blocks - Solo: Tie between Vander Meer and Joe Tubman (1)
Block Assists: Tie between Jason Mais and Jacob Mais (1)
Digs: Jason Mais (7)
 
Davenport vs. Xavier University: 25-23, 25-23
The final match was a rematch against Xavier University. Together the Panthers gathered 27 kills, with nine errors, from 57 attempts, with a .316 hitting percentage, 16 digs, and five total  blocks.
 
Kills: Vander Meer (16)
Hitting Percentage: Vander Meer (.433)
Service Aces: Tie between Vander Meer and Croft (1)
Assists: Croft (25)
Blocks - Solo: Tie between Jason Mais, DeYoung and Cox (1)
Block Assists: Tie between Jason Mais, Jacob Mais, Croft, Cox (1)
Digs: Jones (5)
 
For the day Davenport accumulated 147 kills, with 53 errors, from 337 attempts, with a .279 hitting percentage, 13 service aces, 121 digs, and 15 total blocks.


 
Davenport will finish their season in two weekends when they head to Kansas City, Mo. to play in the NCVF National Championships from April 13-15. The Panthers will compete against multiple teams from all over the nation in a three-day tournament.
 
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Story by: Megan Vander Meer