SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University women's volleyball team fell to Mount Vernon Nazarene in straight sets Saturday afternoon in the Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinals at the McDonald Athletic Center. MVNU won 25-16, 25-22, 25-16.
Spring Arbor, hosting a conference tournament match for the first time since 2009, moved to 19-11 overall. Mount Vernon Nazarene improved to 23-12 and advanced to the semifinals.
After dropping the opening set, Spring Arbor erased a 19-16 deficit in the second.
Julia Mitchell and
Alexis Remtema teamed up for a block to tie the set at 19, and Mitchell added a kill to make it 20-20. Mount Vernon Nazarene pulled away from there and hit .500 with 17 kills in the third set to close out the match.
Keely Hinzman led Spring Arbor with 12 kills and hit .450.
Iyla Weeks added six kills,
Camy Wedge had 16 assists and eight digs, and
Isabelle Kirkendall led SAU with nine digs. Remtema finished with a team-high six blocks.
Spring Arbor will await a possible at-large bid to the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship. The field will be announced Monday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. ET.
