SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—#7 Wittenberg women's volleyball captured their 10th-straight NCAC Tournament Title on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over DePauw University. The Tigers title is their 22nd NCAC Volleyball Tournament Title, leading the league, as Paco Labrador's team has booked their ticket to the NCAA tournament Division III Volleyball Tournament. Wittenberg opened up NCAC play against Oberlin, emerging victorious 3-1, before taking on Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday morning. After dropping the first set to a scrappy OWU team, the Tigers rattled off three consecutive set victories to earn a spot in the NCAC title match. The Tigers met up with the second place-seeded DePauw Tigers in the finals, who had not lost a set up until the championship match. Wittenberg now awaits the NCAA Division III selection show on Monday to learn where they will be headed in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
NCAC NOTES
- Wittenberg freshman Aubrey Cox was named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year, after finishing the 2016 regular season with the top hitting percentage in the NCAC.
- The Tipp City native was nothing short of spectacular all year for the Tigers, totaling 135 kills and just 36 errors for a percentage of .360.
- Cox and Maddie Fischer landed on the All-NCAC First Team, while Camila Quiñones and Karen Wildemann earned honorable mention All-NCAC honors.
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TOURNAMENT NOTES
- The 2016 NCAC Volleyball All-Tournament Team was highlighted by Fischer, who earned tournament MVP honors.
- Fischer produced 40 kills in the tournament, at a .348 hitting-percentage, on her way to MVP honors.
- Sophomore setter Karen Wildemann joined Fischer on the all-tournament team with 111 assists, at a clip of 10.09 per-set.
- Emily Kahlig led the tournament in blocks, as the senior totaled 13 on the weekend, over one per set.
- Cox rounded out the all-tournament team selections for Wittenberg, as the Newcomer of the Year in the NCAC recorded 20 kills in her three matches.
#TigerUp @wittenbergvb @NCAC pic.twitter.com/FY6bdkTfh2
— Wittenberg Athletics (@WittAthletics) November 6, 2016
The final point for @wittenbergvb in tonight's @NCAC Championship #TigerUp pic.twitter.com/ajTT53zqIt
— Wittenberg Athletics (@WittAthletics) November 6, 2016
The @NCAC volleyball coaches accepting the 2016 Coach of the Year award on behalf of @AlleghenyVball coach Bridget Sheehan #Battle4Bridget pic.twitter.com/lxzwBEscFS
— Allegheny Gators (@GatorSports) November 5, 2016