INDIANOLA, Iowa – The University of Dubuque women's volleyball team closed out American Rivers Conference play with a thrilling five-set victory over Simpson College (25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 17-15) on Wednesday evening at Cowles Fieldhouse. The Spartans finished conference play undefeated at 7-0 and improved to 24-5 overall, securing the outright A-R-C regular season title.
The Spartans opened the match strong, taking the first set 25-19 behind 17 kills. After Simpson evened the match in the second set, Dubuque responded with an impressive third-set performance, recording 21 kills. Simpson answered in the fourth to force a decisive fifth set. In the final set, the Spartans battled back from an 11-8 deficit to take a 13-11 lead. Simpson continued to fight, eventually taking a 15-14 advantage, but Dubuque responded with three consecutive points to secure the 17-15 victory and complete an undefeated conference season.
Delainey Winkel led the Spartans with 22 kills and 25 digs, while Delaney Calabrese added 19 kills and 15 digs. Caitlin Jensen contributed 12 kills, and Alexis Kammerer directed the offense with 61 assists and two service aces. Taylor Bechen led the defense with an impressive 37 digs.
The Spartans conclude the regular season as outright American Rivers Conference champions with a perfect 7-0 conference record and the No. 1 seed in next weeks conference tournament.
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The Spartans return home on Friday, November 6, to host North Park University for Senior Day at the Stoltz Sports Center. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.
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