Wheaton, Ill. – The Thunder volleyball team earned a spot in the CCIW Tournament Semifinals with a 3-0 victory against North Central on Tuesday night in the CCIW Play-In match. Wheaton opened with a 26-24 win in set one, the Thunder won the second set 25-21, and closed out the win with a 25-23 victory. Wheaton is now 22-12 on the year, while North Central closes out the season with an 18-17 overall record.
Wheaton, the tournament's fourth-seed will face top-seeded Carthage on Friday at 7 PM at Carthage's Tarble Center. Friday's other semifinal match will feature second-seed Millikin and number-three seed Elmhurst at 4:30 PM in Kenosha. Friday's winners will play in the CCIW Tournament Championship match at 2 PM, with the winner earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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Wheaton freshman
Megan McKinley led the Thunder with 13 kills and she added nine digs.
Cassie Murphy (PICTURED LEFT) added eight kills, with nine digs and
Andy DeMoss had seven kills. Senior setter
Jenna McCallister distributed 25 assists, with a team-high 21 digs. Senior libero
Kaitlyn Graham Novosad added 14 digs for those and freshman
Lindsay Stein added four total blocks.
