TOURNAMENT INFO | G-MAC CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — No. 1 seed Cedarville is headed to the G-MAC Championship after a convincing 3–0 sweep of No. 5 Hillsdale on Friday evening at the Callan Athletic Center.
The Lady Jackets took the semifinal by scores of 25–22, 25–17, 25–22 to improve to 24–5 overall.
Cedarville will meet No. 3 Ohio Dominican in Saturday's final at 1:00 p.m. EST after the Panthers disposed of No. 2 Findlay in four sets.
Madelyn Hensley led the attack with 11 kills and a .321 hitting clip.
Haley Koch and
Janae Heegaard each added seven kills, while
Kaley Matney ran a sharp offense with 31 assists and chipped in eight digs.
Defensively,
Alivia Rutt anchored the back row with 19 digs and the Lady Jackets combined for nine team blocks.
Quotable: Head Coach Greg Smith
"I'm proud of the team for stepping up! We knew that Hillsdale was on a roll and playing high level volleyball coming into the tournament. That had a lot of momentum, they're a very tough team, they've been here so many times before, won multiple championships, and they know what this is all about.
"We kept doing our thing even when things got close and didn't lose our focus. It was a great match for our team and we're looking forward to the final. We're excited, but we know we have our work cut out for us."
Quotable: Junior Madelyn Hensley
"I think a lot of us had big expectations going in. It's been a long time since our team has been to the semifinals. We're excited, but we came in with a mindset of being selfless and playing together for the team and not ourselves. I think we saw it in this match, too."
Stinger Facts:
- Cedarville improved to 24–5 overall with its 11th straight victory.
- CU is 13-1 at home with 12 consecutive wins.
- The Lady Jackets held Hillsdale to just a .078 hitting percentage.
- Hensley posted her 25th double-digit kill performance of the season.
- Cedarville defeated the Chargers in both meetings this year.
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