Box Score (BETHANY, W.Va.) - The third-seeded Thomas More College volleyball team won its second-straight and fifth overall Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament today (Saturday, November 9, 2013) as it defeated top-seeded Bethany College, 3-2, in the championship match of the tournament at the Hummel Field House in Bethany, West Virginia. The Saints won by the scores of 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 23-25 and 15-9.
With the win, the Saints improve to 24-5 and earn the PAC automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. It will be the Saints' school-best 12th NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. The tournament field and brackets for the NCAA Championship will be released on the NCAA championship website (www.ncaa.com) at 11 a.m. on Monday (November 11). With the loss, the Bison fall to 28-10 and will wait until Monday to seed if they receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship.
Freshman outside hitter Marisa Meyer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton) led the Saints' offensive attack as she hit .256 with 14 kills. Sophomore middle hitter Jessica Knaley (Florence, Ky./St. Henry) and junior outside hitter Felicity Britt (Alexandria, Ky./Bishop Brossart) each added 12 kills. Junior outside hitter Holly Bronner (Reading, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) led the team in assists with 26 and sophomore setter Becca Kuhn (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) added 20 assists. Junior defensive specialist Kelsey Castiglioni (Harrison Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) led the team in service aces with five.
Castiglioni led the Saints' defense with 19 digs, while freshman outside hitter Sydney Bragg (Huron, Ohio/Huron) finished with 16 digs. Knaley led the Saints in blocks with six.
