University of St. Thomas Athletics
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6-19, 3-5MIAC
Volleyball locks playoff berth with Friday's 3-0 win
10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
No. 13-ranked St. Thomas secured an MIAC playoff berth and remained one-half game ahead in the conference standings with Friday night's 3-0 home volleyball victory over St. Catherine.
The Toms hit .243 as a team and won 25-10, 25-14, 25-20 before 520 spectators at UST's Anderson Athketic and Rcereation Complex.
The Tommies (22-4 overall, 8-1 MIAC) have won 17 consecutive matches against Division III foes and ran their home win streak to five.
Also Friday, St. Olaf won a five-set decision at home over St. Ben's and Concordia rallied to win in five sets at Gustavus. Both St. Olaf and Concordia climbed to 7-1 in the MIAC, and they meet Saturday at 3 p.m. in Northfield.
Katie Bonine had 11 kills and seven digs; Emily Foster had 35 assists and seven digs; Kaitlain Wachter had 24 digs; Molly Staton had 11 digs; Tori Jones had eight kills; and Jill Osborne had seven kills.
The Tommies play Saturday at 3 p.m. at Carleton at the Cowling Gym on the east side of the Carleton campus. Click her for live video of Saturday's match:
http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/volleyball/schedule_and_results/?event_id=625743
Click here for UST-St. Kate's box score:
http://www.tommiesports.com/vlbl/stats/10-22-vb.htm
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