MADISON – The Edgewood College Eagles women's volleyball squad, the top seed in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Tournament, will host a semifinal match at the Edgedome Thursday. They will take on the fourth-seeded Aurora Spartans in a rematch of last year's NACC Tournament Championship.

THE BASICS
- No. 1 Edgewood College (22-9, 12-1 NACC) vs. No. 4 Aurora (19-12, 11-2 NACC)
- Madison, Wis. (Todd Wehr Edgedome)
- Thursday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
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HOW THEY GOT HERE
- Edgewood College earned a dominant 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-11) sweep of MSOE in a NACC Tournament Quarterfinal Tuesday. The Eagles recorded 14 aces, 12 blocks and earned an .316 to -.102 advantage in hitting percentage as a team. Abbey Falk tallied nine blocks, while Cassidy Spies and Abbey Eivins each hit four aces. Eivins also added 15 assists and Spies eight kills.

- Edgewood College clinched the top seed in the tournament and at least a share of the regular season crown after defeating Benedictine 3-1 in their final regular season match. After starting their season 2-7, the Eagles won 19 of their last 21 matches, including nine in a row to close out the regular season strong.
 
- Edgewood College enters the NACC Tournament battle-tested. They defeated no. 7 UW-Oshkosh, no. 19 Calvin, and no. 24 UW-Stevens Point while also battling with top ten UW-Whitewater and no. 11 La Verne.
 
- The Eagles have flown high off the strength of their blocking. They lead the nation with 297.5 total blocks, good for second all-time in single-season program history. Falk leads the nation with 158 total blocks on the season, is fourth with 1.40 blocks per set, and leads all current Division III players with 523 career blocks. She only trails Mandie Armstrong (1995-98) and her 530 career blocks on the program's record books. Payton Millin has also stepped up with .89 blocks per set, good for fourth in the NACC.
 
- Spies had led the way for a high-flying Edgewood College offense. She's posted 319 kills to pace the team and is good for fifth in the NACC. Abigail Hoffmann continued to excel at doing everything. She is second on the team in kills (274), blocks (85) and assists (473). Hoffmann has also contributed 39 aces and 226 digs. As a team, the Eagles have hit .190, second best in the conference.
 
- Mia Hinkamper has played well at libero all season. She leads the team with 433 digs and 49 aces. Jennacy Wille is second on the team with 277 digs, while Spies earned 272 digs in the regular season.
 
- Eivins continued to be a part of an effective setter tandem with Hoffmann. She leads the team with 554 assists and also contributed 216 digs and 31 aces. As a team, the Eagles finished with 1,269 total assists.
 
- Katie Borchert has been a steady presence on offense, swinging for 247 kills.

- Aurora was one of three teams with two conference losses in the NACC this season. The Spartans put together a dominant 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-14) victory over the Lakeland Muskies in their NACC Tournament Quarterfinal.
 
- Aurora brings a strong team effort on offense. They led the NACC in kills per set (12.75), hitting percentage (.209), assists per set (12.16), and service aces (246) during the regular season. Lulu Torres has paced the offense with 320 kills and 50 aces, while Hannah Joseph has a team-best 818 assists.

- Erin Henkel earned 84 blocks at the net for the Spartans. Kristen Erickson anchored the back row with 300 digs, while Torres has contributed 268 digs of her own.
 
LAST MEETING
- The two teams met at Aurora earlier this season. Edgewood College put together a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) sweep of the Spartans.
 
- Spies swung for 14 kills with a .355 hitting percentage in the victory. Eivins and Hoffmann tallied 20 and 17 assists respectively, while Falk and Millin recorded five and four blocks for the Eagles.

- Torres tallied a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs. Kate Poellmann posted 10 kills and Joseph 15 assists.

- Edgewood College had a .308-to-.119 advantage in hitting percentage in the victory.
 
THE FIELD
- The second-seeded Concordia Wisconsin Falcons were the only team that toppled the Eagles in conference play. They played strong defense, second in the NACC with a .140 opposing hitting percentage. Noelle Smith is 41st in Division III with 91 total blocks. Paige Stickney paced the conference and is ninth nationally with a .397 hitting percentage.
 
- The third-seeded St. Norbert Green Knights will face off with the Falcons in the other semifinal. The Green Knights were fueled by a high-flying offense. They led the NACC and were fifth overall in total assists nationally with 1347. They were sixth in kills in Division III with 1,431 while also being sixth in digs in the nation with 2,031. Setter Heidi Colburn headed the conference with 9.26 assists per set and was ninth in the nation with 1,009 total assists. Alyssa Mills finished 16th in Division III with 1,139 total attacks.
 
NACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
-  Edgewood College enters the tournament as defending champions after winning the 2023 version of the NACC Tournament. They have earned back-to-back top overall seeds in the conference postseason.

- The Eagles have made the NACC Tournament 13 times since 2007, all under head coach Paul Schlomer, and two NCAA appearances (2011, 2023).