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Women’s Volleyball seeded eighth, heads to McPherson for KCAC Quarterfinals

(BRACKET | TICKETS | WATCH ON UEN | WATCH ON KCAC NETWORK | LIVE STATS) Kansas Wesleyan is the No. 8 seed in the KCAC Women's Volleyball Tournament and faces top-seeded and No. 10 ranked McPherson College on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Holman Fieldhouse.
 
Tickets for Tuesday's match are on sale now and must be purchased online ahead of time at kcacsports.com. There will be no on-site ticket sales for the match. Adult tickets are $15, Seniors (55+) are $10, children and KCAC faculty and staff are $6. College students from any KCAC institution are free when showing college ID.
 
KWU is 17-13 overall and finished the conference season with a 6-7 record.
 
Ivi Marcolino leads the Coyotes at 3.41 kills per set overall this season. Giovanna Ishii and Harley Ludacka anchor the Coyote offense at setter, averaging 4.99 and 4.33 assists, respectively, per set. Tristyn Hedman leads the Coyotes with 3.73 digs per set. Avery Conner averages 0.63 blocks per set.
 
McPherson is 26-3 overall and 12-1 in the KCAC.
 
Enya Fierens leads McPherson at 3.18 kills per set. Tabor Scanlon (6.17 assists per set) and Roxana Varela Parra (5.16 per set) anchor the Bulldog offense at setter. Isabella Calle leads the Bulldogs in digs at 5.04 per set and Fierens leads the Bulldogs in blocks at 1.09 per set.
 
The teams went four sets in the regular season meeting, the first time a KCAC team had taken a set from McPherson all season until the Bulldogs were defeated by Evangel in the regular season finale.
 
Tuesday's winner will advance to semifinals to take on the winner of Oklahoma Wesleyan and Evangel on Friday. The semifinals and finals will be hosted by the highest remaining seeded team after the quarterfinal round.
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Avery Conner

#2 Avery Conner

MB
5' 10"
Junior
Tristyn Hedman

#16 Tristyn Hedman

DS
5' 5"
Junior
Harley Ludacka

#11 Harley Ludacka

S
5' 7"
Senior
Giovanna Ishii

#21 Giovanna Ishii

RS
6' 0"
Senior
Ivi Marcolino

#12 Ivi Marcolino

OH
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Avery Conner

#2 Avery Conner

5' 10"
Junior
MB
Tristyn Hedman

#16 Tristyn Hedman

5' 5"
Junior
DS
Harley Ludacka

#11 Harley Ludacka

5' 7"
Senior
S
Giovanna Ishii

#21 Giovanna Ishii

6' 0"
Senior
RS
Ivi Marcolino

#12 Ivi Marcolino

5' 7"
Junior
OH