WHEELING, W.Va. (Nov. 22) – The Wheeling University volleyball team advanced to the finals of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) Tournament with a 3-0 win over Davis & Elkins Friday night inside the McDonough Center.
 
In addition to advancing to Saturday night's MEC Championship against Urbana, the win clinched the 12^th-straight 30-win season for Head Coach Christy Benner's Cardinals.
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: Wheeling 3, Davis & Elkins 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-20)
• Records: Wheeling (30-3) | Davis & Elkins (19-10)
• Location: McDonough Center – Wheeling, West Virginia

TEAM LEADERS

• Junior Breanna Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) led the three players in double-figures with 14 kills on 34 attacks with three errors (.324 hitting percentage)
• Junior Cassie Meyer (Jackson Center, Ohio/Jackson Center) totaled 12 kills on the night.
• Senior Haley Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) added 10 kills and a team-high four blocks in the win.
• Senior Stephanie Sylvester (Oregon, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) tossed around 46 assists and added 10 digs for a double-double.
• Junior Audrey Francis (Sidney, Ohio/Fairlawn) paced the defense once again with a game-high 14 digs with zero reception errors.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wheeling and Davis & Elkins were even at 9-9 in the first set.
• The Cardinals took command of the game with five-straight points to force a Senators timeout.
• With the score 15-11, Wheeling notched six-straight points to race out to a 21-11 lead and eventually win the set at 25-15.
• D&E had the second set tied up at 8-8 in the second set, but once again the Cardinals seized momentum.
• Wheeling took eight of the next nine points to establish a 15-9 lead and force a Senator timeout.
• Davis & Elkins drew as close as five, including at 21-16, but a run of four-straight points to close out the set helped Wheeling take a 2-0 lead in the match.
• The script remained the same in the third set, as D&E was tied at 7-7 to open the final set.
• Wheeling collected 12 of the next 19 points to establish a 19-14 lead.
• The Senators strung a few points together to pull within three at 19-16, but the Cardinals never allowed them to get closer.
• Wheeling's Bre Kramer put the finishing touches on the night with her 14th kill to clinch the team's spot in Saturday's championship match.

 UP NEXT

• Wheeling will look to defend its MEC Tournament crown tomorrow, Saturday, November 23 at 7 p.m. against No. 2 Urbana.
• Wheeling claimed both meetings with the Blue Knights this season in straight sets.
• A live stream will be available online and on The Mountain East Digital Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).