Piper volleyball clinches spot in MIAC playoffs

The win gives the Pipers the sixth seed in the MIAC tournament, which begins on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. Hamline will travel to the third seed, who will be determined based on Saturday’s match results around the conference.

On senior night, Shelby Hyllengren (Cannon Falls, Minn.) lit up the floor in her last match at Hutton Arena with 16 kills. Her classmate Sara Burns (LeSueur, Minn.) provided a spark in the defense, contributing five digs in her final regular season appearance.

Hyllengren is fourth on the all-time kills list, currently with 1202.

Sophomore Tasha Simmons (Eagan, Minn.) led the Pipers with 17 kills and 30 digs. First-year Heidi Larsen (Andover, Minn.) spent most of the match diving to the floor, putting up 28 digs. Junior Amanda Booth (Champlin, Minn.) and junior Emily Amici (Whitewater, Wis.) were also in the double-digits in kills with 13 and 11, respectively.

Macalester was led by sophomore Erin Cusac’s 14 kills and 11 digs, while senior Erin Fahje (Waukesha, Wis.) and junior Diana Petty (Chapel Hill, N.C.) each had 11 kills. Petty added 13 digs.

The 2007 edition of the Piper volleyball team set nine new school records for team statistics, including total kills in a season (1383), kills per game (14.41), total digs in a season (2073) and digs per game (21.59).  For a complete list of Piper volleyball season records, click here.

Hamline concludes the regular season with a record of 17-10 (6-5 MIAC), while Macalester finishes at 3-21 (0-11 MIAC).

Hamline University belongs to the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the most competitive conferences in the nation. Hamline supports 19 intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. Find out more about Hamline athletics at www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/athletics.

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