FOND DU LAC, Wis. (SabreAthletics.com) – With a sweep over visiting MSOE, the Marian University women's volleyball team celebrated Senior Day in style as it clinched a berth into the 2013 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament, inside Sadoff Gymnasium, this afternoon, Oct. 26.

The Sabres clicked on all cylinders with pressure riding on a make-or-break opportunity to get into the NACC tournament. Sitting one game behind eighth-place MSOE in the NACC standings, Marian needed a victory to pull into a tie with the Raiders and gain the tie-breaker to qualify for tournament play. They did so with ease, going away 25-22, 25-20 and 25-18.

Seniors Ashley Zumbrock and Katlin Jarvis were honored prior to the game in celebration of their illustrious careers for the Sabres. Marian put together its highest offensive output of the season, hitting .253 for the match, including an emphatic .302 percentage in the third set.

Casey Lamberty finished with a match-high 12 kills and fell one dig shy of a double-double. Morgan Dercks finished with 18 assists to go along with nine digs, while Katrina Jansen led all players with 16 digs.

Marian improved to 9-19 overall, 4-7 NACC with the win, while MSOE dropped to 10-14 (4-7 NACC) with the loss.

In the first set, the Sabres trailed by as many as three points midway through the set. Down 14-12, Marian rallied off three straight points with two of those an Anna Smit kill and Lamberty service ace.

Tied at 19 apiece, Marian ended up closing the set with a 6-3 run, which ended on a Leah Hendricks attack error to give the Sabres a 25-22 set win an early 1-0 advantage for the match.

MSOE took a 2-1 advantage early in the second set, but the Sabres battled back to take a 16-11 lead following four straight points, which forced the Raiders to call timeout. Lamberty registered five kills in the set, while Jarvis added two of her team-leading six assisted blocks on the day as the Sabres cruised to a 25-20 set win.

The third and final set was the most impressive offensively for Marian as they hit .302 with 18 kills in dispatching the Raiders quickly. Smit tallied six kills, while Lamberty added five, Jansen added four and Kathryn Braunling chipped in three of her seven kills on the day. The Sabres went on to take the final set convincingly with a 25-18 win.

Marian will be back in action this Tuesday, Oct. 29, as they travel to Watertown to take on Maranatha Baptist in the regular season, non-conference finale.

NACC Tournament play begins Nov. 5 and the Sabres will await to see who their opponent will be as the remaining regular season league contests dwindle down. Check SabreAthletics.com for news and updates as they become available.