Penn spoils McVey?s senior night

William Penn University dominated the final two sets to defeat Iowa Wesleyan College in four sets Tuesday night in Midwest Collegiate Conference volleyball play at Iowa Wesleyan.

The Lady Statesmen conquered the Tigers 25-20, 25-27, 25-14, 25-14, moving ahead of IWC in the MCC standings. Penn improved to 18-19 overall and 3-5 in the MCC, while Wesleyan dropped to 6-19 overall and 2-6 in conference play.

William Penn also put a damper on senior night for IWC?s Megan McVey. The Tigers? lone senior finished with 19 kills, 13 digs and five blocks, but the Lady Statesmen compiled a .243 hitting percentage (66 kills, 24 errors in 173 attempts) to win.

IWC kept the match close in the first two sets and even pulled out the second set, saving two set points and eventually clinching on a service ace by Jaclyn Hannon. The Lady Statesmen though would dominate the final two sets to win the match convincingly.

Marissa Bozik added seven kills and led the team with 14 digs, while Hannon and Alex Ramos both had 17 assists. Alexi Holmes also added 11 digs.

The Tigers will compete in the McKendree (Ill.) University Invitational in Lebanon, Ill., on Friday and Saturday. IWC will open against St. Xavier (Ill.) University Friday at 2 p.m.