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JACKSON -- The Marshall volleyball team capped its regular season with a dominant performance on the road Thursday, sweeping Jackson County Central 25-11, 25-10, 25-17 to claim its 13th consecutive Big South Conference championship.
The Tigers controlled the match throughout, winning the first two sets by double digits before closing out the sweep with a 25-17 victory in the third. The win also marked Marshall's 70th consecutive conference victory.
Bentley Knull led Marshall with 17 kills, while Nora Holmgren added 14 kills and Julia Fahl finished with 13. Laurel Ryks contributed five kills.
Leah Stelter paced the Tigers with 45 set assists, helping fuel the balanced offensive attack. Jennifer Lee led Marshall's serving effort with 11 successful serves and an ace, while Kees Pinckney went a perfect 16-for-16 from the service line. Stelter finished 10-for-10 serving, and Fahl was 9-for-10 with an ace.
Pinckney also led the defensive effort with 14 digs. Stelter added 12 digs, while Madi Mernaugh recorded eight. Lee contributed eight digs as well.
Chika Nwanama, Holmgren and Ryks each recorded a block for the Tigers.
With the regular season complete, Marshall will now turn its attention to the postseason. The Tigers enter the playoffs having extended their Big South championship streak to 13 consecutive seasons and their conference winning streak to 70 matches.