The Misericordia University men's volleyball team will visit top-ranked Stevens in the MAC Championships semifinals, Thursday at 6:00.
 
Misericordia, the fifth seed, is 15-21 after a thrilling 3-2 win at Stevenson, Tuesday.  The Ducks are 29-3 and finished the regular season at 9-0 in the MAC.  Stevens swept MU during the regular season, 25-20, 25-17, 25-16, in February.
 
Second-seeded Messiah will host Arcadia in Thursday's other semifinal.
 
Misericordia playing one of the most demanding schedules in the country,  including 11 nationally-ranked opponents and four of the top five teams in the final AVCA regular season poll.
 
The Cougars rallied from a 9-6 deficit in the fifth set to defeat Stevenson in the opening round.  Jackson Fehnel had 19 kills and Anthony DePalma had 18 kills and five blocks.
 
DePalma leads the Cougars and is second in the MAC with 3.8 kills per set.  Gannon DeFrain is seventh in the league with 5.91 assists per set and Joe Kozak is 10^th with 0.39 aces per set.
 
Alex Furlong is second in the league with 2.23 digs per set.
 
For Stevens, Connor Feulner leads the league in hitting at .431 while Louden Moran is second with 9.08 assists and .46 aces per set.