The Misericordia University volleyball team clinched a postseason berth with a 3-1 win at Arcadia, Saturday.
The Cougars won 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22 to improve to 16-7 overall and 5-2 in the MAC Freedom.
Isabella Lutter led the Cougars with 17 kills while
Jennifer Nicometo had nine kills and two aces.
Keira McCaffrey had seven kills, two aces and four blocks.
Taylor Marsh had eight blocks and
Sarah Steeber had five blocks.
Olivia Conza had 31 assists and eight digs and
Maggie Duda added 11 digs.
After Arcadia scored seven straight points to tie the first set, 17-17, the Cougars answered with an 8-1 run to win the set, 25-18.
Steeber and Marsh combined on a block to break a 19-19 tie in the second set to a key a 6-3 run to close a 25-22 win in the second set.
The Knights never trailed in a 25-21 win in the third set.
Arcadia scored four straight points to get within 20-18 in the fourth set, but Lutter had two kills and a block down the stretch to win 25-22.
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