LEXINGTON - Transylvania Women's Volleyball got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Manchester University in the regular season finale to lock up the two seed in next weekend's HCAC tournament. The Pioneers defeated Manchester 25-18, 25-23, and 25-21 to improve to 23-6 and 8-1 in the HCAC.

Before the match Transy Volleyball honored their six seniors for Senior Day. Ava Beltsos, Grace Ward, Lexie Huck, Suzanne Klosterman, Madi Davis, and Erin Nerland were all honored on the court before the start of the match. Transy Volleyball also honored three players for earning career milestones earlier this week. Cate Scheper and Suzanne Klosterman reached 100 career blocks versus Mount St. Joseph and Grace Ward became the first Pioneer ever to reach 4,000 assists in a career.

The win over the Spartans is the 9th all time for Transy dating back to 2016. The Pioneers have swept Manchester in 7 of their last 8 matches.

Thirteen different Pioneers saw action in the win. Cate Scheper led the Transy offense with 9 kills. Kayden Holcomb finished with 8. Grace Ward added to her career assist total with 29 on the afternoon, moving her up to 4,074 on her career.

Kayden Holcomb, Cate Scheper, Suzanne Klosterman, Jasmine Koonce, Madi Davis, Isabella Myers, and Grace Ward combined for 14 blocks on the day.

Senior Madi Davis ended senior day with a match ending kill off an assist from Grace Ward. She finished the match with two kills.

With the win, Transy will earn a first round bye in the HCAC tournament. They'll find out their potential opponents following the conclusion of this weekend's HCAC matches. The semi-finals and finals of the tournament will be hosted by Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio next weekend.

After the win over Manchester, Amy Barmore gave praise to her senior class.

"What a ride this senior group has had. I am so very proud of each and every one of them," Barmore said. "What they do for this program individually makes us who we are. They have worked hard on and off the court and have created something so special here at Transy. We aren't done yet but they will be missed."

The senior class has been a part of some of the most dominant teams in HCAC volleyball history. They have amassed 89 wins, won three straight HCAC tournament championships, and earned the program's first Elite Eight appearance last season.

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