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Volleyball - Milwaukee vs. Valparaiso - Horizon League Tournament
 
2:17
We're back courtside at Woodling Gymnasium in Cleveland for today's semifinal Horizon League Tournament volleyball action between UWM and Valparaiso. The match is set to get underway in about 15 minutes.
2:21

A few notes for you before we get started ...

- Jena Berg's 21 kills and 24 digs yesterday made Berg the first Panther player to collect a 20-20 effort since Jamie Gabrielsen did it in the 2007 season. Berg's 21 kills marked a collegiate high.

- Lauren Felsing had 26 digs yesterday and now has 1,874 career digs. That is just one away from tying and two away from overtaking Becky Peters at the top of UWM's all-time list.

- The Panthers had five players reach double figures in kills yesterday and have now hit better than .200 in six-straight matches.

- Milwaukee had 105 digs, the fifth time this season the Panthers have tallied 100 or more digs. UWM also winds up with 308 digs in three matches against Green Bay this season.

- UWM is now 3-4 in five-set matches this season. It's actually three wins in a row in five-setters after the Panthers dropped their first four extended matches of the season.

- The Panthers have now reached the semifinals of the league tournament in all 14 of their tournament appearances.

- UWM and Valpo split during the regular season, with each team winning on its homecourt. UWM's win came just last weekend, while its loss came in five sets in the middle of its five-match losing skid.

- Milwaukee and Valpo have met once before in the league tournament, with Valpo winning in four sets at the Klotsche Center two years ago.

- UWM has now won nine-straight matches overall.

3:08

And perhaps we are back live! Sorry for the bad internet connection, but I can report the play on the court by the Panthers is much better than the internet! UWM rolled to a 25-14 win in the first set and we are tied at 11 in the second.

3:09
UWM had an amazing nine blocks in the first set ... actually almost had as many blocks as kills (10). Valpo has made a run here in the second set to get back even.
3:10
Schmitting, Sueppel and O'Brien all had four blocks apiece in the first set ... one of Sueppel's was a solo block.
3:10
Meanwhile, Angie Porche didn't have a kill in the first set.
3:11

Three in a row now for Valpo and the Crusaders have their first lead of the day at 14-12.

3:11

Many of you probably already found it, but you can check out the stats on gametracker and the video on the Horizon League Network. I'll just try to stay connected and do my part in the coverage, as well. No promises though!

3:12
Natalie with an ace to tie things at 15
3:13
Better crowd today than yesterday ... Valpo always has a nice following and looks like a few more UWM folks now that it is the weekend. There were about 350 in here for the CSU match earlier - the Vikings won in four but really, really dominated all three sets they won.
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