Natalie Geidel had 16 kills, while Baylee Gross had 21 digs as the Viterbo University volleyball team moves into the tonight’s Elite Eight.
The No. 2-ranked V-Hawks (38-1) defeated No. 19 Jamestown in the Sweet 16 at the Tyson Center on Friday afternoon.
Viterbo will now play seventh-ranked Park University at 8:15 p.m. tonight for a shot at the Final Four. Park has won 10 consecutive matches. It’s last loss came 3-2 to No. 9-ranked Columbia.
The V-Hawks defeated Park back on Sept. 21 in five sets (25-15,22-25,22-25,25-20,15-11).
In the win Friday afternoon, Amelia Grahn had 40 assists and 11 digs for Viterbo, which has now swept 13 consecutive opponents. The last time the V-Hawks didn’t sweep a team, it was Jamestown, in a 3-2 win on Oct. 21.
The last and only time Viterbo lost this season was Oct. 14 to Rocky Mountain, 3-2, on Oct. 14. The V-Hawks have since won 16 consecutive matches.