WATERBURY, Conn. –  One down, two to go. North Division top-seeded Post University Women's Volleyball took care of business in the Drubner Center on Tuesday night, facing off against South Division fourth-seed Goldey-Beacom College in the CACC Quarterfinals and came away with their second sweep of the season against the Lightning, 3-0, to advance to the CACC Semifinals on Saturday.

The Eagles head to Georgian Court University's campus for the weekend to face North Division three seed Dominican (N.Y.) on Saturday afternoon at either 12:00 PM or 2:30 PM with a chance to make their first CACC Championship appearance since 2018.

THE BASICS

Post University 3, Goldey-Beacom College 0

Post University (19-10)

Goldey-Beacom College (15-15)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles made quick work of the Lightning in part of 22 errors strewn across three sets, resulting in a .060 attack percentage from the visitors. It would take until the third set for Goldey-Beacom to take their first lead of the entire match which they would do on three occasions before Post completed their sweep to head to the CACC Semifinals.

Momentum quickly swung in favor of the home team as the Eagles used a 6-0 run while leading by two to take a 10-2 edge on the Lightning which they held on to the rest of the way. Goldey-Beacom slowly tried to creep their way back into the set with a 7-2 run off kills from four different players to get within two points twice, 18-16 and 19-17, before Post scored six of the last eight points to take a 1-0 lead behind a 25-19 set win.

Once again getting off to a quick start, the Eagles made the most of a second set which featured seven more errors on top of the seven the Lightning had in the first to jump out to a 9-2 lead. This time around, there would be no comeback bid as Post led by as many as 13 points, 23-10, before finishing things off with a 25-14 victory on an attack error from senior outside hitter Poper Nanouski.

Trailing for the first time in any set, 2-0, three straight points from graduate outside hitter Sara Enright via a kill and two service aces and an attack error from Nanouski flipped the third set back in favor of Post, 4-2. After the Lightning took their third lead of the set and things became deadlocked at 11 all, a 6-0 run behind four Goldey-Beacom errors helped the Eagles salt away the set, 25-15, and the match in sweeping fashion.

Leading all players in kills was Nanouski for the Lightning with 11 kills on 34 attempts with eight errors and a .088 attack percentage followed by graduate outside hitter Kristina Peric for Post with 10 kills on 24 attempts with only four errors and a .250 attack percentage.

Freshman libero Gaby Fernandez and junior libero Alyssa Groves went toe-to-toe on defense with Fernandez finishing one better than Groves with 19 digs to her 18 digs. Freshman setter Ada Koksal dished out a match-high 25 assists for Goldey-Beacom while senior setter Maria Fernanda Branco tallied 22 assists for Post in the victory.

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Kristina Peric led Post University with 10 kills on 24 attempts with only four errors and a .250 attack percentage
• When Post University's attack percentage is above .200 for an entire match, they are 14-0 this season – When the Eagles attack below .200 as a team, they are 5-10 overall, Post attacked at a .280 clip this evening against Goldey-Beacom College
• The matchup between Post University and Goldey-Beacom College tonight was the first time in program history that the two teams faced each other in the CACC Tournament
• This is the first time since the 2018 season that Post University has advanced to the CACC Semifinals as well as hosted and won a home CACC Tournament match – That season they swept past Wilmington University, 3-0

WHO'S NEXT
Post University takes on a familiar foe in North Division three seed Dominican (N.Y.) in the CACC Semifinals set to take place at Georgian Court University this weekend. The Eagles will face off against them at either 12:00 or 2:30 PM on Saturday with a chance to go to the CACC Championship Match which would take place on Sunday at 12:00 PM. This season, Post was 2-0 against the Lady Chargers winning on the road in four sets, 4-1, and at home in straight sets, 3-0.