NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Manchester University volleyball team honored its senior captain Samantha Campbell on Saturday afternoon with an on-court Senior Day ceremony ahead of its match against Mount St. Joseph.

Riding the emotion of Senior Day, the Spartans played well against the Lions in opening set, building as big as a six-point lead en route to a 25-22 triumph.

Mount St. Joseph (18-8, 8-1 HCAC) settled themselves and went on to claim the next three sets by tallies of 25-16, 25-15, and 25-20 for the four-set victory.

Halle Planck (Gas City, Ind./Mississinewa) led Manchester with 13 kills and 3 solo blocks while Samantha Campbell (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) and Joy Maze (Greenwood, Ind./Greenwood Community) added 9 kills.

Jordan Holland (Osceola, Ind./Mishawaka) led Manchester with 29 assists while Helaina Walters (Marion, Ind./Eastbrook) paced the Spartans with 19 digs.
Grace Young (12) and Emily Abshire (11) led MSJ in kills. Sam Buschur paced the Lions with 34 assists. Three different Lions finished in double figures in digs.

Despite the loss, the Spartans (11-15, 3-6 HCAC) clinched the No. 6 seed in next week's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament – marking Manchester's first conference tournament appearance since 2016. The Black & Gold have orchestrated a 10-win improvement this season.

The Spartans will travel to No. 3 seed Transylvania University on Wednesday November 3 for a 7 p.m. showdown with the Pioneers.

The Lions of Mount St. Joseph will be the No. 2 seed and will earn a first round bye in this year's HCAC Tournament.