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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SET FOR AMC TOURNAMENT PLAY

ST. LOUIS - [AMC Tournament Bracket] After posting double-digit wins in American Midwest Conference play for the 13th time in the last 15 seasons, the Missouri Baptist women's volleyball team earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

Missouri Baptist (32-2, 11-1 AMC) will host No. 7 seed Lyon College (13-21, 5-7 AMC) on Tuesday at 7 pm in the AMC Quarterfinals. The Spartans swept the Scots 3-0 on Saturday. Fans can watch the Spartans on the Spartan Digital Network during all home matches.

On the same side of the bracket, No. 3 Columbia (32-4, 10-2 AMC) hosts No. 6 Lindenwood-Belleville (18-11, 9-4 AMC) in another Quarterfinal matchup. The Spartans defeated the Cougars, 3-1, while beating the Lynx, 3-1.

Top-seeded and undefeated Park (31-0, 12-0 AMC) hosts No. 8 seed Stephens (13-16, 5-7). Missouri Baptist swept Stephens in three sets, but fell to the Pirates, 3-1, in the lone blemish in conference play.

In the final Quarterfinal matchup, No. 4 William Woods (22-15, 7-4 AMC) hosts No. 5 Williams Baptist (19-14, 8-4 AMC). The Spartans swept both teams in the regular season.

AMC Tournament Semifinal action is set for Thursday, with the higher seed playing host.

Missouri Baptist has fallen victim to Park in the AMC Semis the last two seasons, but advanced to the NAIA National Championship Tournament in 2012. The Spartans finished that season with a 34-6 record after going 1-3 in the championship round.

The Spartans have one of the top teams in the country. The No. 7 nationally ranked program is sixth in the country with 14.000 Kills Per Game, and ninth with a .263 Hitting Percentage. The .941 win percentage ranks No. 3 in the nation.

Junior libero Haley Pouliezos ranks No. 1 with 7.210 Digs per Game and No. 4 with 836 Total Digs. Junior setter ranks No. 2 with 11.900 Assists per Game and No. 6 with 1416 Total Assists.

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Haley Pouliezos

#1 Haley Pouliezos

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Players Mentioned

Haley Pouliezos

#1 Haley Pouliezos

5' 5"
Junior
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