The Benedictine University Women's Volleyball team moved to above .500 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play on Saturday, defeating Rockford University (9-17, 2-9) three sets to one. It was Benedictine's final regular season NACC contest, as tonight's matchup against Marian University and Milwaukee School of Engineering will determine Benedictine's fate as a conference tournament qualifier.

Benedictine started the day out strong with a 25-21 opening set victory. However, Rockford would earn a second set victory, 25-23, despite both teams hitting below .100 and Benedictine going on a seven point run to build a 14-6 lead.

The Eagles came back in the third set to win convincingly 25-15. Highlighted by another run of seven straight points, the Eagles build a 15-6 lead and never looked back, recording a .385 hitting percentage for the set.

Set number for was tightly contested, as no team led by more than three points throughout. Rockford had the set's largest lead at 20-17, but Benedictine scored four straight points capped off by a Molly Morley kill to take a 21-20 lead. Rockford would come right back to take the lead, however, and the teams would exchange points until it was 25-25. Benedictine scored on a Rockford attack error and a kill from Erin Wiegand to earn the 27-25 set four victory.

Statistically, Weigand led the way for the Eagles with 18 kills, while Keriann Groen chipped in 10 of her own. A pair of seniors, Abby Screnock (13) and Adriana Leja (11) each had double-digit dig totals. Screnock also added 40 assists, while Groen added four service aces and five total blocks.

Benedictine needs a Marian University loss tonight to earn a spot in the NACC Conference Tournament. Regardless of if the team qualifies for the tournament, BenU will host the Eagle Classic beginning on Friday, October 31 in the Dan and Ada Rice Center.