Bracket

For the first time since 1986, the Worcester State Lancers claim the MASCAC Volleyball Regular Season Title and the top spot in next week's conference tournament.

The tournament begins Wednesday, November 1 with fourth seed MCLA hosting fifth seed Bridgewater State at 7 pm followed by third seed Westfield State entertaining sixth seed Salem State at 7 pm.

The winner of MCLA/Bridgewater State with play top seed Worcester State Saturday, November 4 at 2:30 pm with the winner of Westfield State/Salem State facing second seed Framingham State at 5 pm. The two semifinal winners will then meet 30 minutes following the second semifinal to determine the MASCAC tournament champion.

Worcester State earned the number one seed and a first round bye after finishing a perfect 7-0 in conference play. Leading the way is outside hitter Amari King. She currently is first in the league in kills per set (3.58) and total kills (394), fourth in service aces (52) and sixth in total digs (371). 

Earning the other first round bye and the second seed in the tournament is Framingham State. The Rams were 5-2 in league action. Vicki Anderson was third in the conference during the regular season in digs (463) and fourth in digs per set (4.37) while collecting 41 service aces and 43 assists this season.

Westfield State grabs the third seed after finishing with a 5-2 record during the MASCAC schedule. Setter Brigid Murray finished with the third-most total assists (591) and assists per set (6.79) in the conference. She also tallied 185 digs and 39 services aces. 

Up next in the fourth slot is MCLA who closed out the conference regular season with a 4-3 record. Brooke Queripel led the Trailblazers with 192 kills, 2.13 per set while also netting 142 digs, 22 total blocks and 22 service aces.

Rounding out this year's tournament field are Bridgewater State and Salem State. The Bears collected three wins during MASCAC action. Libero Cassidy Tyros led the team with 386 digs, fifth-most in the league while also registering 32 service aces and 73 assists. For the Vikings, they also had three wins during league play. Mackenzie Smalls ended the regular season fourth in service aces (52), assists (578) and assists per set (6.42). She also had 35 kills and seven total blocks.

Last season, Framingham State won their third straight MASCAC Tournament title with a 3-0 victory over MCLA to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.