SIOUX FALLS -- The University of Sioux Falls Volleyball Team, which has won seven of its last eight matches, recorded its second straight sweep with a 3-0 decision over University of Mary (25-17, 25-12, and 25-22) in the regular season finale Saturday night at the Stewart Center.

The USF squad learned Saturday that it was seeded #7 and will face #2 SMSU this Wednesday in the NSIC Tournament First Round. It is the third time in four seasons that the Cougars squad has earned a berth in the NSIC Tournament.

For the second straight match, USF dominated which has become a trend with USF winning nine of its last 10 sets overall and three straight matches.

With the victory, USF captured its 13th conference win of a season, which is a program-best for league wins since joining the NSIC in 2012. Overall, USF pushed their record to a program DII-best 19-9 on the season with their 13-7 mark (7th, NSIC)  in the NSIC. USF also has recorded a program-best 19 DII wins.

Leading the way in the win against U-Mary (9-20, 4-16 NSIC) was sophomore Lexi Scott, who hit .778 with a match-high 14 kills. Scott converted the 14 kills on just 18 total attacks and also had eight block assists. Senior Jordan Calef added nine kills on 13 attacks for a .692 hitting percentage with five block assists. Setter Sydney Schaap had 35 assists, three digs and four block assists while senior Abby Folk led in digs with 14.  Overall, USF hit .374 for the match with 45 kills on 99 attacks. Meanwhile U-Mary hit just .103 with 31 kills on 97 attacks.

Key to the victory for USF was its success in blocking. Led by all-league selection Scott, the Cougars had 14.5 blocks to just six for U-Mary. The Cougars also had 39 assists and 40 digs.

In the opening set, USF broke from a 9-8 lead with an 8-4 run for a 17-12 lead after a kill by Aubrey Milne. Later in the set, Mary had three straight service errors to fall behind 23-15 and Calef's kill wrapped up the set for the Cougars.  In the opening set, USF converted 13 kills on 34 attacks for a .324 hitting percentage.

In the second set, the Cougars improved on their success at the net. They knocked down 14 kills on 24 attacks for a .542 hitting percentage.  USF jumped to a 14-8 lead after a kill by Scott, which helped fuel a six-point run for USF and a 19-8 lead. U-Mary couldn't cut into the lead and a kill by Bria Barfnecht clinched the win as USF built a 2-0 set lead.

The third set was a much tighter contest, which USF eventually prevailing, 25-22. USF again had a solid hitting percentage, connecting on 18 kills on 41 attempts for a .317 mark. The set was back and forth in the early doing with a kill by USF's Makenna Rockeman, who had six in the match, providing an 11-8 advantage for the Cougars. Later, Calef had a kill for a 15-12 lead. When Schaap had a kill, the Cougars led, 20-15, and fought off a late charge by the Marauders to take the victory.