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Eagles win in A-Sun volleyball

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Florida Gulf Coast University is one step closer to earning the school’s first Division I NCAA Tournament berth.

FGCU topped Campbell 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-17) Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun volleyball tournament at Alico Arena. The match was the Eagles’ first Division I postseason volleyball match.

The Eagles (17-12) take on Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals.

Jelena Simic finished with 18 kills, six aces and six digs. Ashley Yance, Jacque-line Cowden, Emma Racila and sophomore Anna Wagner all finished with six kills for FGCU. Chandra Lefever led FGCU with 37 assists and Holly Youngquist had 26 digs.