Beheler, a senior middle hitter from Butler, Ohio, led the Lady Cougars to a 4-0 record for the week as the former Fredericktown High School star averaged 5.29 kills, 4.29 digs, and 1.36 blocks per game. In a victory over Cedarville University, Beheler smashed 24 kills with 14 digs and four blocks. She added 27 kills, 18 digs, and four blocks in a win at Ohio Dominican University. Then, she closed out the week with 12 kills, 15 digs, and seven blocks in a sweep at Malone College, and 11 kills, 13 digs, and four blocks in a sweep of Houghton (N.Y.) College.

On the season, Beheler leads MVNU with 562 kills and 192 blocks. She has also compiled 35 aces and 385 digs. She ranks second in school history in career kills (2,646) and career blocks (929), third in career aces (196) and career serve attempts (2,729), ninth in career serve reception attempts (2,203), and eleventh in career digs (1,486).

The Lady Cougars are currently 35-2 overall and ranked 13th in the latest NAIA poll - the highest ranking in the program’s successful history. MVNU, which won the AMC South Division regular-season title with an 11-1 mark, will host the six-team AMC/NAIA Region IX Tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Friday’s action will feature pool play with the Lady Cougars facing Point Park (Pa.) University at 11:00 a.m. and Malone College at 3:30 p.m. Malone and Point Park will square off at 1:15 p.m. The other pool will start with Notre Dame College versus Cedarville University at 11:00 a.m. Then, Cedarville will square off with Walsh University at 1:15 p.m. followed by Notre Dame versus Walsh at 3:30 p.m. The top two teams in both pools will advance to the single-elimination semifinals on Saturday with the winner of the tournament earning an automatic berth in the NAIA national tournament in Columbia, Missouri, on November 28-December 1.