In the first match, MVNU (7-0) downed Indiana-Southeast 30-13, 30-20, 30-19 as junior outside hitter Audrey Hickinbotham and sophomore outside hitter Courtney Springer (left) pounded 13 and 10 kills respectively with Springer adding 11 digs. Senior middle hitter Shena Beheler contributed eight kills, four blocks, and 10 digs, while sophomore middle hitter Stephanie Zollars finished with nine kills and three blocks. Sophomore setter Kaylin Austen handed out 34 assists, and senior libero Tiffany Milburn registered 13 digs.

In the second match of the day, the Lady Cougars pulled away from Ursuline 30-27, 30-18, 30-14 as Beheler and Hickinbotham each smashed 14 kills and Zollars added a career-high 12 kills. Beheler added six blocks and 10 digs, and Milburn tallied 24 digs. Springer and freshman middle hitter Jackie Albrecht contributed seven kills apiece, while Austen handed out 39 more assists.

In the final match of the day, Indiana-Southeast rallied to defeat Ursuline 24-30, 27-30, 30-20, 30-26, 15-9.

“I thought we did some nice things today,” said MVNU head coach Paul Swanson. “We had nice balance with our attacking numbers, and we did what we had to do in order to pick up the two wins.”

The Lady Cougars will return to action on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. when MVNU will host Malone College in a non-conference match.