Senior outside hitter Audrey Hickinbotham (left) led the Lady Cougars (17-6, 3-2 AMC) with 11 kills, three aces, seven digs, and 16 serve reception attempts with no errors against the Lady Pioneers (8-13, 1-3 AMC). Sophomore middle hitter Jackie Albrecht and junior right-side hitter Courtney Springer both pounded six kills each with Albrecht adding 14 digs and seven blocks. Junior setter Kaylin Austen handed out 29 assists, and sophomore middle hitter Sarah Yutzy posted four blocks. Sophomore defensive specialist Caitlin Myles and Springer finished with 12 and 11 digs respectively, while freshman middle hitter Gina Porto smashed five kills.

“I’m very pleased with this win tonight,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. “It was nice to come out and take care of business in three sets. We pulled away in a close first set, rolled in the second set, and then pulled away late in the third set to get this win. It is always good to post conference road wins and we need to look to continue that this weekend.”

The Lady Cougars will continue their six-match road trip on Friday with a conference match at Houghton (N.Y.) College at 4:00 p.m. followed by an 11:30 a.m. conference match at Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College on Saturday.