Junior right-side hitter Courtney Springer led MVNU (24-7, 6-3 AMC) with 12 kills and three blocks, while sophomore middle hitter Jackie Albrecht added 11 kills and 15 digs. Junior setter Kaylin Austen handed out 42 assists as she ran the balanced hitting attack, and senior outside hitter Audrey Hickinbotham and freshman middle hitter Gina Porto pounded 10 and nine kills respectively with Hickinbotham tallying 13 digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Caitlin Myles (left) also matched her career-high with a team-leading 20 digs.

“This was an important conference win on the road,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. “(Ohio Dominican) really played good defense and challenged us, especially in the third set when they were up 23-22 before we scored the final three points to end the match. We had good balance from our hitters and Kaylin did a good job distributing the ball.”

The Lady Cougars will return to action on Friday when MVNU will travel to Geneva (Pa.) College for the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region Tournament. The Lady Cougars will get the two-day, five-team event under way at 6:00 p.m. against Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College and will then take on Nyack (N.Y.) College at 8:00 p.m. Then, on Saturday, MVNU will square off with Geneva at 11:00 a.m. and Malone University at 1:00 p.m. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth in the NCCAA National Tournament to take place at Colorado Christian University the first weekend in December.