Junior outside hitter Jackie Albrecht paced MVNU (26-7, 7-2 AMC) with 16 kills, 11 digs, and four blocks in the win over the Celtics (10-17, 0-8 AMC), while junior middle hitter Sarah Yutzy added 12 kills and three blocks. Senior right-side hitter Courtney Springer pounded 10 kills, and senior setter Kaylin Austen (left) handed out 42 assists. Junior libero Caitlin Myles and freshman right-side hitter Kaylee Hewitt posted 11 and 10 digs respectively, while freshman middle hitter Haley Nofziger registered four blocks.

“The first two sets were really close as Carlow played well and we just were not consistent enough,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. “Fortunately, we pulled away late in each of them and then really turned things on and were in control in the third set. It was nice to get everyone into the action and it is always good to win conference matches.”

The Lady Cougars will return to action on Saturday with a tri-match at Malone University. MVNU will begin the day at noon with a match against the host Lady Pioneers (22-7, 5-4 AMC) that will count both in the AMC standings and also towards determining the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region champion. Then, at 2:00 p.m., the Lady Cougars will square off with the College of Wooster (20-6) in a non-conference match.