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Lady Cougar Volleyball Recaps
MVNU Volleyball Team Splits as Winning
Streak Finally Ends
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
Match #1 Boxscore |
Match #2 Boxscore
MARION, Ind. (9-18-2010) - The Mount Vernon
Nazarene University women's volleyball team
swept Cornerstone (Mich.) University to
start the day before falling in five sets to
host Indiana Wesleyan University at the
Wildcat Classic on Saturday as the Lady
Cougars' winning streak finally came to an
end at 17 matches.
 MVNU
(17-2) began the day with a 25-18, 25-15,
25-22 sweep of Cornerstone to improve to 3-0
in the nine-team tournament. Senior middle
hitter Jackie Albrecht led the way with 14
kills, while freshman outside hitter Kendra
Votaw added 10 kills and two blocks.
Sophomore setter Lauren Percival handed out
33 assists to go with two aces and 11 digs.
Senior libero Caitlin Myles (left)
and sophomore right-side hitter Kaylee
Hewitt had 15 and 10 digs respectively, and
senior middle hitter Sarah Yutzy led the
team with six blocks.
The Lady Cougars looked like they were going
to get swept themselves in their final match
of the tournament, but MVNU rallied from a
two-set deficit to force a fifth and
deciding set before falling 25-18, 25-15,
22-25, 19-25, 15-10 to Indiana Wesleyan
(7-6) as the Lady Cougars did not let the
winning streak end without a fight. Albrecht
and Votaw each pounded 13 kills apiece to
lead MVNU with Albrecht and sophomore
outside hitter Haley Nofziger each posting
two blocks. Percival handed out 43 assists
to go with 17 digs, and Yutzy smashed 11
kills. Hewitt served up three aces and
posted 18 digs, while Myles finished with 26
digs.
"I thought our effort and execution were
excellent against Cornerstone,” said MVNU
coach Paul Swanson. "Against Indiana
Wesleyan, we were dominated in the first and
second set. Sets three and four were a
different story and it was an impressive
comeback to get to the fifth set.
Unfortunately, we fell a bit short in the
fifth set, but it was a great match and will
make us better.”
The Lady Cougars will return to action on
Tuesday when MVNU will host Denison
University in a non-conference match that
will begin at 7 p.m.
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