Lady Cougars Open Tournament with Pair of Wins


	Lady Cougar Volleyball Recaps Lady Cougars Open Tournament with Pair of Wins written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director Match #1 Boxscore \| Match #2 Boxscore MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (10-1-2010) - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team got its own tournament off to a successful start as the Lady Cougars defeated Marian (Ind.) University and Union (Ky.) College on Friday night in the MVNU Invitational held in the Physical Education Center. The Lady Cougars (23-2) got off to a slow start in the first match of the night against the Lady Knights of Marian (6-11). After dropping the first set 25-22, MVNU fell behind 23-19 in the second set before rallying to score the final six points to post a 25-23 victory and then downing the Lady Knights 25-18, 25-15 to close out the match. Senior middle hitter Jackie Albrecht (left) led the Lady Cougars with 17 kills, 14 digs, and two blocks, while freshman outside hitter Kendra Votaw pounded 15 kills. Sophomore setter Lauren Percival handed out 48 assists to go with 12 digs, and senior libero Caitlin Myles and sophomore right-side hitter Kaylee Hewitt posted 17 and 16 digs respectively. Senior middle hitter Sarah Yutzy added 10 kills and two blocks, and Haley Nofziger also hammered seven kills. MVNU used the momentum from that win to propel the Lady Cougars to a 25-15, 25-19, 25-12 sweep of Union (Ky.) College (9-9) in the second match of the night. Albrecht led MVNU with 12 kills, while Yutzy (nine kills), Votaw (eight kills), and Nofziger (seven kills) all contributed to the Lady Cougars' attack. Percival handed out 31 assists to go with a team-best 22 digs, and Myles and Hewitt tallied 15 and 12 digs respectively. In other action on Friday night, Union (Tenn.) University went 2-0 with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-13 sweep of Union (Ky.) and then a come-from-behind 18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-12 victory over Marian. MVNU will take on Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College at 10 a.m. on Saturday and then close out the tournament against Union (Tenn.) at 2 p.m. Marian and Union (Ky.) will square off at noon, while Union (Tenn.) and Roberts Wesleyan will also play at noon.

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