Lady Cougars Finish Third at Grace Classic with Two Wins


	Lady Cougar Volleyball Recaps Lady Cougars Finish Third at Grace Classic with Two Wins written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director Match #1 Boxscore \| Match #2 Boxscore WINONA LAKE, Ind. (8-21-2010) - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team capped off a successful first weekend of action as the Lady Cougars defeated both Huntington (Ind.) University and Davenport (Mich.) University on Saturday to finish third out of eight teams at the Grace (Ind.) College Ramada Plaza Classic. In the first match of the day, MVNU (3-1) closed out pool play by sweeping Huntington 25-10, 25-10, 25-14. Senior middle hitters Jackie Albrecht and Sarah Yutzy each pounded seven kills with Albrecht adding 11 digs and three blocks, while sophomore setter Lauren Percival (left) handed out 21 assists. Freshman outside hitter Courtney Briegel and sophomore right-side hitter Kaylee Hewitt also posted 14 and 12 digs respectively. With the victory, the Lady Cougars squared off with Davenport, who had finished second in the other pool, to determine third place in the tournament. MVNU outlasted the Lady Panthers (2-2) with a 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 15-8 victory. Albrecht, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, led the Lady Cougars with 19 kills and 23 digs, while Yutzy added 14 kills, 16 digs, and five blocks. Percival handed out 48 assists to go with 23 digs, and freshman outside hitter Kendra Votaw smashed 12 kills. Senior Caitlin Myles served up two aces, while Hewitt tallied seven kills, four blocks, and 14 digs. Briegel also posted 10 digs. "This was a good first weekend for us,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. "We played against some very good teams and won three of our four matches including two in five sets. Several of our younger players really stepped up and helped us. I'm looking forward to watching our team continue to progress throughout the season.” The Lady Cougars will now be off until next weekend when they will travel to the St. Ambrose (Iowa) University Early Bird Tournament. On Friday, MVNU will face Iowa Wesleyan College at 6 p.m. CST and Trinity International (Ill.) University at 8 p.m. CST.

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