Lady Cougars Capture St. Ambrose Early Bird Tourney Title


	Lady Cougar Volleyball Recaps Lady Cougars Capture St. Ambrose Early Bird Tourney Title written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director Match #1 Boxscore \| Match #2 Boxscore DAVENPORT, Iowa (8-28-2010) - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to seven straight matches as the Lady Cougars defeated both Hastings (Neb.) College and host St. Ambrose (Iowa) University on Saturday to claim the title at the St. Ambrose University Early Bird Tournament. MVNU (7-1) began the day with a sweep of Hastings (Neb.) College (2-2) by the scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-22 to avenge a loss to the Broncos last year when Hastings was in the midst of posting a 27-9 overall record. Senior middle hitter Jackie Albrecht (left) led the Lady Cougars with 13 kills, 10 digs, and three blocks, while sophomore right-side hitter Kaylee Hewitt added nine kills, three blocks, and two aces. Sophomore setter Lauren Percival handed out 34 assists to go with nine digs, and senior libero Caitlin Myles posted 27 digs. Senior middle hitter Sarah Yutzy also pounded seven kills. MVNU closed out the tournament against the host Queen Bees of St. Ambrose (3-1) as both teams entered the match having gone 3-0 in the tournament up to that point. The Lady Cougars posted a 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-16 win over the Queen Bees, who went 35-10 last season and advanced to the NAIA National Championship Final Site. Albrecht, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, led MVNU with 22 kills, 20 digs, and five blocks, while Yutzy also posted a double-double with 10 kills and 10 blocks. Percival, who joined Albrecht on the All-Tournament Team, handed out 40 assists to go with 15 digs and three aces, and freshman outside hitter Kendra Votaw tallied 11 kills and three blocks. In addition, Myles posted a season-high 31 digs, while Hewitt finished with five blocks. "This was a great weekend for our team,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. "We beat two very good teams today. Our play in the back row all weekend was the key to our success. We were able to frustrate our opponents by making it very difficult for them to get the ball to the floor. We still have a lot of room for improvement, but all of our players really stepped up their performance on this trip.” MVNU will return to action on Wednesday when the home crowd will have a chance to see the team in person for the first time by making the five-minute trip across town to nearby Kenyon College. The non-conference match will begin at 7 p.m.

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