Oklahoma City, Okla. --
Rene' Crockett and
Calle Solie fueled the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels to their first conference victory of the season, a 3-0 win over the St. Gregory's Cavaliers in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Thursday night (Oct. 6) at the Gaulke Activity Center.
Crockett delivered a match-high 12 kills against only three errors for a .375 hitting percentage, while Solie led everybody with 33 assists along with four block assists.
The Lady Evangels (4-14, 1-6 SAC) trailed 12-9 in the opening set but won five of the next six points for a 14-13 edge.
SGU fought back to lead 22-20 when the Lady Evangels responded with a 5-0 spurt as a kill by Crockett punctuated the set 25-22.
The second set was just as tight as it was squared at 21 both squads traded the next six points for a 24-24 tie.
After an attack error gave the Lady Evangels a set point, Crockett again delivered a set-winning kill that gave the Lady Evangels a 2-0 lead.
The Lady Evangels quickly took control of the third set with a 10-2 run that turned a 7-7 tie into a comfortable 17-9 lead and then coasted to a 25-17 victory.
Taryn Walker added eight kills and Jordan Battley had seven for the Lady Evangels.
Becca Anderson produced six kills and no errors for a .667 hitting percentage.
Lauren Woods and Tiphani Funk each had nine kills to lead the Cavaliers (5-11, 0-7 SAC). Aminah Orozco had a team-high 30 assists.
The Lady Evangels will be back at home on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 8) for a non-conference tilt against Southwestern Assemblies of God at 1 p.m.