OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels rallied from six points down to take the opening set and then cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Bacone College Lady Warriors Tuesday night (Oct. 23) at the Gaulke Activity Center.
The remainder of the set went back and forth and featured 10 ties and with the score even at 28-28, a service ace by
Kacee Montgomery and a kill from
Priscila West finally gave MACU a 30-28 win.
The Lady Evangels took control of the second set early by scoring the first three points and led 11-5 on the strength of consecutive kills by
Jordan Batley and
Calle Solie.
MACU went on to a 25-18 win in the second to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.
When the Lady Evangels dug another early hole in the third set by falling behind 11-6, kills by Walker,
Shelbie Wright and West sparked a 6-1 run that made it only a 12-11 deficit.
The Lady Warriors (9-20) led 16-15 when kills from Batley and Walker gave the Lady Evangels the lead for good at 17-16.
It was 21-20 and the Lady Evangels ended the match by scoring four of the next five points thanks to a kill by West and consecutive kills from Batley.
The Lady Evangels hit a solid .250 overall for the match, led by Wright's .429 percentage on seven kills and one error. Batlley had a team-high nine kills against only one error, while Solie had a team-best 27 assists.
Jenny Pratt led the way with 12 digs and
Rene' Crockett also reached double-figures with 10 digs.
Leslie Jenkins paced the Lady Warriors with a match-high 10 kills and Toree Misa'alefua led everyone with 30 assists. Phelecia Jones had a match-high 11 digs for the Lady Warriors.
The Lady Evangels will next embark on a two-game trip to the Lone Star State, beginning Friday night (Oct. 26) at Lubbock Christian University. Match time is set for 7 p.m. in Lubbock, Texas.
