OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels improved to 4-0 for the first time since joining the NAIA with a 3-1 victory over the Jarvis Christian College Lady Bulldogs tonight (Sept. 7) inside the Gaulke Activity Center. 

The Lady Evangels got off to a slow start in the first set, trailing 17-13 when two kills by Emily Lynch keyed an 8-2 run that put MACU up 21-19. 

Kills by Melissa Hoppal, Larissa Runyan and a service from Lynch finished off the first set 25-20. 

The Lady Evangels picked up where they left off in the second game by scoring the first six points and nine of the first 10 before holding on for a 25-19 win to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match. 

The fourth set saw the Lady Bulldogs take control midway through behind three kills by Talicia Lang that sparked an 8-1 push that made it 17-11.  Jarvis went on to a 25-19 win to pull within 2-1. 

The Lady Evangels then rebounded strongly as Laurel Church put in back-to-back kills to cap a 10-2 burst and MACU closed out the match with a 25-12 win in the fourth set. 

Church paced the Lady Evangels with a match-high 15 kills, with Lynch chipping in with 12 putaways. Hannah Luedtke tallied 36 assists and Camera Broadnax had a team-best eight digs. 

Lang led the Lady Bulldogs with nine kills along with a match-high 12 digs. McKenzie Rodriguez recorded a team-high 15 assists. 

The Lady Evangels will now turn around and host Southwestern College Wednesday night (Sept. 9) at 7 p.m.