OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Southwestern Christian University Lady Eagles won the final two sets to rally from 2-1 down and defeat the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 3-2 tonight (Oct. 27) in Sooner Athletic Conference action inside the Gaulke Activity Center. 

The Lady Eagles led the fifth set 13-11, but the Lady Evangels fought back and tied the score on consecutive kills from Laurel Church. 

However, a service error and attack error allowed the Lady Eagles to score the final two points and close out the decisive fifth frame, 15-13. 

The two squads split the first two sets, with the Lady Evangels capturing the opener 25-22 and the Lady Eagles responding 25-17 in the second set. 

In the first set, the Lady Evangels were bolstered by a 73 percent hitting percentage. 

With the third set even at 25-25, a kill from Shannon Niemeier and block from Church gave the Lady Evangels a dramatic 27-25 win to take a 2-1 lead in the match. 

The fourth set also went down to the wire, but a kill by Priscila Hannah gave the Lady Eagles a 25-23 win and square the match 2-2.

Church put in a career-high 21 kills for the Lady Evangels (10-18, 2-14 SAC). Playing in their final home match, Larissa Runyan had 12 kills and Niemeier had 11. 

MACU also got a career-high 49 assists from Melissa Hoppal, while Camera Broadnax, also competing at home for the final time, had a team-high 31 digs. 

Runyan also had 17 digs and Emily Lynch produced 16 digs. The Lady Evangels also received 15 digs from Niemeier and 10 from Hoppal. 

Shaeli Munroe paced the Lady Eagles (16-12, 5-10 SAC) with 17 kills and Courtney Traylor had a game-high 51 assists. Terina Harris led five Lady Eagles in double-figure digs with 37. 

The Lady Evangels will be right back in action tomorrow night (Oct. 28) at Dallas Christian.  The match is set for 7 p.m. in Dallas, Texas.