OKLAHOMA CITY – The Randall University Lady Saints pulled out a dramatic 3-2 win over the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels tonight (Oct. 3) inside the Gaulke Activity Center.
After taking the fourth set 25-22 to force the decisive fifth set, the Lady Saints came out rolling with the first three points and built the edge to 11-5 with the help of three kills from Kristen Macy.
The Lady Evangels fought back as a pair of kills from Shannon Niemeier and a kill each by Melissa Hoppal and Larissa Runyan fueled an 8-1 push that put MACU up 13-12.
But a kill by Shyann Latta started a run of three straight for the Lady Saints that closed out the match.
The Lady Saints won the opening set 25-22 before the Lady Evangels rallied to take the lead in the match with wins of 25-19 and 25-21 in the second and third sets.
Emily Lynch set a career-mark with 47 assists and equaled her career-best with 20 digs.
Camera Broadnax led the Lady Evangels (7-9) with 35 digs, only two shy of her career-high, while recording a career-best eight assists.
Niemeier delivered a personal season-high of 17 kills and Larissa Runyan had a double-double of 13 kills and 14 digs. Laurel Church also reached double-figure kills with 11.
Macy paced the Lady Saints (11-8) with 24 kills and also had 19 digs, with Erika Styne recording a match-high 51 assists. Marissa Hundley tallied a team-high 20 digs for Randall.
The Lady Evangels will now turn around and host Bacone College in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup tomorrow night (Oct. 4) at 7 p.m.