OKLAHOMA CITY – The St. Gregory's University Cavaliers pulled out a 3-2 win tonight (Sept. 23) over the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels inside the Gaulke Activity Center.

The fifth set went back-and-forth as the Lady Evangels trailed 7-4, but following a time-out by head coach Mike Freeman, MACU came out and scored five straight to take a two-point lead.

After the Cavaliers got two kills from Ashlyn Broussard to spark three straight points to regain the lead, the Lady Evangels promptly answered with a 4-0 spurt to take a 13-11 lead.

But it was the Cavaliers that came through with the final run, scoring the final four points to capture the decisive fifth set and take the match 23-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17 & 15-13.

After splitting the first two sets, Larissa Runyan pounded a kill to give the Lady Evangels a third set win and a 2-1 lead in the match. 

The Cavaliers then stayed alive by controlling the fourth set 25-17 to force a fifth set.

Laurel Church led the Lady Evangels (6-7, 0-6 SAC) with 13 kills, with Runyan adding 10 kills.

Emily Lynch had team-highs in both assists (35) and digs (24), while Camera Broadnax recorded 19 digs.

Broussard paced the Cavaliers (9-8, 3-2 SAC) with a match-high 21 kills and Sarah Ahrens had 43 assists. Kayley Davis led everyone with 28 digs on the night.

The Lady Evangels will continue Sooner Athletic Conference action Tuesday night (Sept. 27) at Texas Wesleyan University at 7 p.m. in Ft. Worth, Texas.