CHICKASHA, Okla. - As the final week of the 2018 regular season got under way, the Mid-America Christian University volleyball team headed to nearby Chickasha, Oklahoma to take on the University of Science & Arts Drovers. The Evangels had never lost to the Drovers in their history, and that trend continued on Tuesday evening.

MACU (14-14, 8-10 SAC) belted a whopping 12 aces as a team, and the Evangels cruised to a three-set sweep over USAO (7-24, 3-15 SAC) 25-16, 25-20, 25-16.

MACU roared out of the gate as Alexa Bass served four straight aces as a part of a 6-1 run to open set one. The Drovers began to close the gap, twice pulling within two points in the early going, but each time, MACU managed to stymie the rally, and the Evangels used a series of short runs to push their lead out to 10 at 22-12. After three straight points from USAO cut the MACU lead to 22-15, the Evangels closed out the set on a 3-1 run to claim the stanza 25-16.

The Evangels started slowly in set two, as USAO opened on a 6-1 run. MACU rallied to get even at 10, but the Drovers reclaimed the lead with a 4-0 run to make the score 14-10 USAO. The Evangels closed the gap to 15-13, and then MACU mounted an 11-1 run to turn the momentum of the entire set, and the Evangels took set two 25-20.

MACU opened the third set on a 6-3 run, but USAO mounted one final charge to claim an 8-7 lead. The Drovers continued to hold the lead into the middle stages ofthe frame, but with the Evangels trailing 13-12, MACU seized full control and finished the match on a 13-3 run to win the third set 25-16 and complete the sweep.

Skylar Brower led the Evangels' offense with seven kills, and Dianne Walter and Elena Hadzhieva each added five. Bass dished out 13 assists, Gabrielle Poling had 17 digs, and Kaylie Walker posted 11 digs as well. 

MACU will wrap up the regular season this weekend with a trip down to Texas. The Evangels will take on NAIA #23 Southwestern Assemblies of God University (25-3, 16-2 SAC) on Friday, November 2 at 7 p.m. before wrapping up the weekend at Texas Wesleyan University (20-9, 15-3 SAC) on Saturday at 1 p.m.