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Volleyball Ready to Wrap-Up Regular Season Play at Central Christian, Langston

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian volleyball team will wrap-up regular season play on the road as the Evangels will head to McPherson, Kan. to take on Central Christian on Tuesday at 7 p.m. before traveling to Langston, Okla. on Thursday to take on the Lady Lions at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT
  • Record: 17-12 (11-7 SAC)
  • Last Match: Won vs. (RV) John Brown (Ark.) – 3-1 (16-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23) – Oct. 29, 2022 – Gaulke Activity Center
  • Stat Leaders:
    • Kills: Lena Stockhammer (314), Cloie Mitchell (230), Miriam Nardi (229)
    • ATK%: Vanessa Moreira (.323), Miriam Nardi (.252), Lauryn Walters (.174)
    • Assists: Casady McKinney (592), Lena Stockhammer (503), Marlee Hunter (115)
    • Aces: Casady McKinney (51), Faith Foutch (41), Sydney Martin (37)
    • Digs: Marlee Hunter (577), Sydney Martin (318), Casady McKinney (268)
    • Blocks: Vanessa Moreira (56), Sarah Jones (53), Lena Stockhammer (52)
  • Team Notes:
    • Mid-America Christian is coming off its biggest win of the season as the Evangels battled back from a set down to defeat John Brown 3-1 on Saturday, Oct. 29 in their home finale inside the Gaulke Activity Center.
    • In the win, MACU tied a season-high 14 service aces, four of which coming from freshman setter Casady McKinney. Currently, McKinney ranks fourth on the program's NAIA Era single-season service aces list with 51 and is just seven shy of tying Hannah Luedtke's (2014) record mark.
    • Several other Evangels players cracked into MACU's NAIA Era single-season record book over the week. Lena Stockhammer moved into eighth on the kills list (314), Stockhammer (939) and Cloie Mitchell (888) rank ninth and 10th in attacks, Faith Foutch (41) sits 10th in service aces and Marlee Hunter (577) ranks fifth in digs.
    • Going into the final week of Sooner Athletic Conference play, the Evangels moved alone into fourth in the league standings at 11-7, a game-ahead of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma Panhandle State tied at fifth at 10-8.
SCOUTING REPORT
Central Christian (Kan.)
  • Record: 7-22 (2-16 SAC)
  • Last Match: Lost at Oklahoma Panhandle State – 3-0 (25-17, 25-8, 25-23) – Oct. 29, 2022
  • Series vs. MACU (2011-): MACU leads 12-0
  • Last Match vs. MACU: MACU won 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-22) – Oct. 1, 2022 – Gaulke Activity Center
  • Players to Watch:
    • Amanda Dotter – JR – OH
      • 293 Kills (2.87 K/S), .139 ATK%, 37 Blocks (0.36 B/S)
    • McKenzie Cook – SR – S
      • 831 Assists (7.91 A/S), 21 Aces (0.20 SA/S), 271 Digs (2.58 D/S)
    • Kamryn Vanatta – FR – OH
      • 256 Digs (2.59 D/S), 219 Kills (2.21 K/S), .124 ATK%, 32 Aces (0.32 SA/S), 29 Blocks (0.29 B/S)
    • Ashanti Sampsell – JR – MH
      • 34 Blocks (0.40 B/S)
  • Team Notes:
    • After narrowly missing a pair of upset wins in two 3-2 losses to Southwestern Christian and Oklahoma City two weeks ago, Central Christian had a tough road showing at Wayland Baptist and Oklahoma Panhandle State last week as the Tigers were swept in straight sets in each match.
    • Junior outside hitter Amanda Dotter will lead the Tigers attack with a team-best 293 kills, the fifth-most of any hitter in the Sooner Athletic Conference, but is being held to just a .139 attack percentage. McKenzie Cook is the SAC's second-leading setter with 831 assists at a 7.91 per set rate.
    • As a team, the Tigers have struggled in the attack, boasting a league-worst .099 attack percentage and also currently hold the fewest block numbers in the SAC at 0.92 blocks per set.
    • Mid-America Christian has dominated the all-time series by winning all 12 of its previous meetings. The last time they met back on Oct. 1 inside the Gaulke Activity Center, the Evangels held CCCK to a season-low -.056 attack percentage while MACU hit a season-best .286. Cloie Mitchell led the MACU attack with 12 kills on a .294 hitting clip.
Langston (Okla.)
  • Record: 8-19 (1-17 SAC)
  • Last Match: Lost at Wayland Baptist (Texas) – 3-0 (Forfeit) – Oct. 29, 2022 – Plainview, Texas
  • Series vs. MACU (2013-): MACU leads 11-3
  • Last Match vs MACU: MACU won 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-21) – Sept. 30, 2022 – Gaulke Activity Center
  • Players to Watch:
    • Brieanna Owens – SO – MB/OH
      • 197 Kills (2.35 K/S), .121 ATK%, 55 Blocks (0.65 B/S)
    • Finehika Uhatafe – GR – S
      • 437 Assists (5.91 A/S), 20 Aces (0.27 SA/S), 131 Digs (1.77 D/S)
    • Samantha Clements – SR – DS/L
      • 375 Digs (4.31 D/S), 27 Aces (0.31 SA/S)
    • Braelyn Spence – SR – MB/OH
      • 70 Blocks (0.86 B/S), 185 Kills (2.28 K/S), .200 ATK%
  • Team Notes:
    • Due to seasonal illnesses plaguing the Langston lineup last week, the Lady Lions forfeited a pair of matches to Oklahoma Panhandle State and Wayland Baptist.
    • Since picking up a 3-2 win over Southwestern Christian back on Sept. 15, LU has gone 1-12 with an 0-12 mark against SAC foes.
    • Langston is currently posting the second-lowest hitting percentage in the SAC at .105 and rank dead-last defensively in digs per set at 13.16.
    • The Lady Lions put up a tough fight against Mid-America Christian in their meeting at the Gaulke Activity Center on Sept. 30, but the Evangels managed to hold off Langston in all three sets of a 25-22, 25-16, 25-21 win. Annabeth Fehrle came up big in the MACU attack with a career-high 13 kills on a .455 attack percentage.
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