LANGSTON, Okla. – The MACU volleyball team put together its best match in the attack since 2010 as the Evangels hit for an astounding .467 attack percentage in a dominant three- set sweep against Langston inside C.F. Gayles Arena on Tuesday night.
 
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 3, Langston 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-8)
  • Mid-America Christian (14-10, 10-5 SAC)
  • Langston (1-21, 0-15 SAC)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Lena Stockhammer – 13 Kills, .556 ATK%
• Sawyer Franz – 10 Kills, .474 ATK%, 2 Assists, 2 Digs
• Casady McKinney – 15 Assists, 5 Digs
• Ludmilla Souza – 11 Assists, 4 Aces, 4 Digs

MATCH SUMMARY

• Set One
  • Langston kept it close through the first 13 rallies, including going on a 3-1 run that was capped off on a kill by LU's Ashaqwaye Thomas.
  • Mid-America Christian spun the momentum in its favor after Lauryn Walters snuck a right-side tapper over the Lady Lions block for a side-out kill, igniting a 6-2 run as the Evangels took a 13-8 lead midway through the set.
  • Even though a Ludmilla Souza service error gave serve back to Langston, the Evangels rebounded with an 11-3 streak as a Casady McKinney ace brought it to set point at 24-12.
  • Langston did manage to get back-to-back points to hold off MACU's win before a block at the net by Annabeth Fehrle and Lena Stockhammer secured the 25-14 victory.
• Set Two
  • MACU managed to build out a 10-5 lead on back-to-back kills by Sawyer Franz and Kaylee Harrison followed by a Karma Williams attack error, but the Lady Lions fought back by scoring five of the next seven to take it a 12-10 game.
  • An assisted block by Sarah Jones and Faith Foutch ignited a nearly unstoppable MACU run as the Evangels rattled off 11 unanswered points as Stockhammer's cross-court shot from the left side to right make it a 23-10 score.
  • Langston did score three of the next four points, but a LU service error on set point wrapped up the 25-13 final.
• Set Three
  • Langston was able to keep it to within striking distance in the early going after kills by Braelyn Spence and Karma Williams during a 2-1 run clawed it back to an 8-5 match following a three-unanswered MACU streak.
  • A side-out kill by Lena Stockhammer set the tone for the rest of the match as a Walters ace ended a 10-straight run to make it 18-5.
  • A Spence side-out kill did little to stop MACU's momentum as the Evangels closed out the set by scoring seven of the last nine to seal the 25-8 victory.

MATCH NOTES

• Mid-America Christian finished the match with 37 kills on a .467 hitting percentage, marking the team's third-highest attack rate in the NAIA Era with the last time the Evangels hit that well came in a 3-0 sweep at Southwestern (Kan.) on Sept. 4, 2010 when MACU hit .477 for the match.
• The Evangels were defensively just as stout, holding Langston to only 17 kills on a zero attack percentage.
• MACU's outside hitters dominated the offensive attack as Lena Stockhammer finished with 13 kills on a career-best .556 attack percentage while Sawyer Franz also finished with 10 kills on a career-high .474 hitting clip.
• Both of MACU's setters put together strong efforts as Casady McKinney dished out 15 assists to go with five digs in the defense while Ludmilla Souza turned in 11 assists and four aces to go with four digs.
• Marlee Hunter led an incredibly balanced back-row defense with six digs while Sarah Jones was a stopper at the net with four total blocks.
• Mid-America Christian completed the regular season series sweep over Langston while also picking up the program's 13^th straight win over the Lady Lions.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will be back on the road on Thursday as the Evangels will head to McPherson, Kansas for a 7 p.m. match against Central Christian inside Jerry E. Alexander Arena.