Pioneers Dominate Crusaders

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The Basics
Score: MNU 3 - Evangel 0
Record: MNU (5-2, 2-0)
Location: Bell Family Arena | Olathe, Kan.

OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers swept Evangel in dominant fashion on Friday. In Set 1, Evangel led 16-12 and appeared to be control. But after a timeout, MNU scored the next 6 straight to take the lead. Evangel responded with 4 straight points to re-take the lead, but MNU closed with another 6-point run to take a 1-0 lead in the match. MNU won the second set 25-15 and the third set 25-11 to earn the sweep.

"That was fun!" said head coach Molly Karagyaurov. "The team leaned into the challenge and followed their scouting report. But bottom line, Evangel is a great program who is well coached and been a presence at the national level since I was in school. So yeah, that's a great win against a conference rival any way you look at it. Jen [Roth] scored 17 points. Mack [Webster] and Kourtney [Hansen] had 14 digs apiece. Bethany [Allison] hitting a .417 with 6 kills and 2 aces as a freshman. Lots of things came together tonight in those 3 sets and I'm proud of the girls. They earned that one!

"I continue to be thankful to God for having another opportunity to play during this crazy time. Even with 7 matches under our belt; I'm not taking the 8th for granted. We will be thankful for each day we are given and continue to work hard."

Turning Point
After the Set 1 timeout, MNU outscored Evangel 63-31.

Individual Leaders
Jennifer Roth hit .483 with 15 kills and just 1 error. Nikoleta Kandic added 8 kills. Bethany Allison had 6 kills on just 12 swings. McKenna Webster had 14 digs. And Kourtney Hansen had 17 assists and 14 digs.

Inside the Box Score
MNU hit .375 while Evangel hit .061.

Up Next
The next match is Tuesday at Central Methodist (4-1, 2-1) at 7:00.