Volleyball Splits on First Day of IU Kokomo Invitational

KOKOMO, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team (5-1) competed in the first day of the IU Kokomo Invitational, hosted by Indiana University Kokomo on Friday, August 25.

The Lady Cougars swept (RV) Campbellsville University in the first match by scores of 25-21, 25-11, and 25-23. MVNU would suffer its first loss of 2023 in its second match of the day against (RV) IU Kokomo, falling in three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-17, and 25-20.

Top Performers – Match 1

Reagan Nuss – 27 assists, 6 kills, 4 digs

Faith Maloney – 9 kills, 3 block assists, 1 solo block, 2 digs

Lyssi Snouffer – 7 kills, 12 digs, 2 block assists, 2 service aces

Molly Galaszewski – 12 digs, 5 assists, 2 service aces

Top Performers – Match 2

Nuss – 25 assists, 7 digs, 4 kills, 1 service ace

Maloney – 8 kills, 2 digs, 2 solo blocks, 1 block assist

Snouffer – 10 kills

Jaelyn Tang – 15 digs, 2 service aces

Galaszewski – 11 digs, 5 assists

What's Next

The Lady Cougars will wrap up the IU Kokomo Invitational with two more matches on Saturday, August 26. MVNU plays Saint Xavier at 10:00am, followed by Indiana East at 12:00pm.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and several convenient Graduate and Professional Studies locations throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,200 students from 31 states and 22 countries/U.S. territories.