Lady Cougars Begin Invitational with Two Sweeps

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No.22 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team (11-2) played in day one of the CU/AQ Invitational, hosted by Cornerstone University and Aquinas College on Friday, September 8.

MVNU began the day with a sweep of Cornerstone (4-4), winning by scores of 25-22, 25-21, and 25-23. The Lady Cougars then made easy work of St. Francis (2-5), taking the match by scores of 25-14, 25-15, and 25-11.

Top Performers – Match 1

Molly Galaszewski – 20 digs, 1 assist, 1 service ace

Reagan Nuss – 39 assists, 11 digs, 3 blocks, 2 kills

Libby Evanshine – 10 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist

Lyssi Snouffer – 10 digs, 8 kills, 3 blocks

Abbey Neimesh – 8 kills, .462 hitting percentage, 3 blocks

Jessica Bock – 5 blocks, 4 digs, 3 kills

Top Performers – Match 2

Galaszewski – 17 digs, 6 assists, 2 service aces

Nuss – 37 assists, 10 digs, 2 kills, 2 service aces

Faith Maloney – 14 kills, .435 hitting percentage, 3 digs, 1 block

Jaelyn Tang – 9 digs, 1 service ace

Neimesh – 5 kills, 4 blocks

Evanshine – 14 kills, .464 hitting percentage

Snouffer – 7 kills, 3 digs, 1 block

What's Next:

MVNU will wrap up the invitational on Saturday, September 9 in Grand Rapids. MVNU's first match will be held at Cornerstone against Indiana South Bend at 11:00am. MVNU then plays at Aquinas College at 3:00pm.

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.