MVNU Defeats Grace College on Senior Night

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. -  The No.23 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team (27-6, 13-4) hosted its last home match of the regular season on Friday, October 27 against the Grace College Lancers (18-10, 9-8).

The Lady Cougars were winners on Senior Night, taking the match in four sets over the Lancers. Prior to the contest, MVNU honored seniors Jessica Bock, Molly Galaszewski, Madison Heck, Chloe Peters, and Sydney Sherrieb, as well as graduate assistant Daniel Daniel Skrzypchak.

The Lady Cougars controlled the first two sets by scores of 25-15 and 25-13. Grace came back and claimed set three by a final of 28-26. MVNU shook off the loss and responded with a 25-14 effort in set four to secure the match victory.

Top Performers:

Reagan Nuss – 39 assists, 10 digs, 2 kills, 1 block

Galaszewski – 17 digs, 3 assists, 3 services aces

Lyssi Snouffer – 16 kills, 7 digs, 1 service ace, .222% hitting percentage

Libby Evanshine – 10 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig

Faith Maloney – 11 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks, .333% hitting percentage

Jaelyn Tang – 11 digs, 2 service aces, 1 kill

Emma Thamarus – 6 service aces, 1 dig

Abbey Niemesh – 3 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig

Bock – 4 blocks, 2 kills, 1 dig

Ashley Merrick – 5 digs, 1 assist

Lilla Nicholas – 3 kills

What's Next:

The Lady Cougars are back in action on Saturday, October 28 in Fort Wayne, Indiana for their regular season finale at the University of Saint Francis. First serve at 4:00pm

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, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,000 students from 25 states and 11 foreign countries.