THE BASICS
Score: Evangel 2 – College of the Ozarks 3 (25-23, 27-29, 10-25, 25-23, 15-8)

Records: Evangel (5-5); College of the Ozarks (7-7)

Location: Ashcroft Center – Springfield, Mo. 

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel University volleyball team fell in a thrilling five set match to rival College of the Ozarks, 3-2, Tuesday night inside the Ashcroft Center. 

The Crusaders and Bobcats matched points early before Evangel took a 2-1 lead with a dominating third set. However, the visiting Bobcats rallied to take the final two sets, and the match, as both teams saw their overall record even at .500. 

A trio of Crusaders finished with double figure kills, led by Morgan Kensinger who tallied 17 and a .349 hitting percentage. Close behind was Sandy Mohr with 14 kills and .371 percentage, while Brianna Justis posted a season high 30 assists and 25 digs for her ninth straight double-double. 

College of the Ozarks was able to edge the Crusaders down the stretch as Alex Spears posted 16 kills to lead the Bobcats. As a team the Bobcats hit .360 in the final set to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE         
- Three Crusaders finished with double figure kills led by Morgan Kensinger (17), Sandy Mohr (14) and Jackie Fugate (13).

- Fugate posted her fourth double-double of the year and second straight, adding 17 digs to go with her 13 kills.

- Allie Dunton-Moss recorded 37 digs and was one dig shy of the Evangel single-match record (38) set by Morgan Smith last season on Oct. 27, 2015 against College of the Ozarks.

- The 124 team digs by Evangel set a Heart Conference single-match high for the 2016 season surpassing Benedictine's mark of 116 digs set last weekend.

UP NEXT
Evangel will host the Crusader Classic starting Friday at 5 p.m. against St. Mary before hosting Bellevue at 7 p.m. Tournament action will conclude Saturday with matches against Tabor and John Brown. 

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