The Basics

Evangel 3, Tabor 1 | Game Box

Evangel 3, College of the Ozarks 0 | Game Box

Records: Evangel (8-4); Tabor (6-7); College of the Ozarks (5-5)

Site: Ashcroft Center

Springfield, Mo. – The Evangel volleyball team finished day two of the Evangel Classic with two victories over Tabor (3-1) and College of the Ozarks (3-0).

The first match between Evangel and Tabor was a rematch from earlier this season, where Tabor won, 3-1. This match was equally as competitive with EU claiming the match in four sets. 

The first set saw back and forth play between both teams, with EU going on a 7-0 run to take the set 25-18. The second set began close, but ultimately Tabor would go on runs of 6-0 and 4-0 to pull away from EU, 25-15. The third set proved pivotal for EU as they would never trail to Tabor and claim the set 25-23 off of a Tori Lowry kill set up by Jorden Stacey. The fourth set was highly competitive and saw 14 ties and 9 lead changes throughout, but ultimately an attack error by Tabor and a kill by Lowry set by Daisy Eklund would claim the win for EU.

Highlights

• Eklund hit a percentage of .455, followed by Bridget Petersen with a percentage of .412

• Eklund led EU with 19 kills off of 33 attempts

• Stacey led EU in assists with 29, her high on the weekend

• EU another strong finish putting away Tabor with an attacking percentage of .236

• Eryn Russell added a match-high of 18 digs

The second match of the day featured longtime rivals Evangel and College of the Ozarks. EU used a very strong attack as well as an excellent defense to sweep past the Bobcats, 3-0.

The first set of the match saw EU hit at an .308 attacking percentage which propelled them past the Bobcats after a service ace by Leah Jackson, 25-17. The second match saw EU slowly pull away from CofO as they capitalized on the Bobcats miscues and took the set 25-16. The third set was dominated by Evangel. EU went on a run of 11-1 to put away the Bobcats of CofO and take the game, 3-0.

Highlights

• EU hit 0.389 as a team with 17 kills and three attacking errors in the final set, their best attacking percentage of the day

• Bridget Petersen hit 0.733 with eleven kills in the game

• Tori Lowry had a double-double of 20 kills and 12 digs

• Stacey finished with 24 assists, a team high, along with 16 digs.

• Eryn Russell finished her day with a team high 17 digs.

• EU logged its 4th consecutive win this season.

Up Next

Evangel will hit the road to face off against Benedictine on Sept. 14 in their second conference matchup of the season.

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