The Basics

Score: Evangel 3, Baker 0 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (12-10, 5-4), Baker (4-14, 2-8)

Location: Baldwin City, Kan. (Collins Center)

BALDWIN CITY, Kan. – After losing a five-set thriller to Benedictine on Friday, Evangel concluded their road trip against the Wildcats of Baker. Valor Volleyball completed the season sweep of the Wildcats by sweeping Baker, 3-0, on Mary Whitehead's 800th game as head coach at Evangel.

Evangel was solid on offense throughout the night against the Wildcats. In set one, Baker used their strongest attack and had a small lead, 8-6. Evangel's Bella Wakley sparked a run for the Valor, as the two point deficit turned into a five point lead for Evangel. Baker would cut the Valor lead down to just two, 17-15, but another Evangel run capped off by a Tori Lowry and Vivianna Sanchez block gave EU the first set, 25-19.

In set two, the Valor used a game high .312 attacking percentage to take down the Wildcats. Evangel trailed on just one occasion, 4-3, before EU used a 5-0 run to take a lead. Wakley again had a strong showing in the set, adding five kills to her game total to help Evangel capture a dominant 25-17 victory.

For the final set, Evangel came out slow initially. Baker grabbed a small two point lead, but was able to maintain it close to the halfway point of the set. Trailing 12-10, several Valor kills and Wildcat attacking errors helped give Evangel a lead. With the game knotted up at 21 points a piece, Evangel's strong blocking at the net came through, as three of the final four points were blocks, with Sanchez being a key part in all three, giving EU the 25-21 victory.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Coach Whitehead coached her 800th career game in the 3-0 win. Whitehead's career record sits at 502-298 (.628)

• Wakley led the Valor offense with 13 kills.

• Sanchez tied her career high of seven blocks in the win, three of which came as the final three points.

• Sydney Dunavant led the team with 19 assists in the victory.

• Lowry finished with the team lead of nine digs in the win.

QUOTABLE

"Every conference game is crucial from this point forward," Women's Volleyball Head Coach Mary Whitehead stated. "It's a tight race for postseason sports and we won a match tonight that we had to win. I'm proud of the way the girls stepped up tonight."

UP NEXT

Evangel will return home to take on the Vikings of Grand View at 7:00 p.m. in the Ashcroft Center on Friday (Oct. 7) night.

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