SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – After sweeping the Sterling College Warriors on Friday, Valor Volleyball returns to the road, taking on the 21st ranked Ottawa Braves on Wednesday (Oct. 25) evening at 7:00 p.m., in Ottawa, Kan.

OPENING STORYLINES 

• Evangel defeated Sterling on Friday, 3-0, to move to 7-3 in conference play and remain at fifth overall in conference.

• Bella Wakley leads the team in kills so far this season, currently with 253.

• Leah Jackson leads Evangel in assists with 387, averaging just shy of five assists per set (4.90).

• Sophomore Vivianna Sanchez leads the team with 99 blocks so far this year, currently averaging 1.25 per set which is tied for eighth in the nation.

• Jessica Pritchett leads the Valor in service aces with 25 so far this season.

• Kenna Wise leads Evangel in digs with 444 and is 15th in the nation in digs per set, averaging 5.62 overall.

• The Valor take on Ottawa in their 13th meeting on Wednesday and are 9-3 all-time against their opponent. Evangel's last win over the Braves came back in 2021, when they won in a five set thriller.

LOOKING AHEAD

Evangel returns home on Friday (Oct. 27) evening for a non-conference matchup against longtime foe, College of the Ozarks, for Pink Out Night at 7:00 p.m.

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