No. 20 Lady Cougars Pick Up Pair of Sweeps in Home Opener

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The No. 20 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's volleyball team (2-0) kicked off its home opener with a sweep over Rochester Christian University (0-1) by scores of 25-10, 25-9, and 25-20 in the opening match of the Park National Bank MVNU Classic on Friday, August 16.

In the second match of the day, the Lady Cougars made it a clean sweep against Indiana University East (1-1), winning by scores of 25-18, 27-25, and 25-17.

Top Performers:

Game 1 vs. Rochester Christian

Lyssi Snouffer – 12 digs, 11 kills, 1 block

Libby Evanshine – 9 kills, 4 blocks

Brooke Fatzinger – 6 kills, 3 blocks

Abbey Niemesh – 4 kills, 3 blocks

Faith Maloney – 4 kills, 1 block

Reagan Nuss – 12 assists

Bella Claxon – 12 assists, 1 kill

Jaelyn Tang – 9 digs, 1 kill, 1 assist

Game 2 vs. Indiana East

Snouffer – 16 digs, 13 kills

Evanshine – 12 kills, 5 digs, 3 blocks

Fatzinger – 6 blocks, 3 kills

Maloney – 9 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks

Nuss – 28 assists, 5 digs, 4 assists

What's Next:

The Lady Cougars will be back home tomorrow, August 17 to complete the Park National Bank MVNU Classic against Madonna University at 4:00 pm.

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.