The #1 ranked Thunder volleyball team closed out the regular season this weekend with matches on Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, the Thunder celebrated Senior Night with a match against Spurgeon. The Thunder honored five seniors after they would sweep the Knights to earn win 22 (25-10, 25-13, 15-7). Seniors, Abby Blake and Jacey Schurle have been a part of the Thunder volleyball program for two seasons, while Hannah Beukelman, Hali Clark, and Liv Lubbers have been in the program four year and are just four wins away from being the all-time winningest class in program history. The five senior would combine for 30 of the 43 kills on the night with only four attack errors. Blake and Lubbers would also have eight digs each, while Schurle, Beukelman, and Clark would combine for six blocks (one solo, five assists).

On Saturday, the Thunder would welcome the #8 ranked Calvary University Warriors to the Howie's Activity Center for a highly anticipated Top-10 matchup. This match would determine the top seed for both the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament and NCCAA Central Region Tournament. The Thunder would roll the Warriors and earn their second sweep of the weekend (25-9, 25-4, 25-20). Schurle would have 12 kills, Ellie Suber would have 34 assists, Ellie Wilson would have three aces, Blake would have 21 digs, and Clark would have three blocks (two solo, one assist) to lead those statistical categories, respectively. With the win the Thunder have claimed the #1 seed for both tournaments and extend their conference regular season win streak to 66 straight. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Thunder finish with a 23-1 overall record, 10-0 in the MCCC, and 12-0 in the Central Region.

The Thunder will compete in the MCCC Tournament on Friday, October 31st and Saturday, November 1st in Joplin, Missouri as the #1 seed and will play the winner of the #4/#5 match.

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