The Thunder volleyball team entered the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament as the undefeated #1 seed and left Dubuque, Iowa still at the top of the conference as they were crowned the 2024 MCCC Tournament Champions. This was the Thunder's sixth consecutive tournament championship title and ninth overall. The Thunder would open tournament play with a semifinal match against the #5 seed Calvary University Warriors on Friday evening. The Thunder would sweep the Warriors (25-14, 25-21, 25-14) for the third time this season to clinch a berth into the championship match. Four Thunder players would record 10 or more kills, led by junior, Jacey Schurle who have 13 kills and a 0.765 attack percentage. Sophomore, Josie Mehl would set up the attack with 37 assists on the night. The Thunder defense was balanced as well with four players have nine or more digs, led by junior, Abby Blake with 16.

The championship match on Saturday would have the Thunder taking on the #3 seed Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles. Another team that they have beat twice earlier in the season, kept the first set close, but the Thunder would sweep the Eagles (25-23, 25-12, 25-18) to claim the tournament title. Junior, Hannah Beukelman would have 11 kills and have a 0.625 attack percentage to lead the Thunder. With the two tournament victories, the Thunder move to 22-5 overall.

The Thunder will now turn their attention to the NCCAA Central Region Tournament. They will have a bye into the semifinal and will play the winner of the #4/#5 match. This match will be on Thursday, November 7th at 5:00 PM at the Mathena Student Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The championship match will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 8th. The Thunder are looking to capture their third straight region tournament championship.

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