The #1 ranked Thunder volleyball team started postseason play on Friday with a semifinal match in the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament against Emmaus University. The Thunder were the one seed in the tournament and received a bye into the semifinal match. The Thunder and Eagles met only once in the regular season with the Thunder winning by way of sweep. On Friday evening, it would be much of the same as the Thunder would sweep the Eagles (25-17, 25-16, 25-17). Four Thunder player would have at least seven kills led by sophomore, outside hitter, Ellie Wilson who had 14 kills. She would also notch a double-double with 13 digs. Senior, middle hitter, Jacey Schurle chipped in with double digit kills as well with 11 on the night. Senior, Liv Lubbers would have a well-rounded match with seven kills, four aces, and seven digs. This would punch their ticket to the MCCC Tournament Final on Saturday.

On Saturday, the Thunder would face off with Faith Baptist Bible College for the second straight season for an opportunity to claim the tournament title. The Thunder and the Faith Eagles met only once in the regular season as well. For the seventh straight season, the Thunder would win the MCCC Tournament Championship and in dominate fashion (25-21, 25-22, 25-17). Wilson would have another double-double with 20 kills and 10 digs in the championship match. Sophomore, setter, Ellie Suber would combine for 68 total assists in the two matches to setup the Thunder's attack, while senior, libro, Abby Blake would have 30 total digs in two matches to lead the defense. At the conclusion of the MCCC Tournament, the Thunder are now 25-1 overall headed into the NCCAA Central Region Tournament.

The Thunder will host the NCCAA Central Region Tournament on Thursday, November 6th and Friday, November 7th. The Thunder will play the winner of the #4/#5 match at 6:00PM at the Howie's Activity Center.

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