The Thunder volleyball team will head to the NCCAA National Tournament in Joplin, Missouri as the #5 seed in the eight-team tournament. The Thunder have earned the #5 seed after winning the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament and NCCAA Central Region Tournament and finishing the season with a 24-5 overall record. The Thunder will be in Pool A with the #1 seed Randall University, #4 seed Bob Jones University, and the #8 seed Grace Christian University. On Wednesday, November 20th, the Thunder will open up the tournament with the Bob Jones Bruins at 9:30 AM. Later that evening, the Thunder will battle with the Randall Saints at 5:30 PM. The Thunder will finish off pool play on Thursday, November 21st when the play the Grace Christian Tigers. The winner and runner-up of each pool with advance to the semifinal matches on Friday, November 22nd with the winners advancing to the championship on Saturday.

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The Thunder volleyball team captured the 2024 NCCAA Central Region Tournament title this past weekend, but some also left Kansas City, Missouri with a few individual honors as well. The Thunder had six players represented on the NCCAA Central Region All-Region teams. Junior, middle hitter, Jacey Schurle would win region MVP along with earning a first-team nod. Junior, outside hitter, Liv Lubbers and defensive specialist and libero, Abby Blake would also make the first team, along with sophomore, setter, Josie Mehl. To round off the all-region honors for the players, junior, middle hitter, Hannah Beukelman and freshman, outside hitter, Ellie Wilson would earn second-team honors for the Thunder. Beukelman has totaled 159 kills with a 0.378 attack percentage from her middle position. On defense, she would have 32 total blocks (16 solo, 16 assists). Wilson has 195 total kills with a 0.298 attack percentage from the outside.

In her 20th season with the Thunder, head coach Lauren Sanders was named the 2024 NCCAA Central Region Coach of the Year. She orchestrated an undefeated region record of 12-0, while her team swept every opponent within the region in both the regular season and postseason.

The Thunder await their matchup for the 2024 NCCAA National Tournament with an overall record of 24-5, while being ranked #3 in the country. The NCCAA National Tournament will be in Joplin, Missouri, which is hosted by Ozark Christian College, and pool play will start on Wednesday, November 20th. All tournament information can be found at thenccaa.org.

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The Thunder volleyball team traveled to Kansas City, Missouri for the NCCAA Central Region Tournament looking to earn an automatic bid to the NCCAA National Tournament. The Thunder would enter the tournament as the #1 seed and would earn a bye into the semifinals. The Thunder would make quick work of the #4 seed Central Christian College of the Bible by sweeping the Saints (25-13, 25-8, 25-8) on Thursday evening. This would earn them a spot in the championship match today at 11:00 AM. The Thunder would matchup with the #3 seed Calvary University, who upset the #2 seed Spurgeon College on Thursday. This would be the fourth time the Thunder and Warriors would meet this season. The Thunder would come out victorious in all four matches by way of sweep (25-15, 25-19, 25-19) leading to the Thunder to their third region championship in a row. The Thunder move to 24-5 overall and will await their matchup for the 2024 NCCAA Volleyball National Tournament.

The Thunder will head to Joplin, Missouri for the NCCAA National Tournament, which is hosted by Ozark Christian College, with pool play starting on Wednesday, November 20th. All tournament information can be found at thenccaa.org.

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The final regular season National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches' Poll for DII Women's Volleyball has been released and the Thunder move up three spots to #3. The Thunder are on an 11-match win streak dating back to October 8th. The Thunder are also coming off winning the 2024 Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament for the sixth year in a row. The Thunder are now sitting at 22-5 overall heading into the NCCAA Central Region Tournament. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Women's Volleyball, click this link.

The Thunder will have a bye into the semifinal of the NCCAA Central Region Tournament and will play the winner of the #4 seed Central Christian College of the Bible and the #5 seed Barclay College. 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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The Thunder volleyball team captured the 2024 Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament title this past weekend, but some also left Dubuque, Iowa with a few individual honors as well. The Thunder had four players represented on the MCCC All-Conference teams. Junior, outside hitter, Liv Lubbers would win conference MVP along with a first-team nod. Lubbers has 247 kills with a 0.270 attack percentage before postseason play. On the defensive end, she has 211 digs, eight solo blocks, and six block assists. She also has recorded 25 services aces. Junior, middle hitter, Jacey Schurle also got a first team nod for the Thunder. Schurle has a team-leading 250 kills with a staggering 0.522 attack percentage that also leads the team. On the defensive side, she has a total of 63 blocks (39 solo, 24 assists) for the Thunder. She has also recorded 20 service aces. Junior, defensive specialist and libero, Abby Blake would be named to the second-team. Blake had 452 digs and recorded 34 service aces. The final Thunder player to make the all-conference team is sophomore, setter, Josie Mehl who was named to the second-team. Mehl had 873 assists to set up the Thunder's offensive attack. She also had 47 kills, 31 service aces, and 21 total blocks (12 solo, nine assists).

The Thunder will have a bye into the semifinal of the NCCAA Central Region Tournament 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.

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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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The Thunder volleyball team has completed their regular season with 20 wins and are looking for more this postseason. The Thunder will be the top seed in both the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament and the NCCAA Central Region Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Manhattan Christian

#2 Emmaus

#3 Faith Baptist Bible

#4 Ozark Christian

#5 Calvary

#6 Central Christian College of the Bible

#7 Barclay (will not attend tournament)

Emmaus University will be hosting the MCCC Tournament on their campus. The Thunder will have a bye into the semi-final and will play the winner of the #4/#5 match. This match will be on Friday, November 1st at 4:30 PM at Pollard Fieldhouse in Dubuque, Iowa. The championship match will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 2:30 PM. The Thunder are looking to capture their sixth straight conference tournament championship.

The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted at Spurgeon College in Kansas City, Missouri. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Manhattan Christian

#2 Spurgeon

#3 Calvary

#4 Central Christian College of the Bible

#5 Barclay

#6 Union Adventist

#7 Kansas Christian

The Thunder will also have a bye into the semi-final and will play the winner of the #4/#5 match. This match will be on Thursday, November 7th at 5:00 PM at 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.

Head coach Lauren Sanders is ready for her team to start postseason competition, "The team is prepped and ready to compete in postseason play! We look forward to the competition at the conference tournament! We are playing at a high level and peaking at just the right time as we continue pushing towards the National Tournament!"

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The Thunder volleyball team traveled to Overland Park, Kansas on Tuesday night for their regular season finale looking to win their 20th match of the season. The Thunder would take care of the Kansas Christian Falcons (25-16, 25-10, 25-15) to win their 20th of 25 matches. This will be the 4th consecutive season that the Thunder have won 20 or more matches in a season. The Thunder were led again by the duo of juniors, Jacey Schurle and Liv Lubbers. Schurle would have 14 kills on 17 attempts and zero errors, while Lubbers would have 10 kills on the evening. The Thunder would only commit six attack errors as a team to hit 0.406. Junior, Abby Blake would lead the team on the defensive side with 21 digs. With the win, the Thunder move to 20-5 overall and a perfect 12-0 in NCCAA Central Region play.

The Thunder will start postseason play on Friday at the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament, where they are the #1 seed, that will be hosted by Emmaus University in Dubuque, Iowa. They will play the winner of the #4/#5 match between Ozark Christian and Calvary on Friday, November 1st at 5:00 PM. Depending on the result of Friday's match, they will either play at 12:15 PM or 2:30 PM on Saturday, November 2nd. More information on the MCCC Tournament, as well as the NCCAA Central Region Tournament, will be released later this week.

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The Thunder volleyball team finished up their home slate with two Midwest Christian College Conference matches this weekend. On Friday night, the Thunder would take on the #8 ranked Emmaus University Eagles in a huge top-10 match up. The winner of this match would at least have a share of the MCCC Regular Season Title. The Thunder would sweep the Eagles (25-18, 25-14, 25-21) and stand alone at the top of the conference. Three Thunder players would have at least 10 kills on the night. Junior, Jacey Schurle led the way with 14 kills and four total blocks, freshman, Ellie Wilson had 12 kills and three total blocks, and junior, Liv Lubbers had 10 kills and one service ace to round off the attack. Sophomore, Josie Mehl had 40 assists to setup the attack.

On Saturday afternoon, the Thunder would take on the Eagles of Faith Baptist Bible College with the outright MCCC Regular Season Title on the line. A sweep of the Eagles (25-14, 25-21, 25-13), would give the Thunder their sixth consecutive MCCC Regular Season crown. With the win, the Thunder move to 19-5 overall and finish a perfect 8-0 in conference play extending their conference regular season win streak to 56.

The Thunder will play their regular season finale against NCCAA Central Region opponent, the Kansas Christian College Falcons on the road on Tuesday, October 29th at 7:00 PM in Overland Park, Kansas. The Thunder have clinched the #1 seed in both the MCCC Tournament and the NCCAA Central Region Tournament. Information on those tournaments will be released next week.

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The Thunder volleyball team returned to action on Tuesday evening when they hosted the Barclay College Bears. The Thunder would make quick work of the Bears taking them down in straight sets (25-9, 25-4, 25-13). A balanced and consistent attack by the Thunder led by freshman, Ellie Wilson and junior, Hannah Beukelman who combined for 18 kills on 31 attempts and only one error. As a team, the Thunder would only make three attack error on 81 attempts to hit a staggering 0.481. Sophomores, Jozie Kanode and Jaiden Brewer would both have four services a piece to contribute to the scoring. With the Midwest Christian College Conference win, the Thunder are now 6-0 in the conference and 17-5 overall.

The Thunder will have a big top-10, MCCC match up on Friday, October 25th against the #8 ranked Emmaus University Eagles at 7:00 PM. On Saturday, October 26th, the Thunder will play their home and conference finale against the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles at 1:00 PM. Both matches will be at Howie's Activity Center.

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