The Thunder volleyball team had two players represented on the NCCAA DII Volleyball National Tournament All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the tournament in Joplin, Missouri. Junior, middle hitter and first-team All-American, Jacey Schurle would be named to the 2024 all-tournament team. Schurle would total 54 kills on a 0.336 attack percentage in four games. She would also have eight services aces and 14 block assists on the weekend. Junior, outside hitter and two-time first team All-American, Liv Lubbers would also get an all-tournament team nod. Lubbers would total 36 kills, seven service aces, six block assists, and 40 digs in four games. The Thunder would conclude their season in the Final Four falling to the eventual national champions in Arlington Baptist. The Thunder finish the season with 27 or more wins, a conference title, region title, and Final Four appearance for the third consecutive year. To see the full list of the NCCAA DII women's volleyball All-Tournament team, click this link.

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The Thunder volleyball team went 3-0 in pool play to win the pool for a match-up with #2 seed the Arlington Baptist Patriots, who were the runner-up in pool B. The national semifinal match would not disappoint as it would go the distance to a fifth and deciding set. The Thunder would fall behind 2-0 before answering back with a win in set three and set four. The Thunder would battle back in the fifth set, but fall short to ultimately drop the match 3-2 (21-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 10-15) and end their run in the Final Four. Four Thunder player would record double-digit kills led by junior, Jacey Schurle who had 16 on the night. Junior, Hannah Beukelman, and freshmen, Jayda Juenemann and Ellie Wilson would all have 11 kills for the Thunder. Sophomore, Josie Mehl would set up the offense with 47 assist, while Abby Blake led the defense with 34 digs. The Thunder finished the season 27-6 with a Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament Championship, NCCAA Central Region Tournament Championship, and a Final Four appearance.

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The Thunder volleyball team would play one pool play game on Thursday evening against the #8 seed Grace Christian University Tigers. With the results of earlier matches, the Thunder had clinched a spot in the National Tournament Semifinal on Friday afternoon. With the win by a sweep over the Tigers (25-14, 25-14, 25-23), the Thunder won pool A with a record of 3-0. The Thunder were led offensively by junior, Jacey Schurle who had 14 kills and a 0.684 attack percentage. Her middle counterpart, junior, Hannah Beukelman would have nine kills and a 0.615 attack percentage. Freshman, Jayda Juenemann would also have an efficient night from the outside will six kills and a 0.455 attack percentage. Jozie Kanode and Liv Lubbers would combine for seven service aces for the Thunder who had 10 total on the night as a team. Junior, Abby Blake would lead the defense with 13 digs.

The Thunder will await their opponent from pool B as there will be a tie-breaker set tomorrow morning between the #2 seed Arlington Baptist University Patriots and the #6 seed Pensacola Christian College Eagles. The semifinal match will be at 3:00 PM.

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The Thunder volleyball team started their quest for a NCCAA National Championship on Wednesday morning. The Thunder would open tournament pool play with a match-up with the reigning national champions, the #4 seed Bob Jones University Bruins. The Thunder were firing on all cylinders this morning as they would make quick work of the Bruins by way of a sweep (26-24, 25-12, 26-24). Earlier this season, the Bruins would beat the Thunder 3-1 on a neutral floor. Junior, two-time first-team All-American, Liv Lubbers would lead the way for the Thunder with a stellar 13 kills on 31 attempts and only two errors. Lubbers would also have 10 digs and two block assists. Junior, All-American, Jacey Schurle chip in with six kills, six service aces, and four block assists. Sophomore, Josie Mehl would have 30 assists on 38 team kills.

The next task for the Thunder would be a few hours later when they would take on the #1 seed Randall University Saints. The Thunder also dropped a match to the Saints earlier in the season by a score of 3-0. This match would not disappoint as the Thunder would play their second five set match of the season, where they would come out on top, 3-2 (25-23, 9-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11). Schurle would have a team-leading 18 kills and five block assist, while Lubbers would have nine kills. Freshman, Ellie Wilson would have 10 kills for Thunder and sophomore, Jozie Kanode would have four service aces and 16 digs.

The Thunder will play their final pool play game tomorrow at 5:30 PM against the #8 seed Grace Christian University Tigers.

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The Thunder volleyball team have earned more individual accolades this season with these being at the national level. The two Thunder players who were represented on the NCCAA All-American teams were junior, middle hitter, Jacey Schurle, and junior, outside hitter, Liv Lubbers. Schurle has swept the first-team awards this season as she was a first-team All-Conference, All-Region, as well as MVP of the region, and All-American. Lubbers would do much of the same with being the MVP of the conference and a first-team member of the others. This is Lubbers second time being named an All-American, as she was a first-teamer in 2023. 

The Thunder would also have two players earn NCCAA Scholar-Athlete honors. To be a NCCAA Scholar-Athlete the player must be a junior, senior, or graduate student, be a competing student-athlete or a varsity letter winner, and they must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40. Junior, middle hitter, Hannah Beukelman and junior, middle hitter, Hali Clark would earn the Scholar-Athlete honors. To see the full list of NCCAA DII women's volleyball All-Americans and Scholar-Athletes, click this link.

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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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