The third National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches' Poll of the season for DII Women's Volleyball has been released and the Thunder come in as the #6 ranked team. After a 1-3 week, with all three losses coming against top-5 teams, the Thunder drop five spots in the most recent poll. The Thunder look to get back on track this week as they finish their road swing with three matches. The Thunder are now 11-5 overall. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Women's Volleyball, click this link.

The Thunder will head to Haviland, Kansas today to play the Barclay College Bears in a Midwest Christian College Conference match at 6:00 PM. They will take on NAIA and AMC member, Cottey College, who they swept at the Thunder Invitational in an early season match, on Friday, October 11th at 6:00 PM at the Hinkhouse Center in Nevada, Missouri, before taking on conference rival, Ozark Christian College, on Saturday at 1:00 PM at the Multi-Purpose Building in Joplin, Missouri.

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The Thunder volleyball team would face their third top-5 opponent in their last four matches with a Saturday morning contest with the Randall University Saints. The Thunder would be toppled by the #4 ranked Saints, 3-0, (20-25, 28-30, 23-25) to drop their second straight match. The Thunder were led by juniors, Liv Lubbers and Jacey Schurle who combined for 19 kills, three services aces, and six block assists. Josie Mehl had 27 assists, while Abby Blake paced the defense with 21 digs. With the defeat, the Thunder drop to 11-5 overall.

The Thunder will pick up Midwest Christian College Conference play with a match against the Barclay College Bears on Tuesday, October 8th at 6:00 PM on the campus of Barclay College in Haviland, Kansas.

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The Thunder volleyball team took their #1 ranking to Gallatin, Tennessee to participate in the Welch College Tournament where there were three other top-10 teams in attendance. The Thunder would open up tournament play on Friday afternoon with a rematch of the 2023 NCCAA Division II National Championship with a match against the #5 ranked Bob Jones University Bruins. The Thunder and Bruins would split the first two sets before the Bruins would take the final two sets to win the match, 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 20-25). Jacey Schurle would lead the offensive attack with 16 kills and a 0.414 attack percentage. Liv Lubbers and Jayda Juenemann would have 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Jozie Kanode would also have six service aces to contribute to the offense. Abby Blake would pace the defense with 36 digs, while Schurle would total five blocks (four assists, one solo).

On Saturday morning, the Thunder won their 11th match by way of sweep over the Trinity Baptist College Eagles (25-14, 25-8, 25-9). The Thunder would have an attack percentage of 0.422 along with 20 service aces. They were led again by Schurle who had 11 kills and Kanode who had five services aces. Lubbers would have nine kills, while Hannah Beukelman was right behind with eight kills to round off the offensive attack. Josie Mehl would have 32 assists for the Thunder.

In their second match of the day, the Thunder would take on the #3 ranked Boyce College Bulldogs. The Bulldogs would jump out to a 2-0 lead before the Thunder grabbed the third set. The Thunder would ultimately fall in four to the Bulldogs (19-25, 18-25, 25-20, 24-26). A balanced offensive attack led by Lubbers (15 kills), Ellie Wilson (12 kills), Beukelman (9 kills), and Schurle (8 kills) was not enough to overcome the Bulldogs. Head coach Lauren Sanders had this to say after the weekend, "It was an incredible weekend of volleyball. We battled every point, made great adjustments when we needed to and fought on every play. We know the level we need to play at the rest of the season." After a 1-2 weekend, the Thunder move to 11-4 overall.

After playing two ranked teams, the Thunder will continue that trend where they will travel to the #4 ranked Randall University Saints on Saturday, October 5th. This match will be at 11:00 AM at the Activity Center on the campus of Randall University.

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The second National Christian College Athletic Association Coaches' Poll of the season for DII Women's Volleyball has been released and the Thunder remain as the #1 ranked team in the nation. With a total of 60 points, the Thunder edge out North Central University for the top spot. The Thunder will play now #5 ranked, Bob Jones University, and #3 ranked, Boyce College, this weekend at a tournament at Welch College in Gallatin, Tennessee. The Thunder have won eight straight and are 10-2 overall. For the full top-10 rankings for DII Women's Volleyball, click this link.

The Thunder will head to Gallatin, Tennessee to play three matches over the weekend. They open the tournament with the reigning National Champions, the Bob Jones Bruins, on Friday, September 27th at 3:30 PM, then the Trinity Baptist College Eagles and the Boyce College Bulldogs on Saturday, September 28th at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, respectively.

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The #1 ranked Thunder volleyball team had two matches on Friday where they cruised to two more wins for wins number nine and ten on the season. The Thunder would make quick work of NCCAA Central Region opponent, the Union Adventist University Warriors (25-11, 25-8, 25-15), who met on August 30th in Lincoln, Nebraska. The evening game would be a Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region match against the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints, where the Thunder would win again by way of sweep (25-10, 25-12, 25-16). With the two wins, the Thunder improve to 10-2 overall, 4-0 in the MCCC, and 7-0 in NCCAA Central Region play.

The Thunder will be on the road for the next seven matches. They will head to Gallatin, Tennessee to participate in the Welch College Tournament on September 27th and 28th where they will have a rematch with the #3 ranked Bob Jones University Bruins. The Thunder and Bruins met in the 2023 NCCAA DII Women's Volleyball National Championship match. Along with a rematch with the Bruins, the Thunder will play the Trinity Baptist College Eagles and the #4 ranked Boyce College Bulldogs.

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The Thunder volleyball team was back in action with a weekday Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region matchup against the Calvary University Warriors. The Thunder took down the Warriors (25-13, 25-18, 25-15) for the second time this season by way of a sweep. With the win, the Thunder move to 3-0 in MCCC play, 4-0 in the Central Region, and 8-2 overall.

The Thunder continue their home stand with two matches on Friday, September 20th. At 1:00 PM, the Thunder will host the Union Adventist University Warriors, who they beat 3-0 on August 30th in Lincoln, Nebraska. At 5:00 PM, conference opponent, the Central Christian College of the Bible Saints will take the court against the Thunder. Both matches will be at Howie's Activity Center.

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The Thunder volleyball team dominated the weekend with wins over Kansas Christian (25-11, 25-9, 25-12) and Ozark Christian (25-15, 25-23, 25-13). The Thunder opened the afternoon with a sweep of the Falcons. With the win, the Thunder move to 3-0 in the NCCAA Central Region. Their second match win was done in the same fashion as they swept the Ambassadors. In second set, the Thunder found themselves down 22-15, and rallied off nine straight points to take the lead 24-22. They would win the second set, 25-23. With the conference win, the Thunder have now extended their MCCC regular season win streak to 50 consecutive wins. The Thunder are now 7-2 overall and 2-0 in MCCC play.

The Thunder will be home for a weekday conference match on Tuesday, September 17th against the Calvary University Warriors at 7:00 PM at Howie's Activity Center. This will be the second time the Thunder will play the Warriors as they met on September 6th in Belton, Missouri where the Thunder were victorious, 3-0.

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