SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. -- Southwestern Christian (Okla.) completed an improbable sweep (19-25, 23-25, 23-25) of the John Brown University volleyball team, closing out the Golden Eagle season inside Bill George Arena on Tuesday (Nov. 6) night in the Sooner Athletic tournament quarterfinals.
It's the first time in four seasons, since the SAC instituted quarterfinal home-court advantage for the top four seeds, that John Brown (16-15) lost on its home court. More surprisingly, it was an opponent that JBU had swept in the regular season, but the visitors came to Siloam Springs having won seven of its last nine.
Cashlyn Munroe posted a game-high 15 kills to lead the visitors (21-7), while the duo of Damie Morgan and Aubrie Sanders threw down nine kills a piece. Morgan was a dig shy of the double-double, racking up nine scoops in the win, Southwestern Christian's first NAIA postseason victory as a part of the Sooner Athletic.
The Eagles advance to the semifinals against top-seeded and host Oklahoma City at 4:30 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 9) inside Abe Lemons Arena. The Eagles and Stars spilt their regular-season series with each team winning at home in five sets.
Sophomore Taylor Glover hit an impressive .333 with 11 terminations on 30 swings to lead the Golden Eagle offense. Junior Jessica Meyer and senior Bayli Reagan each contributed 10 kills in the loss.
John Brown hit .217 (44-14-138) on the match, but the visitors responded with a .259 (51-14-143) effort.
Freshman Jenna Lowery's 27 digs led the John Brown back line effort. Junior Elizabeth Williams and freshman Carrie Cielsa split passing duties, dishing out 21 and 20 assists, respectively.
The collegiate careers of seniors Bayli Reagan and Bailey Sager came to a close.
