LANGSTON, Okla. -- Junior Mallory Jury fired a career-high eight service aces and sophomore Olivia Tucker put away a match-high 15 kills as the John Brown University volleyball team shook off an extended opening-set loss and captured the final three frames to close the regular season with a four-set victory over Langston (Okla.) (25-27, 25-16, 25-17, 25-21) Saturday afternoon (Nov. 7) inside C.F. Gayles Fieldhouse.

John Brown (17-13, 13-9 Sooner Athletic) matched its season high with 19 service aces while committing only five errors from the line, producing a 19-5 advantage over the Lions (3-21, 2-20). The Golden Eagles also finished ahead 46-35 in kills and 9-8 in total blocks while the teams each collected 66 digs.

Neither side found sustained offensive efficiency, but JBU held Langston to .073 (35-25-137), including sub-.100 hitting in each of the final three sets. John Brown finished at .097 (46-31-155).

Jury's career-high eight aces led the serving effort, while sophomore Paige Addington added four and collected a match-high 29 digs. Junior Tessa Medina and sophomore Taylor Kosmicki each landed three aces, with Medina directing the offense with 23 assists and eight digs.

Tucker delivered the most productive attacking performance of the afternoon, terminating 15 of 36 swings with only two errors for a .361 percentage. She also contributed four total blocks, including two solo rejections.

Freshman Whitley Underdown added eight kills and four blocks, while freshman Chelsea Day finished with five kills and four rejections. Sophomore Reese Montgomery also contributed two blocks as John Brown narrowly won the battle at the net.

Sophomore Kate Carlson reached 500 career kills during the victory, with her third termination of the afternoon producing the milestone.

Senior Mia Bowman joined Addington in double figures defensively with 10 digs, while Jury added seven. The Golden Eagles limited Langston to 35 kills despite Teia Woodson producing 11 kills on .417 hitting and four blocks.

Meagan Anderson recorded a double-double for the Lions with 31 assists and 19 digs while adding two service aces. Leah McCall led Langston defensively with 25 digs, and Alivia Cheatum added seven kills, eight digs and two aces.

Set 1: Langston raced to a 4-0 advantage before John Brown began working back into the opener. The Lions later led 6-2, but JBU responded with five consecutive points, including back-to-back Addington aces and a Tucker kill, to move in front 7-6.

The frame settled into a lengthy exchange from there, ultimately producing 11 ties and two lead changes. John Brown carried a 21-19 advantage late, but Langston answered with three straight points to move ahead 22-21.

Neither side could create separation through ties at 22, 23, 24 and 25. After junior Federica Ferrari pulled JBU even at 25-25, Ia'neiah Spears delivered a kill and Carli Shaw followed with another to give the Lions the 27-25 opener.

Set 2: John Brown scored the first three points before Langston answered and eventually built a 13-10 advantage midway through the frame. A Lion service error gave JBU a sideout at 11-13 and put Jury behind the service line.

The junior then served six consecutive Golden Eagle points. Langston committed three attacking errors before Jury struck for three straight aces, transforming the deficit into a 17-13 JBU lead as part of a 7-0 overall run.

John Brown never relinquished control after the swing. Day and Underdown helped extend the advantage, and the Golden Eagles scored the final four points of the frame, capped by a Tucker kill, to take the set 25-16.

The Golden Eagles landed six aces and produced three blocks in the second while holding Langston to a negative attack percentage at -.043 (6-7-23).

Set 3: The third frame remained even through a 9-9 tie before John Brown began to take command. Medina landed an ace during a three-point push that created a 12-9 advantage, although the Lions stayed within a point at 12-11.

Bowman then delivered a kill to earn the sideout and send Jury back to the service line. Jury proceeded to fire five aces during a six-point service turn, with an Underdown kill completing the surge and stretching the Golden Eagle lead to 19-11.

Langston answered with five consecutive points to pull within 19-16, but Tucker stopped the run with a kill. JBU controlled the finish from there and closed the set with four straight points, including a Kosmicki ace and Ferrari kill, for a 25-17 victory.

Jury's five aces helped John Brown total eight in the third set alone. The Golden Eagles also held Langston to .037 hitting while moving one set from the match.

Set 4: The Lions refused to go quietly, and the fourth featured eight ties and three lead changes before Langston created a 12-10 advantage.

Tucker supplied the sideout to cut the deficit to one and send Addington to the service line. The sophomore libero then served six consecutive JBU points as Tucker added three more kills, Addington landed an ace and Carlson delivered her 500th career termination to complete a 7-0 Golden Eagle run and build a 17-12 lead.

Langston responded with three straight points, but John Brown maintained its cushion down the stretch. Tucker pushed JBU to match point with her 15th kill before Underdown finished the afternoon with a solo rejection for the 25-21 decision.

The Golden Eagles now enter the Sooner Athletic tournament as the No. 7 seed and will travel to second-seeded Texas Wesleyan for a quarterfinal matchup Tuesday evening (Nov. 10) at 6 p.m. inside the Sid Richardson Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

John Brown won both regular-season meetings against the Rams, sweeping Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth before earning a four-set victory in Siloam Springs.

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