Chestnut has Record Breaking Night

10-30-07 BARTLESVILLE, Okla- Jessica Chestnut broke the single match record for kills Tuesday, Oct 30 when she dropped 24 kills on the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Lady Eagles. The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels beat the Lady Eagles in four games

“Jessica played incredible,” Head Coach Samantha Lindsey said. “She was focused and hit the ball well.”

The Lady Evangels had no trouble against the Lady Eagles in the first two games, defeating them 30-21 and 30-22.

OWU responded with a 30-19 win in the third game, but that would be the only game the Lady Eagles would win. MACU went on to beat OWU easily in the fourth game, 30-21.

“It was like there were two different teams for the third and fourth game,” Coach Lindsey said. “I am proud of how the girls responded.”

Chestnut added four blocks and eight digs to go along with her 24 kills.

Emily Moore had a good game with 26 assists, 13 digs, seven kills, and two blocks. Meagan Davis contributed a game high 22 digs in the win. Jocelyn Mehlhaff had 11 kills, while Jennifer Roselius had seven kills.

The Lady Evangels improve to 10-16, and remain 3-7 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

MACU will host John Brown University Monday, Nov. 5 at 7:00.

MACU Struggles in Texas

10/29/07 Lubbock, Texas- Mid-America Christian University struggled in Texas Saturday, Oct 27. The Lady Evangels fell in three straight games to Lubbock Christian University and WaylandBaptist University.

MACU lost to Lubbock 22-30, 15-30, and 23-30; Wayland Baptist controlled MACU 21-30, 16-30, and 25-30.

The Lady Evangels struggled out of the gate in each game and could never recover.

"We had an opportunity to position ourselves in the Regional Tournament, but we did not play well and lost," Coach Lindsey said.

MACU will need to beat Southern Nazarene University to ensure a play-off berth. MACU will play SNU on November 6.

Emily Moore picked up 23 assists, 13 kills, and ten digs in the two games, while Meagan Davis had 23 digs in two games.

Jessica Chestnut contributed 18 kills in the two losses.

The Lady Evangels fall to 9-16, and 3-7 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

MACU will travel to Bartlesville, Okla. Tuesday, Oct 30 and play Oklahoma Wesleyan University at 7:00.

MACU Wins Big Over Bacone

10/19/07 Oklahoma City- Mid-America Christian University won big over Bacone College Friday night, Oct. 19. MACU dominated Bacone in all three game, 30-5, 30-10, and 30-15.

"This is a big win for our confidence," Coach Lindsey said. "We are going into a critical part of our schedule and confidence is a big part of getting through this part of the schedule."

The Lady Evangels jumped out and took big leads in all three games and never came close to relinquishing them.

Jessica Chestnut and Jocelyn Mehlhaff led the Lady Evangels with 10 kills, while Emily Moore contributed 16 assists.

Jennifer Roselius had six kills and four blocks, while Meagan Davis and Chestnut led the Lady Evangels in digs with seven a piece.

The Lady Evangels improved to 9-14 and remain 3-5 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

The Lady Evangels will play two key conference games on the road Saturday, Oct 27. MACU will play Lubbock Christian University at 11:30 and Wayland Baptist University at 3:30.

MACU Dominates St. Gregory's

10/18/07 Oklahoma City- Mid-America Christian University dominated St. Gregory's University Thursday, Oct 18, winning in all three games. MACU beat St. Gregory's 30-24, 30-21, and 30-22.

"This was a big win for us," Coach Lindsey said. "The win will help us in the conference standings and put us in contention to make the Region VI Tournament."

MACU controlled the match from the beginning and never trailed.

Emily Moore helped lead the way with eight kills, three blocks, 20 assists, and eight digs.

Jessica Chestnut had a game high 13 kills and Jocelyn Mehlhaff contributed 10 kills.

Meagan Davis, Chestnut, and Mehlhaff had 10 digs a piece, while Melissa Thomas had nine digs and eight assists.

Jennifer Roselius chipped in three blocks and six kills in the win.

The Lady Evangels improve to 8-14 and 3-5 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

MACU will host Bacone College Friday, Oct. 19. Game time is 7:00.

MACU Finishes Clearwater Invitational

10/14/07 Clearwater, Florida- The Lady Evangels finished the Clearwater Christian College Invitational Tournament with two wins and three losses. MACU went 1-2 Friday and 1-1 Saturday.

MACU defeated Baptist Bible College 30-18, 30-28, 30-22; and Meramec College 30-28, 30-19, and 30-24.

MACU lost to Northwood University 18-30, 25-30, 27-30; Point Park University 31-29, 25-30, 25-30, 24-30; and Clearwater Christian College 25-30, 17-30, 20-30.

"I would have liked to have come home with more wins, but we played some quality opponents in Florida," Coach Lindsey said.

Emily Moore had a good weekend with 33 kills, 93 assists, 9 blocks, and 47 digs.

Jocelyn Mehlhaff contributed 52 kills, while Jessica Chestnut had 67 kills over the weekend.

The Lady Evangels are 8-14 overall and 2-5 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

MACU will host SAC opponent St. Gregory's University Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7:00.

MACU Upsets OCU

10/9/07 Oklahoma City- Mid-America Christian University upset the second ranked team in the Sooner Athletic Conference, Oklahoma City University, Tuesday, Oct. 9. MACU defeated OCU 3-0.

"This is a great win for our program," Coach Lindsey said. "Our girls fought hard and they deserved this win."

MACU used strong starts in all three games to come away with the victory.

"We were able to jump on them early and that was the major key in the match," Coach Lindsey said. "We were able to fight off their comebacks in all three games."

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MACU defeated OCU 30-27, 30-28, and 30-25.

Jessica Chestnut led the Lady Evangels with 18 kills and 7 digs. Jocelyn Mehlhaff had 12 kills and 10 digs.

Emily Moore continues to come up big for the Lady Evangels as she produced 6 kills, 4 blocks, and a game high 27 assists.

Jennifer Roselius had a team high 6 blocks.

The Lady Evangels improve to 6-11 overall and 2-5 in conference play.

MACU will travel to Clearwater, Florida and play in the Clearwater Christian Tournament this weekend, Oct. 12-13.

MACU Falls to John Brown

10/6/07 Siloam Springs, Ark.- Mid-America Christian University fell to John Brown University Saturday, Oct 6. MACU lost to John Brown 1-3.

"We played well in at times, but we still have trouble playing good volleyball for a whole match," Coach Lindsey said.

In the first game, the Lady Evangels came out flat and lost 19-30.

MACU came into the second game focused and looked to even up the match. The game was back and forth, but John Brown outlasted MACU 32-34.

The third game was a must win for the Lady Evangels and they responded with a 30-19 win.

The fourth game was another must win for MACU, but John Brown came out on top 25-30.

"Overall we played well," Coach Lindsey said. "We made some mistakes that cost us and could have made the outcome different."

Emily Moore led the Lady Evangels with 12 kills, 20 assists, 20 digs, and 2 aces.

Jessica Chestnut contributed 18 kills and 14 digs. Jocelyn Mehlhaff had 13 kills, while Jennifer Roselius had 10 kills.

Meagan Davis had a team high 23 digs.

The Lady Evangels fall to 5-11 (1-5).

MACU will host Oklahoma City University Tuesday, Oct 9 at 7:00.

MACU Splits on the Road

10/3/07 Waxahachie, Texas- The Lady Evangels split on the road Tuesday, Oct. 2 against Dallas University and Southwestern Assemblies of God University. MACU defeated Dallas in three games and fell to SAGU in four games.

"It was a little disappointing only winning one game," Coach Lindsey said.

In the first match, the Lady Evangels played Dallas University.

The Lady Evangels played three close games and persevered through all three.

The first game was back and forth, but the Lady Evangels picked up a 30-28 win.

The second game was much like the first game and resulted in a 30-28 MACU win.

In the third game, the Lady Evangels strolled to a 30-24 win.

The second match was a struggle for MACU, losing in four games.

"We could not seem to carry the momentum from the first match over to the second match." Coach Lindsey stated.

In the first game, MACU came out flat and lost 17-30.

In the second game, the Lady Evangels rebounded and defeated SAGU 30-28.

The second game would be the only game that the Lady Evangels would win, as they would go on and lose the next two games 23-30 and 18-30.

The Lady Evangels are 5-10 (1-4).

MACU will travel to Siloam Springs, Ark. Saturday, Oct. 6 and play conference opponent John Brown University. Game time is 3:00.

MACU Comes Up Short

9/27/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels came up short against conference opponents Lubbock Christian University and Wayland Baptist University Thursday, Sept. 27. MACU lost in three games to Lubbock Christian and lost a dramatic five game match to Wayland Baptist.

In the first match, the Lady Evangels played Lubbock Christian and came out flat.

In the first game, Lubbock Christian beat the Lady Evangels 10-30.

The beginning of the second game went back and forth, but Lubbock went on a late run and defeated MACU 21-30.

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The Lady Evangels continued to struggle and lost the third game 18-30.

"We did some good things, but we still have trouble coming out ready to play," Coach Lindsey said.

Jocelyn Mehlhaff led the Lady Evangels with 8 kills, while Emily Moore contributed 15 assists.

The second match was a classic, with both teams showing perseverance and determination.

"We showed a lot of heart in the second match," Coach Lindsey said. "I know we were tired, but we fought hard."

In the first game the Lady Evangels came out flat and Wayland Baptist beat MACU 21-30.

MACU came alive in the second, outlasting Wayland 30-28.

The third game was a close match. MACU and Wayland shared leads and lost leads.

Wayland was two points up on MACU with game point, but MACU fought back and pulled ahead 30-29. However, Wayland came back and took the third game 31-33.

MACU controlled the fourth game and forced a fifth game with a 30-23 win.

The fifth game was back and forth, but MACU had the advantage at the mid-way point.

"We had struggled this season in the fifth game and it was good to see us on top when we switched sides," Coach Lindsey said.

Wayland would came back and gained the lead on MACU. The Lady Evangels would make it close, but fell short 12-15.

Moore had a great game with 16 kills and 43 assists.

Jessica Chestnut had a team high 18 kills, while Jennifer Roselius followed with 17 kills. Mehlhaff had 15 kills.

The Lady Evangels are 4-9 (1-4).

MACU will play a tri-match on the road, Tuesday, October 2, against Southwestern Assemblies of God University and Evangel University. Game times are 5 and 7.

Lady Evangels Lose in Three Games

9/24/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels lost in three games Monday, Sept. 24 against Southwestern Oklahoma State University. MACU has lost two straight games.

"We did not play well," Coach Lindsey said. "We seemed very unorganized."

MACU and SWOSU started the first game back and forth, but SWOSU went on a 10-4 when the game was tied 14-14.

SWOSU went on to win the first game 22-30.

The second game was no different for the Lady Evangels, as they continued to struggle. SWOSU jumped on MACU and they could never recover, losing the second game 25-30.

In the third game, the Lady Evangels jumped out early on SOWSU and seemed poised to win the third game.

SWOSU answered with a run and led the Lady Evangels midway through the game. SWOSU took a comfortable lead, but MACU fought back and made it close.

However, MACU dug too big of a hole and lost the third game 27-30.

MACU fell to 4-7 (1-2).

MACU will host Wayland Baptist University and Lubbock Christian University Thursday, Sept. 27 in two big conference games.

Game times are set for 5 and 7.

Lady Evangels Pick up First SAC Win

9/24/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels picked up their first Sooner Athletic Conference win Friday, Sept. 21. MACU defeated St. Gregory's University on the road in three games.

MACU controlled St. Gregory's in the first game, winning 30-19.

In the second game, the Lady Evangels continued their strong performance winning 30-23.

The third game was much closer than the first two. MACU came out flat and St. Gregory's took advantage, as the game went back and forth.

MACU kept their composure and came out with a 30-28 win.

Jessica Chestnut led the Lady Evangels with 16 kills and 11 digs.

Jocelyn Mehlhaff led MACU in digs with 17. Emily Moore had 18 assists, while Melissa Thomas contributed 10 assists.

On Saturday, Sept. 22 the Lady Evangels faced Sterling College. MACU fell to Sterling in five games.

The first game was back and forth, but MACU would eventually fall 28-30.

The Lady Evangels picked it up in the second game and cruised to a 30-22 win, but Sterling would answer with a 24-30 win in the third game.

It was do or die time for the Lady Evangels and they answered big with a 30-26 win and forced a fifth game.

The fifth game was all Sterling as they defeated the Lady Evangels 5-15.

Chestnut had a big game with 23 kills and 12 digs. Emily Moore had 21 assists, 10 kills, 8 digs, and an ace.

The Lady Evangels are 4-6 (1-2).

MACU will host Southwestern Oklahoma State University Monday, Sept. 24 at 7:00. MACU fell to SWOSU in five games earlier this season.

Lady Evangels Split Weekend

9/17/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels won a game and lost a game last weekend. MACU defeated Bacone College in three games Friday, September 14, but lost to Southwestern Assemblies of God University in five games Saturday, September 15.

"We had our chance to win Saturday," Coach Lindsey said. "We just could not finish them off."

On Friday, the Lady Evangels played Bacone and dominated from start to finish.

MACU breezed by Bacone 30-19, 30-20, and 30-17.

"We seemed to do everything right against Bacone," Coach Lindsey said.

Jessica Chestnut led the Lady Evangels with 12 kills and 8 digs. Jocelyn Mehlhaff contributed 9 kills and 9 digs.

On Saturday, the Lady Evangels hosted SAGU, which turned out to be an intense five game match.

MACU won the first two games 30-25 and 30-23, but SAGU would come back and win the next two games 22-30 and 23-30.

The Lady Evangels played a fifth game match for the second time in three games. SAGU jumped out to an early 1-7 lead.

MACU would climb their way back, but they could not totally recover and lost the fifth game 8-15.

Chestnut had 22 kills, while Jennifer Roselius contributed 12 kills.

Emily Moore led the Lady Evangels with 13 kills, 5 blocks, 32 assists, 8 digs, and an ace.

The Lady Evangels are 2-5 (0-2).

MACU will play Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College on the road Tuesday, September 18.

Game time is set for 7:00.

Lady Evangels Fall Short Against SNU

9/12/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels played Southern Nazarene University Tuesday, September 11 in the first conference home game of the year. MACU fell short in five games.

"We had our chances to win," Coach Lindsey said. "The girls played hard and that is all you can ask."

MACU started the first game struggling. MACU fell behind early and was never able to make it close, losing 11-30.

"We came out flat and SNU took advantage," Coach Lindsey said.

The second game was much different for the Lady Evangels; they came out focused and ready.

The game was back and forth, with no team gaining more than a two point lead.

MACU pulled ahead late and squeaked out a 30-26 win.

The Lady Evangels never trailed in the third game and pulled out a dominating 30-18 win.

SNU came out fired up and looking to even the score. They jumped out to an early lead and MACU could never catch up.

SNU won the fourth game 23-30.

The fifth game started much like the fourth game with SNU jumping out to an early 2-7 lead.

The Lady Evangels would find themselves down 11-14, but MACU responded by scoring five out of the next six points. However, SNU scored three straight points, and won the game 16-18 and the match 2-3.

The Lady Evangels dropped to 2-5 (0-2)

MACU will travel to Bacone College Friday, September 14. Game time is 7:00.

Lady Evangels win Home Opener

9/11/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels played Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College Monday, September 10 in the Lady Evangel home opener. MACU defeated Hillsdale easily, winning in three games.

The Lady Evangels dominated the match from the beginning; behind a big MACU crowd.

"The crowd was amazing," Coach Lindsey said. "They really helped us get fired up for the game."

The Lady Evangels never trailed against Hillsdale.

"It feels good to get a win," Coach Lindsey said. "We have not played well the past few games."

MACU never let Hillsdale get over 16 points in a game. The Lady Evangels won Game 1 30-15, Game 2 30-14, and Game 3 30-15.

"That was a good tune up before our game against Southern Nazarene," Coach Lindsey stated.

The Lady Evangels improved to 2-4 (0-1).

MACU will host Southern Nazarene University Tuesday, September 11. This is the first conference home game for the Lady Evangels.

Game time is 7:00.

Lady Evangels Lose Conference Opener

9/5/07 Oklahoma City- The Lady Evangels played Texas Wesleyan University and Oklahoma City University Tuesday, September 4. MACU fell to OCU in their first Sooner Athletic Conference game.

"OCU out played us," Coach Lindsey said. "They are a tough team to beat."

MACU battled Texas Wesleyan in the first game of the triad, losing 0-3.

"We had our opportunities each game, but we could not capitalize," Coach Lindsey stated.

In the Texas Wesleyan match, the Lady Evangels were ahead late in every game, but failed to pick up the win.

MACU lost 26-30, 23-30, and 30-32.

Emily Moore led the team with 18 assists, while Jessica Chestnut led the Lady Evangels with 13 kills. Jocelyn Mehlhaff had a team high 17 digs.

In the second match, MACU struggled against OCU, losing in three games.

"They are ranked #2 in our region and they are a very good team," Coach Lindsey said.

MACU lost 14-30, 20-30, and 26-30.

Meagan Davis had a team high 14 digs, while Moore led the team with 17 assists. Chestnut had a team high nine kills, while Mehlhaff pitched in eight and Jennifer Roselius had seven.

The Lady Evangels fall to 1-4 (0-1).

MACU will play its first home conference game against Southern Nazarene University Tuesday, September 11. Game time is 7:00.

Lady Evangels Split in Triad

8/30/07 Seminole, OK- The Lady Evangels traveled to Seminole Wednesday, Aug 29 to play in a triad match between Seminole State College and North Central Texas College.

MACU played North Central in the first match and struggled. The Lady Evangels committed 23 errors in the first game alone.

"We just could not get anything going," Coach Lindsey said.

The Lady Evangels struggled from the opening serve, especially with serve receive.

MACU fell in three games: 16-30, 29-31, 20-30.

"We went from playing good volleyball the night before, to bad volleyball the next day," Coach Lindsey said about the first match.

MACU battled Seminole in the second match and played much better.

"We finally got it going," Coach Lindsey said.

MACU made some key mistakes in the first game and fell 28-30, but that would be the only game Seminole would win.

The Lady Evangels would win the next three games and the match: 30-22, 31-29, 30-19.

Jessica Chestnut led the Lady Evangels in kills, while Meagan Davis led in digs.

MACU is 1-2 on the young season.

MACU will play their first conference game Tuesday, Sep 4 when they travel to Oklahoma City University to play a triad match with OCU and Texas Wesleyan. Game time starts at 5:00.

Lady Evangels Show Perserverance in Season Opener

8/29/07 Weatherford, OK- The Lady Evangels opened their 2007 season on the road, against Southwestern Oklahoma State University. MACU struggled early falling down 0-2, but won the next two games before falling in the fifth game.

The Lady Evangels were a man down in the first game and it showed. Coach Lindsey started the game in a new rotation and it took some time getting used to.

MACU fell down early 1-15, before stepping it up. The Lady Evangels began to play better, but they were down too much as they lost the first game, 16-30.

"We struggled in the first game," MACU Head Coach Samantha Lindsey stated.

The second game MACU began to get into the flow of things and began to play much better.

The game was tight all the way through, but SWOSU pulled away late and won 21-30, taking a commanding 0-2 lead on the Lady Evangels.

The third game was a must win game for the Lady Evangels.

The Lady Evangels answered leading the entire game and taking the game 30-26.

"We finally started playing together," Coach Lindsey said.

MACU still needed to win the fourth game or the match was over.

The fourth game was neck and neck throughout, but SWOSU took a 24-21 lead. However, MACU refused to quit as they scored nine out of the last thirteen points winning the game 30-28 and forced a fifth game.

The fifth game was a struggle for the Lady Evangels and could never recover losing the fifth game, 8-15.

"It was disappointing to lose the fifth game, but I am excited about our team," Coach Lindsey said. "I feel we can play with anybody right now."

The Lady Evangels fell to 0-1.

MACU will play a triad match with Seminole State College and North Central Texas University Wednesday, Aug. 29. Game times will begin at 3:00.