Senior
Aaralyn Nicholls had 10 kills, one block and seven digs as No.11 TMU defeated La Sierra (25-11, 25-9, 25-19) Wednesday in The MacArthur Center on Senior Night.
It was Senior Night for Nicholls and for 2024 GSAC Player of the Year
Grace Colburn.Â
"Grace and Aaralyn have been invaluable members of this program. They are both incredible teammates and great leaders in their own ways," TMU Head Coach
McKenna Hafner said. "They are an amazing representation of the Lord and what is important in this program."
TMU had a strong first two sets as the Lady Mustangs scored the opening nine points, including four service aces from junior
Sierra Hale. Hale finished with six overall as the team had twelve aces total. La Sierra didn't reach double-digit points until it was 22-10 and another service aces finished out the set, this time by
Krista Brady.Â
The second set was more of the same as the Lady Mustangs went on runs of 7-0 and 7-1 to seize control. Hale added two more service aces and
Kinsley Kollmann and
Camdyn Gebhards each added one. TMU scored the last four points to win the second frame comfortably.Â
The third set proved to be different as La Sierra applied some pressure of their own out of the gate. TMU was able to hold them at bay but the Golden Eagles narrowed the gap to just two points at the 19-17 mark. However, TMU used a 5-1 run including three kills from
Isabella Amet and two from Nicholls to seal the game.
"I'm proud of Aaralyn's performance tonight," Coach Hafner said. "She was consistent and played really great volleyball. I'm glad the team supported her in that way with some great volleyball."
Amet finished with eleven kills and Hale had 20 digs to go along with her six aces.
TMU will go on the road to finish up their season with their next game being against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univeristy Nov. 7 in Prescott, Ariz.Â
