SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. – All 12 Cougars played as the NAIA's No. 22-ranked Azusa Pacific used a balance attack and defense to sweep The Master's College in a nonconference match, 15-10, 16-14, 15-13.
 
Freshman Christy Kimmel led the attack with 14 kills in jut 26 attempts while sophomore T.J. Gause added 11 kills.  Nine different Cougars had at least 1 kill in the match.  Freshman Jenna Sagehorn, who had 8 kills, topped the team with 12 digs.
 
The win is the Cougars' third straight and solidifies their spot as a No. 4 seed in next week's regional playoffs.  Additionally, the victory is Azusa Pacific's sixth straight over The Master's.
 
With the win, Azusa Pacific improves to 21-8 overall while The Master's season comes to an end at 10-21.
 

MATCH STATS

Azusa Pacific         15    15    15
The Master's          10    14    13
 
Kills:   Kimmel (APU) 14, Avila (TMC) 14
         Gause (APU) 11, Whittington (TMC) 9
Digs:    Sagehorn (APU) 12, Gause (APU) 11,
         Davis (TMC) 11
Assists: Burgess (APU) 46, David & James (TMC) 17
Aces:    Howe & Davis (TMC) 3