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Cougars Complete Perfect Start

FRESNO, Calif. – The NAIA's No. 7-ranked Azusa Pacific won 2 more matches Saturday afternoon to close out the 18th Annual Sunbird Invitational with 4 victories in the 2-day tourney, winning all 4 in 3-game sweeps.
 
Early Saturday afternoon the Cougars downed No. 20-ranked Concordia University of Seward, Neb., 32-30, 30-19, 30-19, and then in the evening dumped Notre Dame University de Namur of Belmont, Calif., 30-22, 31-29 and 30-24.
 
Against Concordia, All-American Jenna Sagehorn (Chino Hills, Calif./Whittier Christian HS) tallied a match-high 11 kills to go along with 11 digs and 5 blocks.  Fellow sophomore Christy Kimmel (Costa Mesa, Calif./Calvary Chapel HS) added 9 kills and a team-best 12 digs.  Junior Mahea Burgess (Honolulu, Hawaii/University HS) finished with 38 assists and 9 digs.
 
In the second match, Sagehorn again led the Cougars with 13 kills and 18 digs.  Junior T.J. Gause (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Calvary Chapel HS) added 10 kills to go along with a match-high 22 digs. Burgess duplicated her first-match effort with 38 assists and then doubled up on the digs with 18.
 
Burgess and Gause were named to the all-tournament team for their play.
 
Though the Cougars won all 4 matches in the tourney, they nonetheless finished second to tourney-host and No. 12-ranked Fresno Pacific, which was also 4-0. As a conference, the GSAC faired quite well, posting a combined 11-1 record against the rest of the field, which includes Concordia-Irvine's 3-1 tabulation.
 

All-Tournament

Jenne Gilbert, Fresno Pacific (MVP)

Mahea Burgess, Azusa Pacific

Lin Gao, Fresno Pacific 
Kristina Matchett, Southern Oregon
Theresa Gunsaulus, Concordia-Irvine
Sandy Kirchner, Concordia-Nebraska
T.J. Gause, Azusa Pacific       
 
 

Final Tournament Standings  

1. Fresno Pacific            4-0
2. Azusa Pacific           4-0
3. Southern Oregon        3-1
4. Concordia-Irvine          3-1
5. Concordia-Nebraska   2-2
6. Notre Dame               1-3
7. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)    0-4
8. Bethany (Calif.)          0-4
 
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