Thomas More volleyball makes successful NAIA debut, wins twice at Vette City Classic on Friday

NKyTribune staff

Emily Mohs and Jenna Mummert combined for 21 kills and a .463 hitting percentage in the opener Friday as Thomas More University swept past Bethel (Tenn.), 25-20, 25-11, 25-13, at the Vette City Volleyball Classic in Bowling Green.

Madison Krumpelman added seven kills and 16 digs for Thomas More, which made its debut as a member of the NAIA on Friday. A year ago, the Saints posted a 33-4 record while competing at the NCAA Division III level.

Mohs hammered down 13 kills and attacked at a .407 clip against Bethel, while Mummert added eight kills and hit .571. The Saints finished with a .341 hitting percentage and limited Bethel to a .062 clip.

Maddie Read finished with 18 assists and three service aces for Thomas More, which advanced to the regional finals of the NCAA Division III Tournament last season. Jess Ginn added 16 digs for the Saints, and Mummert recorded four blocks and served up a pair of aces.

Alli Borders and Lizzie Schoenfeld each finished with six assists, with Borders adding four kills and a .429 hitting percentage.

Thomas More later knocked off Florida College in four sets by scores of 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 25-16. Krumpelman collected 17 kills, 11 digs and hit .500 to lead the Saints, while Mohs added 12 kills.

Read also notched a double-double with 23 assists and 11 digs, while Ginn anchored the defense with a team-leading 16 digs. Borders finished with 19 assists and served up two aces. Thomas More collected nine aces and hit .265 to improve to 2-0.

Thomas More concludes the two-day event on Saturday with matches against Montreat (N.C.) College at 1 p.m. and Union (Ky.) at 8:30 p.m.

(Information compiled from the Mid-South Conference, Thomas More and staff reports)