POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – College of the Ozarks (16-11) scored the final eight points of the third set to complete a 3-0 volleyball sweep of Langston (3-20), winning 25-18, 25-19, 25-19 on Friday, Nov. 6, at C.F. Gayles Field House in Langston, Oklahoma.

Anna Brunner led the Lady Cats with 14 kills on .407 hitting and five blocks, including three solo blocks. Kalli Noell added nine kills while hitting .333, and Faith Klindworth supplied six of the team's 10 service aces. The victory moved the Lady Cats to 13-8 in the Sooner Athletic Conference, while Langston fell to 2-19 in conference play.

Consecutive Klindworth aces capped a five-point run that pushed the Lady Cats ahead 9-3 in the opening set. A Cora Rutledge kill off an assist from Kamryn Link later completed a four-point burst for a 23-15 advantage. Langston responded with three straight points, the last on a Teia Woodson kill, before kills by Rutledge and Noell closed the set.

The second set was tied 13-13 before Brunner delivered two kills and a solo block during a four-point Lady Cats run. Langston stayed within reach, cutting a 20-16 deficit to 20-19 with three consecutive points. Noell stopped that rally with a kill, starting a five-point finish. Addison Hammond served consecutive aces to bring the Lady Cats to set point, and an attack error by Alivia Cheatum ended the set.

Langston scored six straight points early in the third set to lead 6-1 and later held an 8-3 advantage. Brunner and McKenna McClure combined for consecutive blocks to help narrow the gap, and back-to-back Klindworth aces put the Lady Cats ahead 10-9. The hosts regained the lead, with Cheatum's kill completing a three-point run for a 19-17 edge. Rutledge answered with the kill that began the decisive eight-point finish. Emma Godwin added an ace during the stretch before kills by McClure and Noell secured the sweep.

Audrey Riley and Link each distributed 18 assists. Godwin led the Lady Cats with 16 digs and joined Hammond with two aces apiece, while Klindworth and Anna Howe each contributed seven digs. Rutledge and Brinley Watson finished with six kills apiece, and McClure added four.

The Lady Cats held advantages in kills (39-27), hitting percentage (.163-.082), assists (37-23), digs (45-37) and aces (10-1). Cheatum paced Langston with nine kills, while Woodson added seven on .286 hitting. Leah McCall recorded 17 digs, and Meagan Anderson supplied 18 assists. Langston held an 11-6 edge in team blocks, with Carli Shaw contributing four.

The Lady Cats face Central Christian College of  Kansas on Saturday at 1:00 to wrap up the 2026-27 regular season and prepare for the conference tournament beginning Tuesday.