Amherst’s Lauren Percival, a sophomore setter on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University volleyball team, was selected on the NCCAA All-American Second Team for her outstanding play this season.

Percival dished 1,823 assists this year to go along with 48 aces, 56 blocks, 108 kills, and 643 digs. She also posted a .960 serving percentage.

MVNU finished the season with a 43-6 overall record and a perfect 10-0 American Mideast Conference mark. The Lady Cougars went 2-2 in pool play at the NCCAA National Tournament.

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Amherst’s Lauren Percival, a sophomore setter at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, was selected on the AMC First Team, along with being named as the AMC Setter of the Year, becoming the first player in school history to earn that award.

Percival ranks third in the NAIA with 1,662 assists. She has also posted 95 kills, 47 aces, 49 blocks, and 590 digs along with a .957 serving percentage.

MVNU will be the No. 2 seed at the upcoming National Christian College Athletic Association Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla.

The Lady Cougars, who are the defending NCCAA national runner-up, will begin pool play with a noon match against No. 10 seed Southeastern University and a 6:30 p.m. contest against Trinity Christian College on Thursday. Then, the team will play King College at 10 a.m. and Campbellsville University at 4 p.m. on Friday. The semifinals and finals will be held on Saturday.

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Amherst’s Lauren Percival, a sophomore, was named to the NCCAA East Region Team, while playing volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

The former Amherst standout leads the Lady Cougars with 1,538 assists and 45 aces. She has also compiled 42 blocks and 90 blocks and is second on the team with 556 digs.

Percival was one of four members of the Mount Vernon team, along with their coach that were honored when the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region awards were announced recently following a vote by the region coaches.

The Lady Cougars are currently 40-3 overall (10-0 in the American Mideast Conference) after taking down West Chester University, 3-2 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Quarterfinal match.

With the win, the Lady Eagles advance to today's semifinal where they will meet Edinboro, who took down defending PSAC champ California (Pa.) 3-1.

Kutztown and Clarion will meet in today's other semifinal match. The PSAC Championship match is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. Both semifinal matches and Saturday’s title contest will be played at Clarion, the No. 1 seed from the Western Division.

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Amherst’s Lauren Percival, a member of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team, was named both the American Mideast Conference Player of the Week and the National Christian College Athletic Association Player of the Week for her performance last week.

Percival, a sophomore setter, led the Lady Cougars to a 2-0 week with a pair of AMC sweeps to extend the team’s winning streak to 10-straight matches. She averaged 11.67 assists, 5.67 digs, 1.00 kills, and 0.67 blocks for the week while posting a .400 attack percentage.

In a sweep of Ursuline College, Percival handed out 29 assists while matching her career high with three blocks and posting 21 digs. Percival, who was the NCCAA National Player of the Week for the second-straight week and the first setter to earn AMC Player of the Week honors this fall, finished the week with 41 assists in a sweep of Houghton (N.Y.) College — the most assists for her in a three-set match this year.
For the season, Percival has played in all 102 sets for MVNU and has posted 1,048 assists. She is tied for the team lead with 33 aces, ranks second on the team with 386 digs, and has registered 27 blocks and 61 kills.

The Lady Cougars, who received votes in the latest NAIA poll, are currently 27-2 overall and 5-0 in the AMC.

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Amherst's Lauren Percival, a sophomore playing volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, is featured on the team's website as a blogger. The blog is called Quick Sets ... with Lauren Percival.

To check it out, go to: http://www.mvnu.edu/sports/nazvb/news/blog.asp

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