Bolivar, MO - Southwest Baptist University hosted Central Christian College on February 20th and Westminster College February 21st. SBU defeated Central Christian 3-0 Friday evening and defeated Westminster 3-0 Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats extended their win streak to five moving to 6-1 on the season. 
 
Game 1: Continuing their hot streak, SBU beat Central Christian 25-20, 27-25, 27-25. The Bearcats were highly efficient offensively, scoring 43 kills to Central Christian's 25 as well as racking up nine blocks. Leading the way in kills was Freshmen Lucas Phelan with 13 and Caulin Owen with . Freshmen Silas Riggins and Jeremiah Crecelius led in blocks with five and three respectively. 
 
Game 2: Coming off of a win the previous night, SBU came out strong with lots of energy looking to defeat Westminster in a rematch. It was a very competitive game with both SBU and Westminster going point-for-point, but the Bearcats were ultimately victorious with a box score of 25-21, 25-21, 25-21. Southwest Baptist hit a collective 0.386% with a total of 41 kills across all three sets. Phelan led the team in kills with 14, followed by Donel Sengele (12) and Evan Strahlendorf (7). The Bearcats put up a big wall at the net, slowing Westminster's offense significantly. Crecelius put up five blocks and Phelan put up three, allowing the Bearcat's defense to successfully set up the offense. 

The Bearcats are looking to continue their impressive run this inaugural season, competing in their final non-conference games of the year. This will be against Avila University in Kansas City on Friday, Saturday February 27th & 28th. To stay up-to-date with SBU men's volleyball, visit sbubearcats.com. Follow our Instagram (@sbubearcats) for daily updates and content surrounding SBU Athletics.