My Moment to Shine

The Missouri Baptist University Women’s Volleyball team raises the NAIA national championship trophy for the second time in two seasons following a thrilling five-set victory over former AMC rival Park University [25-18, 20-25, 25-15, 14-25, 15-8] on Dec. 4, 2021. The Spartans became the first team to repeat as NAIA Women’s Volleyball national champions since 2010 and just the sixth program all-time to do so.

NAIA National Championship Coach of the Year Chris Nichols guided the Spartans to a storybook finish at 33-2 overall, which set a record for fewest matches lost and highest winning percentage in a single season. ■