The Columbia College Volleyball team won its 130th consecutive regular season American Midwest Conference (AMC) match on Wednesday, defeating the 17th ranked Spartans of Missouri Baptist University. Columbia improves to 18-2 on the season and remains perfect in conference play with a 8-0 record. The Spartans fall to 23-3 overall and 7-2 in league play.
The Cougars won 25-20, 25-23, 28-30 and 25-18. The Cougars moved up one spot in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll this week from no. 4 to No. 3. Columbia collected 584 points in the poll. The University of Texas at Brownsville continues to lead the poll with a perfect 18-0 record and 622 points. Concordia (Calif.) is second, boasting a 20-1 record. Lee (Tenn.) University and Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University round out the top five.
Columbia is back in action tomorrow when they face Missouri State-West Plains in West Plains, Mo. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.