Volleyball: William Woods 3, College of the Ozarks 1

The WWU Lady Owls' winning streak was indeed sweet as it reached 16 matches with Monday night's 19-25, 25-21, 25-15 and 25-17 nonconference triumph over the College of the Ozarks Lady Bobcats at Anderson Arena.

Senior outside hitter Abby Ferguson logged 11 kills to guide William Woods University (18-2) and junior outside hitter Rayleen Rivera added nine.

Sophomore libero Jessica Jensen topped three Lady Owls in double figures with 20 digs, followed by senior setter Brittney Engelbrecht with 15 and junior defensive specialist Melanie Kala with 12.

Engelbrecht completed a double-double by passing out 38 assists.

College of the Ozarks slipped to 20-5 with the loss.

William Woods plays a pair of matches Friday at the Grand View University Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. The Lady Owls face No. 15 Montana Tech at 1 p.m. and the University of Saint Francis (Indiana) at 5.

William Woods closes out tournament play Saturday against Rocky Mountain (Montana) College at 9 a.m. and Trinity Christian (Illinois) College at 1 p.m.