With the OAC regular season title still undecided, two teams in contention squared off in a mid-week matchup to determine who would control their own destiny.
 
Seventh-ranked Mount Union swept John Carroll 25-20, 25-21, 25-21 to remain in a tie with Otterbein for first place in the OAC.
 
In the first set, the Blue Streaks got off to a bit of a slow start, digging themselves into an early 5-1 hole. John Carroll tried to claw back but, aided by a 4-0 and a 4-1 run, Mount Union started to pull away. Yet again, the Blue Streaks fought back late in set one, using a 6-1 run to take the score from 23-14 to 24-20 but a kill by Sara Brown ended the Blue Streaks comeback attempt. Sarah Orlandi recorded seven of her 11 kills in the frame.
               
The second set started off a little better for the Blue Streaks, with both teams taking turns with little runs. Tied at eight, Mount Union used a 4-0 run to take the 12-8 lead. John Carroll called a timeout, and immediately responded with a 4-0 run of its own to tie it back up at 13. A 4-1 run from Mount Union gave the Purple Raiders a little bit of separation, but that did not last too long as the Blue Streaks fought back to within one at 19-18. The Purple Raiders had another 3-0 run and the Blue Streaks could not recover late in the set giving Mount Union the set win 25-21. Leah Svoboda and Alexa Webber each had four kills to keep John Carroll in striking distance.
               
The Blue Streaks caught a break late in the set. Down 19-18, the official granted a point originally given to Mount Union to John Carroll tying up set three at 19. John Carroll would seize the momentum to lead 21-20 after a kill from Alexa Webber. Mount Union regained its composure and used a 5-0 run to close out the match.
               
Orlandi had a team-high 11 kills in the match, followed closely by Leah Switalski's 10 kills. Katie Cosker recorded a match-high 21 digs.
               
The Blue Streaks fall to 20-6 on the season and 6-2 in the OAC. The Purple Raiders improved to 24-4, 7-1 OAC and will square off with Otterbein at 7 p.m. Friday to decide the OAC regular season title.
 
JCU was looking for its first win over UMU since 2001.
 
John Carroll closes out the regular season by hosting Muskingum on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at 3 p.m.