SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Providence's second pool-play match at the NAIA volleyball championship was nearly a carbon copy of its first.

The No. 6 Argos started slow, then flexed their muscles en route to a 28-26, 25-22, 25-20 sweep over No. 11 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) on Friday at the Tyson Events Center. The win secured a spot in the quarterfinal round for Providence.

Similar to their Wednesday match against College of Idaho, the Argos dug an early first-set hole against Mount Vernon Nazarene on Friday. The Cougars took an 8-5 lead on a kill by Evelyn Brown.

Providence, though, scored the next five points of the set — getting two kills from Sadie Giles and one from Kiyana Faupula, a Faupula/Giles block and a service ace from Araleigh Arnold. It was a back-and-forth battle from there, wit

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