The No. 11 Central Methodist volleyball program pushed its record to a perfect 8-0 as they swept the GoSarpy.com Labor Day Classic this past weekend in Bellevue, Nebraska. 

The Eagles began the weekend with two wins over  Texas Wesleyan and  Dakota Wesleyan. 

Central started Friday with a sweep over the Rams by scores of 25-10, 25-22, and 25-22. Senior Grace Unnvik led the team with 10 kills and a .500 hitting percentage on 18 swings. The Concordia, Missouri native also contributed three solo blocks and three block assists, averaging an impressive three blocks per set.

The CMU offense was also paced by the duo of sophomore Callie Henson and senior Jordan Wolfe, who each recorded eight kills. On the defensive side, junior Giulia Sasso and sophomore Krystal Brauner collected 10 and nine digs, respectively, while junior Marina Alonso recorded a match-high 17 assists.

Against  Dakota Wesleyan, CMU pulled off a win in a five-set thriller (23-25,25-23,23-25,25-17, 15-11). Henson set the pace for Central, leading the offense with 25 kills and a dominant .676 hitting percentage. Wolfe added 19 kills, and Unnvik followed with 12. CMU finished the match with 12.5 team blocks. Brauner added 31 digs. Alonso, sophomore Avery Hays, and freshman Gabi Owczarek, recorded 33, 24, and 11 assists, respectively.

Day two featured two top 20 matchups for Central as they faced No. 15 Westmont followed by No. 19 Oklahoma City. In the first match of the day, CMU claimed another five-set thriller over Westmont, (25-19, 25-18, 18-25, 20-25, 15-5).

Henson once again led the Eagles on offense, picking up 19 kills with a .531 hitting percentage, while Unnvik added nine kills and six blocks. Freshman Annabelle Maassen tallied five kills and nine digs to match Brauner who added eight digs and three service aces.

The pair of Alonso and Hays combined for 41 assists, as Alonso collected 26 and Hays 15.

In the final match of the classic, CMU once again used extra sets to defeat Oklahoma City (25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-7). CMU relied on a balanced offense to pull out the win as Unnvik, Wolfe, Maassen, and Henson all tallied double-digit kills. Maassen collected a double-double with 18 digs and 12 kills, as did Hays with 27 assists and 10 digs.

At the conclusion of the weekend, Henson ranks No. 5 nationally in hitting percentage while Unnvik sits at No. 7 in blocks per set.

Central continues non-conference action with a trip to St. Louis to compete in the Missouri Baptist Triangular on Friday against Xavier (La.) at 2:30 p.m. and.

Lindsey Wilson at 5 p.m. CMU returns to the court in the tournament on Saturday at noon to play Missouri Baptist.

CMU was to return home on Tuesday to take on Mid-America Nazarene at 7 p.m.