HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Southern Nazarene moved to 5-1 all-time in Great American Conference Quarterfinal matches on Thursday night as they opened the GAC Championships with a 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-10) victory over Henderson State inside the Bank OZK Arena.

The No. 5 seed Crimson Storm's defense seems to have peaked at just the right time for head coach Kevin Ingram as they have now held their opponent to hit below .200 for the third straight match. The No. 4 seed Reddies entered Thursday riding a six-match winning streak but were stopped dead in their tracks by the energetic SNU attack.

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