SIOUX CITY, Iowa --- Senior middle blocker Kelsey Christoferson recorded 10 kills and added five blocks to lead Biola to a 25-17, 25-19, 25-18 victory over Shawnee State (Ohio) in its second pool play match of the 2009 NAIA Volleyball National Championship on Wednesday night in Sioux City, Iowa.

The Eagles improve to 22-10 overall and moves to 1-1 in Pool C play. The Bears drop to 31-5 overall and to 0-2 in pool play.

Christoferson had 10 kills and no errors in 17 attacks for a .588 attack percentage. She also added five blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Kim Russell recorded eight kills while Tavea Hampton and Nicolette Mather each added six points.

The first game was a close through the first half before Biola broke an 11-11 tie with an 8-1 run. The run  was capped by a pair of blocks, the first a combo block by Hampton and Meghan Cunningham with Hampton recording a solo block for the second. The Eagles closed out the set by exchanging points to win 25-17.

The second game was also a close affair at first with Biola leading by just one point at 10-9 early on. But the Eagles again broke the game open with a long run midway through the set, this time stretching out a long 10-4 run to go up 20-13 and cruised to a 25-19 victory.

The Eagles would fall behind early in the third set, trailing 6-2. But Biola came back to take a 9-8 lead thanks to a 7-2 run of its own. The teams traded points and the lead numerous times until the Eagles put the game away for good with a 7-0 run with four of the seven points coming via the block.

Overall, Biola finished with eight blocks in the match to Shawnee State's three. The Eagles also posted a .262 attack percentage while holding the Bears to a .085 mark.

Senior libero Katie Stevens had a match high 18 digs and going a perfect 10-for-10 on reception attempts.

Biola still has an outside shot of reaching the bracket portion of the NAIA Tournament. The Eagles need a victory on Thursday (6:00 p.m. PT) to still have a chance, but need to beat No. 3 Northwestern (Iowa) to keep their hopes alive. The Red Raiders are playing very close to home and bring a long a large and vocal crowd for every match. If Biola is able to knock off Northwestern in three games, Biola would win the pool via tiebreakers. However, if the Eagles win in four or five games and Indiana Tech also wins, the two teams would have to play one 25-point set for the remaining playoff position.