ADA – The East Central University volleyball team will head to Arkadelphia, Ark., this weekend for two Great American Conference matches.  The Tigers will first face Ouachita Baptist, Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. and then cross the street to battle with Henderson State, Saturday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m.

The Tigers (3-14, 0-7 GAC) are coming off a two-match home stand where senior Hayley Gerken set two career records for ECU.  Gerken set the Career Total Block record (310) and the Career Block Assists (265) record.

The Orange, Calif., native is also just six block solos and seven service aces from those career records for the Tigers.

Ouachita Baptist comes into the weekend with a 10-6 overall record and 4-3 records in the GAC.  The other Tigers in the conference are hitting .227 and allowing a .195 mark by the opposition, while they are close and lead in all the other statistical categories.

Abby Pickett and Kori Bullard are two of the key hitters for OBU.  Pickett is hitting .339 (208k-60e-437ta) and adds 22 (3-19) blocks.  Bullard has a .308 (163k-51e-364ta) attack percentage, two service aces and 38 (5-33) blocks.

The all-time series with Ouachita is currently tied at three wins each, with OBU holding a slight 2-3 lead when playing in a conference match.  However, ECU is 0-3 when playing on the road.

Henderson State is currently 1-18 overall and 0-7 in the GAC and will face Southeastern at home Friday before welcoming the Tigers. 

The Reddies have struggled to find their footing this season, with a .057 team hitting percentage and a .279 mark by their opponents.

Jessie Jacoby is the go-to player for HSU, with 200 kills and 708 attempts (.034 hitting percentage), 10 service aces, 117 digs and 20 (4-16) blocks.  The next highest numbers in kills and attempts are 90 kills and 335 attempts.

The Tigers have an 8-1 overall record against the Reddies, including a 5-0 mark in league play.  ECU has won the last seven meetings, including a 3-0 mark in Arkadelphia.