ADA – The East Central University volleyball team dropped its opening Great American Conference match of the 2015 season to Southwestern Oklahoma State, 0-3 (13-25, 25-27, 25-27), at the Kerr Activities Center.

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The Tigers (2-7, 0-1 GAC) were paced by sophomore Mackenzie Davis, while nine kills and a .500 (9k-1e-16ta) hitting percentage.  Sophomore Lily Porsa added 12 digs.

The opening set was controlled by the Bulldogs (4-3, 1-0 GAC), as they jumped out to a 2-6 advantage and never let ECU get closer than three points the rest of the set on the way to a 13-25 win.

The second set was a back-and-forth battle with 17 tie scores and seven lead changes and took extra points to be decided.  The final tie came at 25-all, but an error by the Tigers and a kill from SWOSU gave the set to the Bulldogs, 25-27.

The final set was close at the beginning, but SWOSU pushed out to an eight (8-16) point lead.  However, the Tigers didn't give up and used several small runs to force a tie at 23 and again force the set into extra points.  But like the second set, the Bulldogs pushed through and took the win 25-27.

ECU recorded its best team hitting percentage of the season at .248 (44k-16e-113ta), but SWOSU out-hit the Tigers with a .357 (50k-10e-112ta) hitting percentage.  The Bulldogs also earned a key advantage in blocks at 3-8.

ECU will now have a week off before its next match, Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Bacone College at 7 p.m.