ADA – The East Central University volleyball team will play two Great American Conference matches on the road, with two weeks left in the regular-season. The Tigers will face Southern Nazarene, Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. and then travel to face Southwestern, Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
The Tigers (7-20, 2-10 GAC) are currently tied for 10
th in the GAC standings, with eight teams earning a spot in the GAC Championship Tournament. ECU is three matches out of eighth place, with four conference matches left to play.
SNU comes into the week with an 11-15 overall record and a 6-6 mark in the league standings after dropping its last five matches. When the teams met earlier this season, the Crimson Storm earned a 3-1 win at the Kerr Activities Center.
The Tigers were led by senior
Alex Campbell, who tallied 13 kills and added 18 digs for a double-double. SNU was led by Bailee Turang, with 23 kills and 20 digs.
With the loss earlier this year, the Crimson Storm pushed their lead in the all-time series to 11-1, including a 10-1 mark when playing as GAC opponents and 6-0 when playing in Bethany, Okla.
SWOSU is 11-17 overall and 6-6 in the GAC heading into this week's action, with a match set for Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Oklahoma Baptist. The teams met in the first GAC match of the 2017 season, with the Bulldogs earning a 3-1 win.
The Tigers were led by junior
Karina Erreguin, with 14 kills, while senior
Lily Porsa garnered 30 digs. SWOSU was led by Danusia Sipa Borgeau, with 17 kills and 11 digs.
The Bulldogs pulled two matches ahead in the all-time series (8-6), but they hold a 5-2 advantage when playing in Weatherford.
