ADA, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team is preparing for its final two road matches of the 2019 season.  The Tigers (2-25, 1-11 GAC) will start their week in Shawnee, Okla., facing Oklahoma Baptist, Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.  ECU will then wrap up the week at arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

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Tiger Quick Hits

• Three Tiger players are currently ranked on at least one ECU Career list
  • Jr. Sydney Dungen is ranked in three categories
    • No. 3 Assists – 1,732
    • No. 8 Service Aces – 75
      • 2 away from No. 7 held by Shayla May (2008-11) – 77
    • Started season ranked No. 1 in Kill Percentage
      • Currently in the top 4 around .250
  • Jr. Kasey Beeler is No. 8 in Digs – 716
    • 24 away from No. 7 held by Megan Hammond (2011-12) – 740
  • So. Kellie Smith is No. 9 on the Block Solos list – 23
    • 1 away from No. 7 held by May and Holly Hicks (2008-09) – 24
• The trio is also ranked in several ECU Single Season Records list
  • Dungen is ranked on one category and close to one more
    • Set two season records in her first two seasons at ECU
    • No. 9 Assists – 654
      • 41 away from No.89 held by Jessica Wilkinson – 695 (2013) in 2010
    • Service Aces – 24
      • 5 away from No. 10 held by five players, including herself in 2017
  • Smith has a chance to make three Single Season lists
    • 21 block assists away from No. 10
    • 3 block solos from No. 10
    • 26 total blocks away from No. 10
  • Beeler is close to No. 10 in digs
    • Currently – 367
    • 5 away from No. 10 held by Danielle Essix – 273 (2013)
• As a team, the Tigers are close to making three Single Season Team lists
  • Currently No. 7 in Service Aces/Set – 1.1
  • Currently 1.3 Block/Set
    • No. 10 1.33 (2018)
  • Currently No. 9 in Block Solos
    • Tied with the 2018 season total
    • No. 8 – 42 (2015)
• Fr. Zaniya Norvell has been leading the team on offense in the last few weeks
  • Season: 176 kills, 4 assists, 6 service aces, 31 digs, 8 block solos, 32 block assists
• Sr. Kaitlyn Coffey and Fr. Shainell Taylor are the only other two players with over 100 kills this season
  • Coffey: 166 kills, 10 assists, 9 service aces, 151 digs, 4 block solos, 29 block assists
  • Taylor: 139 kills, 11 assists, 13 service aces, 212 digs, 10 block assists

Against the Competition

• After the match earlier this season, the Bison lead the overall series, 9-4
  • OBU leads 6-1 when playing as GAC opponents
  • OBU leads 5-0 when playing in Shawnee, Okla.
  • Last Meeting: Sept. 26 – L, 0-3
    • ECU Leaders
      • Dungen: 3 kills, 25 assists, 1 service ace, 9 digs
      • Jr. Aliyah Narcisse: 7 kills
      • Beeler: 3 assists, 10 digs
      • So. Taylor Greenameyer: 7 kills, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 4 digs
    • OBU leaders
      • Malia Leatherland: 9 kills, 2 assists, 1 service ace, 3 block assists, 6 digs
      • Diana Carranza: 2 assists, 11 digs
• The meeting with the Savage Storm will be the 25^th in the all-time series
  • SEOSU leads 17-7 overall and 14-5 when playing in the league
  • The Savage Storm lead 10-1 when playing in Durant, Okla.
  • Last Meeting: Oct. 2 – W, 3-2
    • ECU Leaders
      • Coffey: 15 kills, 1 service ace, 3 block assists, 17 digs
      • Dungen: 4 kills, 36 assists, 2 service aces, 3 block assists, 15 digs
      • Greenameyer: 8 kills, 2 assists, 2 service aces, 8 block assists, 15 digs
    • SEOSU Leaders
      • Caroline Griffith: 15 kills, 1 assist, 2 service aces, 4 block assists, 3 digs
      • Aleksandra Rodic: 15 kills, 4 service aces, 1 block assist, 23 digs
      • Jodi Dixon: 1 kill, 51 assists, 1 service ace, 1 block assist, 18 digs