ADA, OKLA. – Over a five-day period the East Central University will play five road matches, that will round out a 15-match road trip to start the 2019 season. The Tigers (0-10, 0-1 GAC) will first make a trip to Shawnee, Okla., to participate in the OBU Invitational, Sept. 20-21.
Friday, Sept. 20 has ECU playing Southwest Baptist (11 a.m.) and William Jewell (2 p.m.), while Saturday, Sept 21 the Tigers will battle with Randall (11 a.m.) and Drury (2 p.m.).
The final game of the road trip will be a Great American Conference match at Southwestern Oklahoma State, Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
- Jr. Sydney Dungen was named to the South Central Classic All-Tournament Team
- 6 kills, 59 assists, 5 service aces, 17 digs, 3 block assists
- Dungen added 38 assists at Northwestern moving her career total to 1,211
- No. 6 ECU Career Assists List
- 89 away from No. 5 – 1,300 – Madison Seiler (2012-16)
- Dungen is also just eight service aces away making the ECU Career Service Ace List
- Currently has 60
- No. 10 – 68 – Emily Holombek (2008-09)
- Sr. Kaitlyn Coffey recorded her first (team's second) double-double of the season at NWOSU
- 13 kills, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 12 digs
Against the Competition
- The Tigers are 1-3 against Southwest Baptist
- 1-2 when playing on a neutral court
- Last Meeting: Sept. 8, 2018 in the OBU Invitational
- Coffey: 10 kills, 1 block assist, 7 digs
- Dungen: 3 kills, 40 assists, 14 digs
- Jr. Kasey Beeler: 4 assists, 12 digs
- Last Win: Sept. 15, 2017 – W, 3-0
- ECU and Williams Jewell have met on just one previous occasion
- Sept. 5, 2014 – L, 1-3 (N)
- This will be the first meeting in the all-time series against Randall
- The Tigers will also travel to play Randall
- Tuesday, Oct. 15 – 6:30 p.m. – Moore, Okla.
- ECU and Drury are knotted at one win each in the all-time series
- Last Match: Sept. 2, 2017 – L, 1-3 (N)
- Beeler, Dungen, So. Kellie Smith and Jr. Carcyn Robertson played in the match
- Beeler: 2 assists, 7 digs
- Dungen: 3 kills, 18 assists, 2 service aces, 17 digs
- Smith: 3 kills
- Robertson: 1 assist
- Last Win: Sept. 8, 2012 – W, 3- 0 (N)
- The Tigers and the Bulldogs have battled on 17 previous occasions
- SWOSU leads 11-6 overall and in the conference
- The Bulldogs lead 7-2 when playing in Weatherford
- Last Year's Matches: Oct. 25, 2018 – L, 0-3 / Sept. 4, 2018, L, 0-3
- Coffey: 20 kills, 4 assists, 23 digs, 3 block assists
- So. Taylor Greenameyer: 7 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs
- Smith: 1 kill, 1 block solo, 1 block assist
- Robertson: 6 digs
- Beeler: 16 digs
