ADA, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team played their first match of the 2019 season at the Kerr Activities Center after playing the first 15 matches on the road.  The Tigers (1-15, 0-3 GAC) fell 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-13) to Oklahoma Baptist in GAC action.

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Scoring

• Set One: L, 17-25
  • The Bison (13-3, 3-0 GAC) jumped out to a 4-1 advantage
  • OBU kept up the pressure and led by as many as nine
• Set Two: L, 19-25
  • The start of the set was close with several tie scores until 7-all
  • The Bison then went on a 5-1 run
  • ECU fought back and tied the set at 13 and took a 14-13 lead, with a 7-1 run
  • The teams traded points and runs until the Bison led 18-17
  • OBU then went on a 5-0 run to take control for good
• Set Three: L, 13-25
  • The Bison jumped out to a 7-2 lead and never let the Tigers get closer than four the rest of the set

Tiger Quick Hits

• The Bison had just a slight lead in digs (39-36)
• Jr. Sydney Dungen recorded 25 assists
  • 3 kills, .500 (3-0-6) attack percentage, 25 assists, 9 digs, 1 service ace
  • Currently ranked No. 5 on the ECU Career Assists list – 1,361
    • 107 away from No. 4 – Jessica Wilkinson – 1,468 (2010-13)
• Jr. Aliyah Narcisse and So. Taylor Greenameyer led the team in kills
  • Narcisse: 7 kills
  • Greenameyer: 7 kills, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 4 digs
• Sr. Kaitlyn Coffey added four kills
  • 4 kills, 4 block assists, 3 digs
• Jr. Kasey Beeler led the team in digs, with 10

Up Next

• The Tigers will have one more match at home before hitting the road for two matches
  • Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State – 6:30 p.m.
    • Annual Black Out Game
• ECU will then hit the road later that week to face Southern Nazarene
  • Thursday, Oct. 3 – 7 p.m.