Fr. Shainell Taylor prepares to attempt a kill against Oklahoma Baptist.
Volleyball Set to Host Southeastern in Annual BlackOut Game
ADA, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team is getting ready for two Great American Conference matches this week. The Tigers will first host arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State, Tuesday, October 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kerr Activities Center. ECU will then hit the road to face Southern Nazarene, Thursday, October 3 at 7 p.m. in Bethany, Okla.
Tiger Quick Hits
- ECU and arch rival Southeastern will play the first of two matches in 2019
- The Tigers (1-15, 0-3 GAC) will be hosting their annual BlackOut match against the Savage Storm (1-11, 0-3 GAC)
- Fans are encouraged to wear you black ECU gear
- ECU is ranked No. 51 in the NCAA in Total Attacks (1,653)
- Jr. Kasey Beeler is ranked No. 62 in the NCAA in Total Digs (197)
- Jr. Sydney Dungen has recorded 344 assists in 2019
- Currently ranked No. 5 on the ECU Career Assists list – 1,361
- Also just five service aces away from joining the ECU Career Service Aces list
- 63 service aces
- No. 10 – 68 – Emily Holombek (2008-09)
- Sr. Kaitlyn Coffey leads the Tigers in Great American Conference action
- 26 kills, 5 assists, 1 service ace, 29 digs, 1 block solo, 9 block assists
- So. Taylor Greenameyer, Fr. Shainell Taylor and Fr. Zainya Norvell have all recorded over 15 kills in GAC action
- Greenameyer: 26 kills, 1 assist, 21 digs, 3 block assists
- Taylor: 20 kills, 3 service aces, 36 digs
- Norvell: 22 kills, 1 digs, five block solos
- Beeler joins Taylor, Coffey and Dungen in double-digit digs in league play
- 39 digs, 8 assists, 1 service ace
Against the Competition
- ECU and SEOSU have met on 23 previous occasions
- The Savage Storm led the overall series 17-6
- SEOSU is also ahead 14-5 in GAC play
- The Savage Storm lead 7-4 when playing in Ada
- Six returners saw action in both matches 2018
- Beeler: 4 assists, 25 digs
- Coffey: 17 kills, 1 service ace, 6 block assists, 7 digs
- Dungen: 4 kills, 53 assists, 3 block assists, 16 digs
- Greenameyer: 5 kills, 8 block assists, 5 digs, 2 assists
- Jr. Carcyn Robertson: 1 kill, 1 assist, 2 service aces, 12 digs
- So. Kellie Smith: 1 kill, 2 block assists, 1 dig
- The Tigers and the Crimson Storm have met on 15 previous occasions
- SNU leads 14-1 overall and 13-1 in the GAC
- The Crimson Storm are 8-0 when playing in Bethany, Okla.
- Six returners saw action in both 2018 matches
- Beeler: 3 assists, 10 digs
- Coffey: 14 kills, 1 assist, 1 block assist, 3 digs
- Dungen: 4 kills, 26 assists, 1 block assist, 13 digs
- Greenameyer: 5 kills, 2 block assists, 2 digs
- Robertson: 1 service ace, 3 digs
- Smith: 2 kills, 3 block assists, 4 digs
