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Volleyball Ready for Battle with Southwestern

Fr. Ashleigh Miller goes for a kill.
ADA, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team will have a light week, with just one Great American Conference road match at Southwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.

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Tiger Quick Hits
  • The Tigers (13-10, 9-2 GAC) went 1-1 last weekend at to two big league battles
    • Arkansas Tech – L, 1-3
      • Ranked first in the league standings
      • Broke the school record nine-match winning streak
    • Harding – W, 3-2
      • First victory over the Bisons in the all-time series
      • Set four ECU Five-Set Single Match Top-10 marks
        • No. 7 Kills – 67
        • No. 8 Attempts – 205
        • No. 1 Service Aces – 11
        • No. 9 Digs - 102
  • RSr. Sydney Dungen claimed the No. 1 spot on the ECU Career Service Aces list
    • Tied the record at Arkansas Tech – 103
    • Took over the No. 1 spot for herself at Harding -106
      • Recorded three service aces in the match
    • Also ranked on six other ECU Career lists
      • No. 3 Matches Played – 124
      • No. 4 Sets Played – 424
      • No. 3 Kill Pct. – .249 (Heading into the 2021 season)
      • No. 7 Digs – 835
      • No. 2 Assists – 2,594
  • Sr. Alejandra Delgado picked up her second GAC Defensive Player of the Week honor
    • Recorded 51 digs (5.67/set) and added five service aces and six assists
    • Now ranked No. 7 on the ECU Single Season Digs List – 445
    • Close to joining the ECU Career Digs lists – 674
      • No. 10 – Jacqueline Sparks (2008-09) – 697
  • Three players earned double-doubles in the match against Harding
    • RJr. Thalianette Garcia: 14 kills, 3 service aces, 1 block assist, 14 digs
      • 18th career double-double for No. 8 spot on ECU Career list
    • Fr. Emma Strickland: 14 kills, 2 assists, 1 block solo, 3 block assists, 26 digs
      • Sixth double-double of the season
    • Sr. Lisa Gonzalez: 28 assists, 1 service ace, 13 digs
      • Third career double-double
Against the Competition
  • The Tigers and the Bulldogs have faced each other 22 previous times
    • SWOSU leads 15-7 overall and 15-7 as league opponents
      • SWOSU leads 14-5 as GAC opponents
    • The Bulldogs have a 9-2 advantage when playing in Weatherford, Okla.
    • Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2021 - W, 3-2 (25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-7) (H)
      • Dungen earned her 20th career double-double
        • 27 assists, 10 digs, 2 kills, .667 (2k-0e-3ta) hitting pct.
      • Strickland, Garcia and Jr. Nyah Walker all tallied double-digit kill totals
        • Strickland: 16 kills, .233 (16k-3e-43ta) hitting pct., 8 digs
        • Garcia: 15 kills, 1 service ace, 1 block assist, 5 digs
        • Jr. Nyah Walker: 14 kills, .344 (14k-3e-32ta), 3 digs
    • Last Road Meeting: Feb. 3, 2021 – L, 0-3 (26-28, 21-25, 22-25)
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Players Mentioned

Alejandra Delgado

#2 Alejandra Delgado

5' 3"
Senior
Sydney Dungen

#3 Sydney Dungen

5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Thalianette Garcia

#16 Thalianette Garcia

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Lisa  Gonzalez

#13 Lisa Gonzalez

5' 4"
Senior
Emma  Strickland

#19 Emma Strickland

5' 10"
Freshman
Nyah Walker

#22 Nyah Walker

5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alejandra Delgado

#2 Alejandra Delgado

5' 3"
Senior
Sydney Dungen

#3 Sydney Dungen

5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Thalianette Garcia

#16 Thalianette Garcia

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Lisa  Gonzalez

#13 Lisa Gonzalez

5' 4"
Senior
Emma  Strickland

#19 Emma Strickland

5' 10"
Freshman
Nyah Walker

#22 Nyah Walker

5' 11"
Junior