East Central University Athletics

ADA, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team gave its three seniors an extra gift in their last match at the Kerr Activities Center, sweeping Southeastern Oklahoma State 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-17).
The Tigers (15-13, 11-5 GAC) also secured their first winning season in school history and set the most wins in a single season, as the added gifts for seniors Sydney Dungen, Taylor Greenameyer and Darcie Kaiser.

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Scoring

• Set 1: 25-20
  • The teams traded serves and small runs through the first 14 points
  • ECU started to take the lead, going on a 3-0 run
  • The Savage Storm (8-18, 5-11 GAC) kept things close and tied the set at 14 and 15
  • The Tigers used a 3-1 run to gain the needed advantage
  • The teams traded serves until another 3-0 run got ECU to set-point (24-19)
• Set 2: 25-17
  • The first six serves were traded before the Tigers took control
  • ECU went on a 6-1 run for a five-point advantage
  • SEOSU fought back to tie the set at 12 (8-6 run)
  • The Tigers got back on track and used a 7-0 run to push the momentum in their favor for good
• Set 3: 25-17
  • ECU came out fighting and jumped out to a 5-0 lead
  • The Tigers led by as many as 11 throughout the set and didn't allow the Savage Storm to get many chances to get a run going

Tiger Quick Hits

• This is the first time in school history that ECU has swept SEOSU in both matches of the regular-season
  • 2013: W, 3-1 (A) / W, 3-0 (H)
• The previous record for wins in a season was 14 in 2009 and 2011
  • 2009: 14-21
  • 2011: 14-18
• The Tigers set two 3-Set Match Records overall and three in the Kerr Activities Center
  • 3-Set Records Overall
    • No. 1 Total Blocks – 11.0
    • No. 3 Block Assists – 16
  • 3-Set Records in the Kerr Activities Center
    • No. 1 Total Blocks – 11.0
    • No. 2 Block Solos – 3
    • No. 3 Block Assists – 16
• ECU had a well-balanced attack, with just one player with over 10 kills
  • Jr. Nyah Walker: 10 kills, .318 (10k-3e-22ta) hitting pct., 2 block assists
• Sr. Aloni Jordan and RSo. Kemyra Landry both made their way onto single season top-10 lists for blocks
  • Jordan: 4 kills, 1 block solo, 5 block assists
    • No. 8 Total Blocks – 84
    • No. 7 Block Assists – 73
  • Landry: 6 kills, .750 (6k-0e-8ta) hitting pct., 1 block solo, 3 block assists
    • No. 10 Total Blocks – 74
    • Also Set the No. 2 mark for Hitting Pct. in a single match
• Sr. Alejandra Delgado led the defensive push with 18 digs
  • Added 4 assists and 1 service ace
  • Ranked No. 8 ECU Career Digs List – 787
  • Ranked No.3 ECU Single Season Digs List – 589
• RSr. Sydney Dungen moved up on several career and a single season top-10 list
  • She is ranked on eight ECU Career Lists
    • No. 1 Matches Played - 129
    • No. 3 Sets Played – 446
    • No. 3 Kill Pct. - .249 (Prior to 2021 campaign)
    • No. 1 Service Aces – 115
    • No. 5 Digs – 916
    • No. 2 Assists – 2,734
    • No. 4 Double-Doubles - 25
  • She moved onto the Single Season Service Ace List
    • No. 10 – 31
• All three seniors saw action in the match
  • Sr. Darcie Kaiser: 4 kills, 1 block solo, 1 dig
  • Sr. Taylor Greenameyer: 4 attempts

Up Next

• The Tigers will get ready for the GAC Tournament, Nov. 18-20 in Hot Springs, Ark.