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VB vs Harding GAC
RSr. Sydney Delgado set a ball during the 2021 GAC Volleyball Tournament.
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East Central ECU 15-14,11-5 GAC
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Winner Harding Hard 17-8,12-4 GAC
East Central ECU
15-14,11-5 GAC
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Final
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Harding Hard
17-8,12-4 GAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
East Central ECU 25 13 22 25 14 (2)
Harding Hard 22 25 25 14 16 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Sees Historic Season End in GAC Quarterfinals

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The No. 5 East Central University volleyball team forced five sets and extra-points, but could not come out on top against No. 4 Harding in the Great American Conference Championship Quarterfinals.  The Tigers (15-14, 11-5 GAC) fell 3-2 (22-25, 25-13, 25-22, 14-25, 16-14) to the Bisons (17-8, 12-4 GAC) at Bank OZK Arena.

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Scoring
  • Set 1: 25-22
    • The teams picked up right where they left off in Searcy, Ark., during the regular-season match that went down to the wire
    • Traded serves to a 14-14 tie
    • The Bisons were then able to gain an advantage with a 5-1 run (19-15)
    • The Tigers fought back and went up by two (21-19), with a 6-0 run
    • The teams traded points the rest of the set
  • Set 2: 13-25
    • Harding took control of the set right from the start, with a 3-0 run
    • The Bisons continued to push the tempo and had the lead out to nine (11-2) quickly
    • ECU kept fighting, but count not overcome the deficit
  • Set 3: 22-25
    • The set was a back-and-forth battle at the beginning
      • Knotted at six with Harding used a 3-0 run to gain the advantage
    • The Bisons held a 1 to 3-point lead until the Tigers came back to tie the set at 15
    • Harding again went ahead by three until ties at 19 and 20
    • The Bisons then used a final 3-0 run to take control for good
  • Set 4: 25-14
    • ECU came out swinging and took a 2-0 lead and never gave it up the rest of the set
    • Harding kept things close for a while, but a 6-0 run in the middle of the set increased the Tigers lead to 11 (19-8)
    • The Bisons didn't get closer than eight the rest of the set
  • Set 5: 14-16
    • ECU jumped out to an early 3-0 lead
    • Harding kept up the pressure and chipped away to tie the set at 7
    • The teams traded small runs and serves to a 11-all knot
    • The Tigers then went up 14-11 and looked like they would take the win
    • However, the Bisons rallied and used a 5-0 run to end the set with the extra-point victory
Tiger Quick Hits
  • This was the first GAC tournament game (traditional format) since 2013
    • ECU is now 2-4 in GAC Championship Tournament matches
  • ECU claimed its first winning season in school history (15-14, 11-5 GAC)
    • Most wins in a single season in school history
    • Went on a nine-match winning streak for the longest in school history
  • The Tigers set several individual and team match records, season records and career marks throughout the season and in the match
    • Team Individual 5-Set Match Records
      • No. 4 Attempts – 216
      • No. 9 Digs – 102
      • No. 1 Solo Blocks – 8
    • Individual Match Records
    • Team Single Season Top-10 Lists
      • No. 5 Kills – 1,398
      • No. 2 Kills Per Set – 12.37
      • No. 6 Attacks – 4,295
      • No. 5 Attack Pct. - .157
      • No. 5 Service Aces – 136
      • No. 6 Service Aces Per Set – 1.20
      • No. 4 Digs – 1,914
      • No. 3 Digs Per Set – 16.94
      • No. 5 Assists – 1,278
      • No. 2 Assists Per Set – 11.31
      • No. 4 Total Blocks – 187.0
      • No. 4 Blocks Per Set – 1.65
      • No. 8 Solo Blocks – 42
      • No. 4 Block Assists – 290
      • No. 5 Points – 1,721.0
      • No. 2 Points Per Set – 15.23
      • No. 7 Sets Played – 113
    • Individual Season Records
      • RJr. Thalianette Garcia set three top-10's
        • No. 9 Kills – 292
        • No. 5 Attacks – 967
        • No. 4 Double-Doubles – 12
      • Sr. Aloni Jordan set two top-10 marks
        • No. 7 Total Blocks – 88
        • No. 6 Block Assists – 75
      • Sr. Alejandra Delgado is ranked No. 2 Digs – 627
      • RSr. Sydney Dungen is ranked No. 10 Service Aces – 31
    • Individual Career Records
      • Dungen finished her five-year career ranked on seven lists
        • No. 1 Matches Played – 130
        • No. 2 Sets Played – 451
        • No. 3 Kill Pct. - .250
        • No. 1 Service Aces – 115
        • No. 5 Digs – 930
        • No. 2 Assists – 2,763
        • No. 3 Double-Doubles – 26
      • Delgado is ranked No. 8 in Digs – 833
      • Garcia is ranked No. 6 Double-Doubles – 22
      • Jordan, Jr. Nyah Walker and RSo. Kemyra Landry all landed on the career hitting pct. list
        • Walker: No. 7 - .211
        • Jordan: No. 8 - .208
        • Landry: No. 9 - .207
  • Dungen and Strickland each earned a double-double in the match against Harding
    • Dungen: 29 assists, 14 digs, 1 kill
    • Strickland: 15 kills, 16 digs, 1 service ace
  • Jordan, Landry and Sr. Darcie Kaiser led the team in blocking
    • Jordan: 2 block assists, 2 block solos, 1 dig, 10 kills
    • Landry: 3 block solos, 4 kills, 2 digs
    • Kaiser: 1 block solo, 2 block assists, 2 digs, 8 kills
  • Walker also added a double-digit kill total: 16 kills, 1 block solo, 4 digs
  • RFr. Anmarie Dominick added 13 digs, 1 kill and 2 assists
  • Head Coach Cheri Lindsay moved to 20-20 overall all in two seasons with the Tigers
    • Second-most wins by an ECU coach
      • No. 1 - 79 by Dave Thorn (8 years)
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