OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team played its first two matches of the Central Oklahoma/Oklahoma Christian Tournament, battling at OC for the day.  The Tigers (0-7) first fell to Newman 3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22) and then to the host Eagles (4-2) 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-10).

Newman 3, ECU 1
Scoring

• Set 1: 18-25
  • The Teams battled through several tie scores in the opening 14 serves
  • The Jets (4-1) then used a 7-0 run to take control of the set
  • Newman kept the lead around four the rest of the set
• Set 2: 25-17
  • The teams again toggled the score until they were knotted at 5
  • The Tigers then used a 7-0 to gain the needed advantage
  • ECU kept the advantage around 7 the remainer of the set
• Set 3: 20-25
  • The opening set battle continued to a 7-all tie
  • The Jets then broke the stalemate, with an 8-1 run
  • The Tigers never gave up and cut the deficit from 9 to 4, with Newman sitting at set point
• Set 4: 22-25
  • The teams traded the first 12 serves, for a 6-all tie
  • ECU then pulled ahead with a 5-0 run (11-6)
  • The Jets countered with a 4-1 run to get back within 2 (12-10)
  • The teams then got knotted at 15, 18 and 19 before someone got control
  • Newman used a 4-0 run to take the needed advantage

Oklahoma Christian 3, ECU 0

• Set. 1: 23-25
  • The teams traded the first six serves
  • The Tigers claimed the next two points, but OC followed with a 3-0 run to take the lead for good
  • The Eagles kept pushing the tempo and increased the lead to as many as eight (18-10)
  • ECU then fought back late in the set and got within one, but ended up falling 25-23
• Set 2: 19-25
  • The Tigers jumped out to a 6-2 advantage
  • However, OC followed with a 7-0 run to gain the lead
  • The teams battled through to ties from 11-15
  • ECU then went up 18-15
  • The Eagles countered with a 10-1 run in the final part of the set
• Set 3: 10-25
  • The teams traded the first four serves
  • OC then used a 13-3 run to take control of the set

Tiger Quick Hits

• RJr. Thalianette Garcia and Jr. Nyah Walker led the team with 17 kills
  • Garcia: 17 kills, 1 assist, 1 service, 21 digs, 1 block assist
  • Walker: 17 kills, .227 (17k-7e-44ta) hitting pct., 4 block assists
• Fr. Emma Strickland added 13 kills, 3 assists, 3 service aces, 14 digs
• Sr. Alejandra Delgado led the team with 53 digs, while adding a service ace and kill
• RSr. Sydney Dungen and Sr. Lisa Gonzalez split time as setter
  • Dungen: 35 assists, 3 kills, 3 service aces, 5 digs
  • Gonzalez: 28 assists, 10 digs
• Dungen moved up on several ECU Career Top-10 Lists
  • No. 3 Assists – 2,260
  • No. 3 Service Aces – 90
  • No. 9 Sets Played – 364
  • No. 9 Digs – 720
• Garcia is now just one double-double away from joining the ECU Career Top-10 List
  • No. 10 – Jessica Wilkinson (2010-13) – 13

Up Next

• ECU will continue at the UCO/OC Tournament, Saturday, Sept. 11
  • Will play in Edmond, Okla., at UCO
    • at UCO – 10:30 a.m.
    • vs. Western New Mexico – 1:30 p.m.
• The Tigers will then get ready to face Texas Woman's, Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. in Denton, Texas
  • Match is the first of a home-and-home with TWU this season
    • Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Kerr Activities Center – 6 p.m.
• ECU will then play their first Great American Conference match of the 2021 season
  • Thursday, Sept. 16 vs. Southern Nazarene – 7 p.m.