EDMOND, Okla. – The East Central University volleyball team split the second day of action at the UCO/Oklahoma Christian Tournament. The Tigers (1-8) fell to host UCO, 3-0 (15-25, 17-25, 15-25) in the opening set of the day before rebounding to claim their first win of the year, 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-21) over Western New Mexico.
ECU 3, WNMU 0
Scoring
- Set 1: 25-19
- Set 2: 26-24
- Set 3: 15-21
UCO 3, ECU 0
Scoring
- Set 1: 15-25
- Set 2: 17-25
- Set 3: 15-25
Tiger Quick Hits
- RSr. Sydney Dungen picked up her first double-double of the 2021 season
- Moved up to No. 6 on the ECU Career Top-10 Double-Double List
- Tied with Taylor Turner (2014-17) – 19
- One away from No. 5 – Noelle Cope (2010-13) – 20
- 25 assists, 1 service ace, 2 kills, 14 digs on the day
- Ranked No. 3 Career Assists – 2,285
- No. 3 Career Service Aces – 91
- No. 9 Career Sets Played – 371
- No. 9 Digs – 734
- Jr. Nyah Walker led the team with 26 kills and a .300 (26k-8e-60ta) hitting percentage
- Added 4 digs and 6 block assists
- Fr. Leah Lawson also earned time at setter
- 27 assists, 4 service aces, 8 digs
- Jr. Ilani Myers and Fr. Emma Strickland both tallied double-digit kill totals for ECU
- Myers: 10 kills, .273 (10k-4e-22ta) hitting pct., 2 block assists
- Strickland: 11 kills, 1 assist, 14 digs, 1 block assist
Up Next
- The Tigers will now hit the road for one more non-conference match before their first Great American Conference match of the year
- Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Texas Woman's – 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept. 16 vs. Southern Nazarene – 7 p.m.
