ADA, Okla. – For the second straight match at the Kerr Activities Center, the East Central University volleyball team claimed a five-set win. This time the Tigers (4-9, 2-1 GAC) took down Southwestern Oklahoma State, 3-2 (25-18, 17-25, 17-25, 15-18, 15-7).
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Scoring
- Set 1: 25-18
- The teams traded points in the first eight serves
- ECU used a 3-0 run to take a lead
- The Bulldogs (6-5, 2-1 GAC) fought back to tie the set at 8
- ECU again followed with a 2-0 run to take the needed advantage
- The Tigers kept control of the set, using several small runs to push the lead to as many as seven
- Set 2: 17-25
- The teams started with ties at 1, 2 and 3
- SWOSU went on a 4-1 run to take the lead
- ECU fought back to tie the set at 12
- The Bulldogs used a 5-0 run to take control for good and never let the Tigers get closer than three the rest of the set
- Set 3: 17-25
- Both teams traded small runs and served until a 15-all tie
- SWOSU pushed ahead for good with a 5-0 run and finished the set on a 10-2 run
- Set 4: 25-18
- The Tigers got behind 6-1 early, and were trailing 8-3
- ECU went on a 6-0 run to take a 9-8 advantage
- A battle resumed for the next three points (12-12)
- The Tigers countered with a 3-0 run to give them the lead for good
- Set 5: 15-7
- ECU jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never let the Bulldogs get closer than three during the set
- The Tigers rattled off a 6-2 run in the final points to take the match victory
Tiger Quick Hits
- ECU gained their key lead in the statistical categories in service aces: 7-2
- The Tigers also led in kills, assists and digs
- Kills: 61-53
- 61 kills tied the No. 4 mark for kills in a five-set match at the Kerr Activities Center
- Assists: 51-48
- Digs: 70-68
- RSr. Sydney Dungen tallied her 20th career double-double
- 27 assists, 10 digs, 2 kills, .667 (2k-0e-3ta) hitting pct.
- Moved up to No. 5 on the career double-doubles list
- Fr. Emma Strickland led a group of three players with double-digit kill totals
- Strickland: 16 kills, .233 (16k-3e-43ta) hitting pct., 8 digs
- RJr. Thalianette Garcia: 15 kills, 1 service ace, 1 block assist, 5 digs
- Jr. Nyah Walker: 14 kills, .344 (14k-3e-32ta), 3 digs
- Sr. Alejandra Delgado led the team with 29 digs, while adding 6 assists
- Fr. Ashleigh Miller did her part to give ECU the lead in service aces
- 4 service aces, 4 kills, 1 block assists, 1 dig
Up Next
- The Tigers will be busy in the upcoming week, with three matches
- Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Southeastern Oklahoma Sate – 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Sept. 29 vs. Texas Woman's – 6 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 1 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 6 p.m.