---

SWOSU (18-10, 9-5 GAC) at Southern Nazarene (14-15, 10-4 GAC) Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 pm Bethany, Okla. (Sawyer Center) Live Stats  |  Watch Live SWOSU (18-10, 9-5 GAC) at Northwestern Okla. (11-16, 8-7 GAC) Thursday, November 12, 7:00 pm Live Stats  |  Watch Live SWOSU Weekly Notes (pdf)

Setting the Scene
- Heading into the final week of the regular season, SWOSU Volleyball has long since clinched their spot in the GAC Tournament and they will play two rivalry matches to determine what seed they will get
- SWOSU is on the road to face two of their fiercest rivals, including a match on Tuesday night at Southern Nazarene and the regular-season finale at Northwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday
- The Bulldogs swept each team when they visited the Pioneer Cellular Event Center back in September but both SNU and Northwestern have also been strong on their home courts this season
- SWOSU enters the week at 9-7 in conference play, which would have them as the No. 3 seed in the GAC Tournament if it started this week. The Bulldogs could move as high as second or they could drop depending on the week's outcomes
- SWOSU finished the season 10-2 at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center, setting a single-season record for best winning percentage and most victories at home in one season
 
The Opponents
Southern Nazarene (14-15, 10-4 GAC)
- Vaulted into third place in the GAC standings despite a 14-15 overall record which included several tough non-conference matches
- Have defeated the Bulldogs the past two years at Sawyer Center and they are 2-1 against SWOSU at home since joining the Great American Conference
- Hitting at a .174 clip for the year with 12.2 kills per set while opponents are hitting .173 against them and averaging 11.9 kills per set
- Four offensive threats with better than 200 kills for the season, including McKenna Qualls who has 300 kills and 2.73 kills per set while hitting .192
- Qualls also ranks second in the league with 52 service aces while Abbey Bell is fourth in the conference with 579 digs (5.26/set) and Elyse Berlin ranks fifth with 1,037 assists (9.69/set)
 
Northwestern Oklahoma State (11-16, 8-7 GAC)
- Have won eight of their last nine matches at home, dating back to the beginning of October, and they've lost just one conference home match this season
- The Rangers have a team hitting percentage of .176 for the year with 1,220 kills, while opponents are hitting .185 against them with 1,137 kills
- Led by outside hitter Nora To'omalatai, who has 276 kills and averages 3.29 per set for the year
- Middle hitter Natalie Fahey leads the league in service aces, averaging 0.51 per set, and she's ranked seventh in the GAC with a hitting percentage of .300
- Other team leaders include setter Kaydee Yukawa with 559 assists (6.21/set), Carley Greer with 271 digs (4.44/set) and Fahey with 56 blocks (0.67/set)
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Josh Collins (52-70, 4th season)
- Named second head volleyball coach in SWOSU history on January 1, 2012
- Has coached six All-GAC selections and one GAC Freshman of the Year in three seasons
- His teams have earned two AVCA Team Academic Awards and one GAC Sportsmanship Award
- Added the duties of Director of Gameday Operations at SWOSU in the fall of 2014.
 
SNU: Kevin Ingram (323-235, 15th season)
- Has led the Storm to 11 winning seasons, including back-to-back 20-win seasons as members of the Great American Conference
- Took over the SNU volleyball program in 2001 following one season as a graduate assistant
 
NWOSU: Fredrick Wagner (11-16, 1st season)
- First-year head coach of the Rangers who spent 2012-13 at Iowa Central CC
- Has also been the head coach at Kansas City Kansas CC and Avila College
 
Checking the Standings
- Seven teams have clinched their spot in the Great American Conference tournament, with three teams still alive for the final position
- SWOSU currently sits fourth in the standings, one game behind Southern Nazarene for third and one game ahead of Ouachita and Harding, who are both tied for fifth
 
SWOSU Notes
- Individual Single Season Records Update:
      - Kayla Hebert, 45 service aces (1st)
      - Carly Zak, 3.77 kills/set (1st)
      - Kayla Hebert, 9.91 assists/set (2nd)
      - Kelsi Schmidtberger, .325 hitting % (2nd)
      - Kayla Hebert, 951 assists (4th)
      - Carly Zak 428.0 points (4th)
      - Carly Zak, 369 kills (5th)
      - Kaila Lancaster, 4/12 digs/set (6th)
      - Kaila Lancaster, 412 digs (7th)
- Team Single Season Records Update:
      - Attack Percentage: .219 (1st)
      - Kills: 1,262 (2nd)
      - Service Aces: 180 (2nd)
      - Assists/Set: 11.55 (3rd)
      - Kills/Set: 12.5 (3rd)
      - Blocks/Set: 1.76 (4th)
      - Digs/Set: 16.16 (4th)
      - Assists: 1,167 (5th)
      - Total Blocks: 178.0 (6th)
      - Digs: 1,632 (8th)
- Individual GAC Rankings:
      - Kelsi Schmidtberger, .325 hitting % (2nd)
      - Carly Zak, 428.0 points (2nd)
      - Kayla Hebert, 951 assists (4th)
      - Carly Zak, 369 kills (4th)
      - Kaila Lancaster, 412 digs (10th)
- Team GAC Rankings:
      - Service Aces: 180 (1st)
      - Attack Percentage: .219 (3rd)
      - Blocks: 178.0 (3rd)
      - Assists: 1,167 (4th)
      - Kills: 1,262 (4th)
 
Looking Ahead
- The Bulldogs head for Hot Springs on November 19-21 for the 2015 GAC Volleyball Championships, presented by Subway
- Quarterfinal action from Ozarks Arena will be Thursday, November 19 with Semifinals on Friday and the Championship on Saturday