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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Volleyball fell to Oklahoma Baptist Tuesday night in Weatherford by a score of 3-1.
Carly Zak led all Bulldogs with 14 kills, while
Kaitlyn Dillon collected a team-high 18 digs in the match.
The Bulldogs dug themselves an early hole that required most of the first set to come out of. Oklahoma Baptist started the set with a 9-2 lead after scoring five-consecutive points from the 4-2 mark. Trailing 19-10, SWOSU called a timeout looking for a change in momentum. Coming out of the huddle, the Dawgs proceeded the shave the lead down to one at 22-21 before finally falling to the Lady Bison in the opening set 25-22.
In the second set, both teams battled the entire way through with no team extending a lead more than three points.
Carly Zak slammed home a kill to give the Dawgs a 22-20 lead, but the Lady Bison responded by tying the set back up at 24-24. From that point, it was
Kelsi Schmidtberger finding the floor on a ball and an attacking error on OKBU to give SWOSU the second set 26-24.
The Lady Bison responded after the dropped set by controlling the remainder of the match and went on to win the final two sets both by a score of 25-16. With the loss, SWOSU gets swept by OKBU in the regular-season series 2-0.
Zak ended the night with her team-high 14 kills, followed by Schmidtberger at 10 and
Paige Holt's 7. The Bulldog offense finished the game with a .095 hitting percentage, compared to Oklahoma Baptist's .183 attack percentage. Dillon led the team in the digs category with her 18, followed by Ariana Olsen with 13 and
Kayla Hebert at 12 while also adding 35 assists on the night from the setter position.
With the loss, SWOSU falls to (10-15, 6-6 GAC) on the year heading into the final four matches of the regular season. The Bulldogs turn their attention to Friday when they host East Central at home in the Pioneer Cellular Event Center starting at 6 pm.
