ADA, Okla. – Behind four players with more than 12 kills and a hitting percentage above .300, the Bulldog Volleyball team finished off the regular season with a 3-1 victory at East Central on Thursday evening.
SWOSU won the first set in commanding fashion, 25-11, before dropping the second in extra points 29-27 as ECU rallied and tied the match at one set apiece. The Bulldogs quickly regrouped and finished off the match by winning the final two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-13.
Maicee Morgan led the balanced attack with 14 kills while
Emily Wood added 13 and
Brylee Burroughs and
Sofia Gruden had 12 apiece from their middle position.
Jenny Tackett put away seven kills as SWOSU hit .307 for the match with 66 kills against 15 attack errors.
Wood finished with a double-double as she also recorded a team-leading 19 digs, two ahead of
Kaitlyn Dillon and five ahead of
Allie Hoang, who secured a double-double of her own with 51 assists and 14 digs. SWOSU served up 10 aces in the match, getting two apiece from Dillon, Morgan and Tackett.
With the win, SWOSU concludes the regular season with an overall record of 16-11 and a conference mark of 12-4. Following the conclusion of each conference match on Thursday night, the Bulldogs will learn their seeding and opponent for the Great American Conference Tournament, which begins next Thursday in Hot Springs, Arkansas.