WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Behind a 17-kill effort from freshman Maicee Morgan, the SWOSU Volleyball team defeated East Central 3-1 on Tuesday evening at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford.
 
Morgan had 17 of SWOSU's 54 kills on the night, while Brylee Burroughs added 11 and a team-best five blocks (two solo, three assist) to power the Dawgs past ECU. SWOSU won the first set 25-19, but the Tigers answered and won the second by the same score to tie the match at 2-2.
 
Things began to turn in the Bulldogs direction in the third set, which was when Morgan came alive and put away six of her kills and led SWOSU to their best effort of the night with a .306 hitting percentage. The Dawgs would then go on to put away 19 kills in the fourth set and finish things off at 25-18 following an attack error by ECU.
 
Morgan and Burroughs combined for 28 kills while SWOSU got eight kills apiece from Sofia Gruden and Chezney Nielsen, who also added 16 digs. Making her first career start, Ashley Jekel totaled 42 assists in addition to three kills and two blocks and Kaitlyn Dillon was steady along the back line, leading the Dawgs with 24 digs and a pair of service aces.
 
With the win, SWOSU is now 5-6 on the year and 1-1 in Great American Conference play heading into a matchup with Southeastern Oklahoma State on Thursday evening in Durant.