WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Volleyball played their first home game of the season on Thursday night, winning 3-1 over Southeastern inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
The win moves the Bulldogs to 2-0 in league play, 7-3 overall, and wraps up a successful opening week of play in the GAC.
The tone was set from the get-go against the Savage Storm. SWOSU blew by the visitors 25-9 to take command of the match early behind six total service aces and a nine-point spurt that started the set off.
Southeastern woke up in the second set and jumped out to a lead before the Bulldogs mounted a middle-set comeback and was able to finish strong. They went on to win 25-22 after overcoming a 12-7 deficit.
After dropping set three, SWOSU bounced right back with a vengeance by hitting .433 in the frame which included five kills from Lacy Mott, her highest output of any set.
For the night, SWOSU hit .257 and got double-digit kill production from Lacy Mott (14), Maicee Morgan (11) and Zoey Sparks (10). With efficiency on offense, the Dawgs didn't need to rely on their block and the numbers reflect that. Four total blocks on Thursday are the second lowest mark of the season for them.
Meanwhile, 10 service aces in the match ties the season high for the Dawgs. That included the impressive six which came in the opening set. Keke Holloway led the way with four of those, followed by Terez Chavez with three.
Holloway had a team best 15 digs, followed by Jada Permenter's 14.
Conference action continues next Tuesday when SWOSU travels to rival Northwestern on Tuesday for a 6:00 p.m. match. They'll be right back home on Thursday to play host to Southern Nazarene at the same time.
