Oklahoma Baptist captured its first Great American Conference volleyball match Tuesday, knocking off Northwestern Oklahoma State in three sets in Alva.
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The Lady Bison won it 25-20, 25-18, 25-21.
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Priscila Mendes led OBU with 12 kills with Carey Strong adding 11. Kynnedy Myers added 28 assists.
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Defensively, OBU got 20 digs from Kaitlyn Lucy, 12 from Denise Coroiescu and 11 from Myers.
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The Lady Bison trailed briefly in all three sets. OBU was down 17-16 in the opener before getting a 6-0 run, which included four kills by Nicole Fleitman, and put OBU ahead 22-17. OBU closed it out from there.
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In the second set, the Lady Bison saw a 16-8 lead whittled down to 19-18 before closing out the set on a 6-0 run. That streak was highlighted by a kill and ace by Cat Roth and a kill and block by Myers.
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OBU quelled a Northwestern rally in the third set that saw the Rangers get within a 22-20 score, using a Roth kill and ace and a kill by Mendes.
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The Rangers (2-6 overall, 0-1 in the GAC) were led by Nora To'omalatai with 13 kills.
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Now 5-5 on the season and 1-0 in the GAC, the Lady Bison head to the MIAA/GAC Crossover in St. Joseph, Missouri, this weekend. OBU takes on Missouri Western at 4 p.m., Friday. The Lady Bison play No. 15 Nebraska-Kearney at 10 a.m., Saturday, before finishing the stay with Northwest Missouri at 4 p.m.
