Women's Volleyball 10.31 Jordan Beech | Assistant Director of Athletics Communication | jordan.beech@okbu.edu

OBU Wraps Up Regular Season in Bethany

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (15-16, 8-7 GAC) AT SOUTHERN NAZARENE (17-14, 9-6 GAC)

Thursday, Nov. 1 | 7 p.m.

Sawyer Center | Bethany, Okla.

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist volleyball closes out the 2018 regular with a trip to Bethany to take on in-state rival Southern Nazarene on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. from the Sawyer Center.

The Series

OBU will look to even the season series after dropping a 3-2 decision to SNU inside Mabee Arena earlier this season
The series has been split each year since 2016. Oklahoma Baptist owns the only season sweep in the rivalry since both teams moved to the Great American Conference in 2015
The Lady Bison trail in the overall series, 26-32

OBU Offensive Report

The Lady Bison average 13.00 kills/set, the third-highest total among GAC schools. The squad is swinging .198
OBU is the only team to have two players in the top 10 in kills average in the league. Mikayla Watson ranks third with an average of 3.57/set, while Malia Leatherland is sixth with a 3.31/set mark
Hayden Blair is averaging 10.0 assists/set since taking over full-time setter duties on Sept. 29 against Ouachita Baptist

OBU Defensive Report

OBU is second in the GAC with an average of 18.64 digs/set, led by 4.24/set by Kelsi Chavez
At 1.86 blocks/set, OBU is fifth in the category among conference teams. Brecken Roquemore averages a team-leading .85 blocks/set
OBU allows 12.0 kills/set while permitting opponents to hit .180

Scouting the Crimson Storm

SNU averages 12.85 kills/set, the sixth-best mark in the GAC while hitting .186
Bailee Turang leads the league with 3.98 kills/set, and has also chipped in with 37 service aces this year
Kylie Smith is one of three setters in the league to average over 10.0 assists/set with an average of 10.57 to her credit
Opponents are averaging just 11.52 kills/set, the second-lowest average in the GAC, while hitting .183
SNU averages 16.51 digs/set, led by Logan Matthews' 4.48 average in her freshman campaign

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Players Mentioned

#5 Hayden Blair: S; 5' 9"; Senior

#1 Kelsi Chavez: DS; 5' 5"; Sophomore

#4 Malia Leatherland: OH; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#15 Brecken Roquemore: RS/MB; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#3 Mikayla Watson: OH; 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#5 Hayden Blair
: 5' 9"; Senior
: S

#1 Kelsi Chavez
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: DS

#4 Malia Leatherland
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: OH

#15 Brecken Roquemore
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: RS/MB

#3 Mikayla Watson
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: OH