SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist flexed its offensive muscle in a 3-0 sweep of East Central on Tuesday night in Great American Conference action at Mabee Arena inside the Noble Complex. With the win, the Bison move one step closer to claiming their first-ever GAC regular season title.
Averaging 15.7 kills/set, OBU went to the bench midway through the second set to give playing time to several key reserves. While the Bison were led offensively by the usual suspects –
Malia Leatherland and
Hayley Daniel combined for 17 kills –
Bria Ahedo,
Julia Brinton,
Rachel Richie, and
Taryn Weber combined for eight kills.
Taneyah Brown tied Leatherland for a match-high nine kills.
Diana Carranza, who finished with 12 digs, also tied the high watermark by a GAC player this season with six service aces as the Bison enjoyed one of their best matches this season in serve-receive.
Oklahoma Baptist (23-4, 12-1 GAC) closes out the week on the road on Thursday, Nov. 7 when they take on Southern Nazarene in rivalry action in Bethany.
