SHAWNEE – A trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State's always-tough Pioneer Cellular Event Center is on the schedule for Oklahoma Baptist tomorrow at 7 p.m.
A month ago, the Bison won in four sets against the Bulldogs as
D'Erricka Frierson and
Taneyah Brown each recorded double-digit kill totals and
Maci Langford added a match-high 31 digs. In series history, the Bison own a 12-3 advantage over SWOSU, winning six out of the last seven.
OBU brings a 15-9 record and 9-2 Great American Conference mark into the match at SWOSU. A game ago, the green and gold swept Arkansas Tech at the Noble Complex on Oct. 14 and clinched a spot in the conference tournament. Currently, OBU sits in second place in the GAC, two games back of Harding.
Overall, here's how coach
Anna Howle's team stacks up in the GAC and in Division II.
As a team Individually
| 8th nationally in digs: 18.26 |
Maci Langford: 15th in D2 in digs (5.35) |
| 33rd in blocks: 266; 2.24 p/s |
Jill Leslie: 2nd in GAC in attack mark (.343) |
| 34th in assists (12.42) |
Avery Hellmuth: 5th in blocks (81; 0.95) |
| 2nd in GAC in hitting (.217) & kills (13.51) |
Rylee Martin: 10th in assists (5.77) & aces (0.35) |
Southwestern has won its last two matches after sweeps over Ouachita and Henderson State on Oct. 13 and 14, respectively. Coach Josh Collins' squad has a 12-10 record, 8-3 in the GAC and sit in third place behind OBU. In ten all-time matches in Weatherford, the Bulldogs are 4-6 against the Bison dating back to Nov. 7, 2011. Here's a glance at where SWOSU sits in the GAC statistical rankings:
As a team Individually
| 3rd in hitting percentage: .217 |
Samantha Kuzma: 4th in the GAC in hitting (.310) |
| 3rd in assists: 12.09 |
Lacy Mott: 4th in kills (273; 3.50) |
| 3rd in kills: 13.29 |
Zoey Sparks: GAC leader in blocks (1.15) |
| 9th in opp. hitting percentage (.183) |
Maicee Morgan: 6th in service aces (0.40) |
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