SHAWNEE – The final week of regular-season matches is upon the Oklahoma Baptist volleyball team. Competition comes Nov. 1 at Southern Nazarene before a Nov. 3 home match against Southeastern Oklahoma State. Both contests are schedule for 7 p.m. starts.
For Thursday's match, should OBU record at least 10 blocks, fans wearing Bison gear will earn free Chick-Fil-A gift cards.
OBU (17-10, 11-3 GAC) sits in second place in the Great American Conference after last week's results, which included a five-set loss to East Central and 3-0 sweep at Northwestern Oklahoma State. A win in either of this week's games will clinch the No. 2 seed for next week's GAC Tournament for the Bison.
In series history, coach
Anna Howle's program has fared well against the Crimson Storm and Savage Storm. OBU is 22-4 all-time against SNU and has won the last seven. As for the matchup against SE, the Bison have won 11 straight and own a 15-2 series record. Here's where the Bison currently stack up in the nation and in the GAC:
As a team Individually
Southern Nazarene, winners of three straight, are 16-11 overall this season which included a 9-5 GAC record. The Storm has already clinched a spot in the conference tournament and are currently slotted fourth. Earlier this season, they lost to the green and gold 3-1 at the Noble Complex. This season, coach Kevin Ingram's squad has done well at home, as they boast a 7-2 record at the Sawyer Center.
Here are SNU's leaders this year:
As a team Individually
| 38th nationally in blocks: 342; 2.23 |
Kaley Brubaker: 2nd in GAC in assists (10.57) |
| 2nd in GAC in attack mark: .217 |
Whitney Bowie: 4th in hitting percentage (.312) |
| 4th in kills: 12.85 |
Madeline Lynch: 6th in digs (4.35) |
| 4th in assists: 11.85 |
Sunny Batschelett: 7th in kills (3.17) |
Southeastern's season has not gone like it wanted, as it holds a 4-23 record and 1-14 GAC mark. Most recently, SE lost 3-0 to SNU on Oct. 27. Sixteen of its 23 losses have come by 3-0 counts, including one to the Bison on Sept. 15 in Durant. Here are the Savage Storm's best statistical marks under coach Nicole Solum-Mitchell, who is in her fourth year:
As a team Individually
| 6th in GAC in aces 140; 1.47 |
D'Nari Mills: 3rd in GAC in kills (3.58) |
| 8th in assists: 10.61 |
McKenzie Turkoly: Team-high 347 assists; 5.22 |
| 8th in kills: 11.37 |
Patience Lewis: Team-high 3.10 digs per set |
| 9th in digs: 16.06 |
Peyton Kriegel: Team-high 31 aces (0.35) |
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