Southeastern Hosts OBU For Senior Day

Women's Volleyball | 10/31/2014 1:28:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will take its home court for the final time in the 2014 season on Saturday when it hosts Ouachita Baptist at 1 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium for Senior Day for the team's five seniors.
 
Madelynne Cera, Courtney Miller, Emily Gentle, Ariel Sanders and Kelsey Zerkel will each be playing in their final home game for the Savage Storm.
 
SE comes into the contest at 15-12 overall on the year and 8-3 in Great American Conference play as they battle to finish as high as second in the league standings with three conference matches to play.
 
The Storm have three GAC matches remaining and at 8-3 are effectively in a tie with Southern Nazarene and Harding who are both 9-3 with just two matches remaining.
 
Megan Kunkel leads the SE offense with 2.96 kills per set, while Gentle is not far behind at 2.85 and Julia Benford is averaging 2.39.
 
Alissa Benson leads the setting corps with 8.40 assists per set, while Cera is adding 4.55 aps.
 
Zerkel leads the defense in digs with 3.95 dps, while Kunkel is adding 3.05 dps.
 
At the nest, Julia Benford has 84 total blocks on the year, while Gentle and Sanders are tied at 77.
 
OBU enters the weekend at 15-8 overall and 6-6 in league play, but have won their last two matches.
 
Abby Pickett paces the club with 2.24 kills per set, while Tara Wait is dishing out a team-best 8.91 assists per set.
 
On defense, Ashley Wake is averaging 4.74 digs per set, while Kelley Ballard has turned in 76 total blocks.