Storm Set For Key Home Weekend

Women's Volleyball | 10/13/2016 7:39:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will return home and look to get back in the win column when it hosts Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State in a pair of key conference matchups on Oct. 14 and 15 at Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium.
 
The Savage Storm face off with OBU at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 and host HSU at 1 p.m. on Oct. 15.
 
SE enters the weekend in need of conference victories as they currently sit 1-6 in Great American Conference play and 8-11 overall following a rough road swing to Harding and Arkansas Tech.
 
The two-match home stand is also important as it will be the final time the Storm will play on their home court for nearly a month, playing seven games, six of them league matches, on the road before facing rival East Central on Nov. 10.
 
Abby Jameson and Karine Cavalcante have led the offense with 2.94 and 2.85 kills per set, respectively, while Julia Benford has added 2.44 kps.
 
Four others are averaging at least one kill per set on offense.
 
Alissa Benson is dishing out 9.64 assists per set to guide the offense and is averaging 2.19 digs per set while adding 20 kills and 11 blocks on the year.
 
On defense the highlight has been Caitlin Cosby who leads the GAC in digs with 5.37 per set, while Cavalcante is adding 2.48 and Benson is at 2.19.
 
Arianna Baker leads the Storm defense at the net with 39 total blocks, while Benford is right behind at 34, with Jameson adding 22.
 
The Tigers come into Durant with a 12-5 record overall and a 4-3 mark in league play and are coming off a 3-1 win over Southern Nazarene.
 
The offense is led by Adrianna Nolly with 2.80 kills per set, while Stormi Leonard is dishing out 10.68 assists per set.
 
Defensively, Ashley Wake is snagging 5.03 digs per set, while Kori Bullard has a team-best 54 total blocks.
 
The Reddies enter the weekend with a 9-10 overall record and a 4-3 mark of its own following a 3-1 win over SNU as well.
 
Sharon Tukuaoga leads the SHU offense with 3.68 kills per set, while Sarah Boney is dishing out 7.97 assists per set.
 
On defense, Sydney Skelton is averaging 4.85 digs per set, while Adrianna Hartman has 64 total blocks.