SE Hosts Pair of Conference Foes

Women's Volleyball | 9/29/2016 11:23:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will look to snap a three-match losing skid when it hosts Southwestern Oklahoma State and Northwestern Oklahoma State in back-to-back Great American Conference matchups Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium.
 
The Savage Storm will face SWOSU at 7 p.m. on Friday night before turning around for a 1 p.m. matchup against NWOSU on Saturday.
 
SE comes into the weekend with a 7-8 record overall and an 0-3 record in league play, hitting a rough stretch to open GAC play after a 7-5 start to the season over the first three weekends.
 
The Storm offense continues to lean on Abby Jameson who is averaging 3.06 kills per set, while Karine Cavalcante and Julia Benford are over two per set at 2.80 and 2.36, respectively.
 
Four other hitters are averaging at least one kill per set as SE still holds a 12.25-to-11.70 edge in kills per set as a team.
 
Alissa Benson is dishing out 9.81 assists per set to trigger the offense, while also adding nine aces, 2.09 digs per set and seven blocks.
 
Caitlin Cosby leads the defense with 5.43 digs per set, While Cavalcante and Benson are over two dps at 2.61 and 2.09, respectively.
 
Arianna Baker leads the net defense with 31 total blocks on the year, while Benford is right behind with 22 while Jameson is next in line with 17.
 
The Bulldogs come to town on a three-match losing skid of their own and are 2-10 overall and 0-2 in GAC play.
 
Carly Zak paces that group with 4.09 kills per set, while Kayla Hebert is dishing out 8.05 assists per set.
 
On defense Kaitlyn Dillon is averaging 3.29 digs per set, while Kelsi Schmidtberger has piled up 35 total blocks.
 
The Rangers enter the weekend with a 2-14 record overall and are 1-2 in conference play with a win over SWOSU.
 
Natalie Fahey leads a trio of offensive players with better than two kills per set, turning in .228 kps, while Vanessa Maile is dishing out a team-high 4.74 assists per set.
 
Carley Geer leads the defense at 4.31 digs per set, while Jennifer Eubanks has picked up 39 total blocks on the season.