Storm Set for Final Non-Conference Foe

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern volleyball will face its final non-conference opponent of the season when it returns home to host Tarleton State at 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The Savage Storm head into the final two weeks of the regular season looking to finish strong as they will finish with three of their final four matches at home, including conference matchups against East Central on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. and Southern Nazarene in the home finale at 7 p.m. on Nov. 14.
 
A foursome of SE players have taken turns pacing the offense on the season, led by Hannah Grant who leads the team with 2.44 kills per set.  She is followed closely by Aleksandra Rodic at 2.41 kps, while Caroline Griffith is at 2.39 and Malaysia Burns is adding 2.35 per set.
 
Arabella Bouchard is averaging 8.65 assists per set to trigger the offense, while also adding 2.25 digs per set on the defensive side.
 
The SE defense is paced by the Savage Storm's all-time digs leader Caitlin Cosby who has piled up 2,312 digs over her career and is 47 digs away from second place on the Great American Conference career list.
 
Burns leads the team's defensive effort at the nest with 39 blocks on the season with Griffith right behind her at 37.
 
Tarleton State comes into the matchup with a 15-9 record overall on the season and has won three-straight.
 
The Texans are led on offense by Tatyana Tuialii-Umi who is averaging 3.05 kills per set while Kayla Harris is dishing out a team-best 5.91 assists per set.
 
 Michaela Rodriguez leads the TSU defense with 4.44 digs per set, while Sofia Tonga has amassed 110 total blocks.