Storm Returns Home to Host SWOSU

DURANT, Okla. – Coming off a hotly contested road matchup on Tuesday, Southeastern returns home to host Southwestern Oklahoma State on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The Savage Storm are coming off a 3-1 loss to Southern Nazarene in which SE was able to pick up a 25-15 win in the second set and force bonus volleyball in the third set against a team perched atop the conference rankings.
 
A trio of Storm players reached double-figure kill marks, led by Caroline Griffith who matched the match-high with 13, while Malaysia Burns added 11 and Aleksandra Rodic chipped in 10.
 
SE has five players averaging more than two kills per set each, led by Hannah Grant's 2.52, while Taylor Robinson is next up at 2.27 kps.
 
Arabella Bouchard leads the team in assists with 8.64 assists per set, while Jodi Dixon is right behind at 7.15 per set as the pair have alternated duties throughout the season.
 
Caitlin Cosby turned in a 22 dig effort on Tuesday and is currently third in the GAC in digs with 5.10 dps and her 2,064 career digs have her 295 digs out of second place on the conference career list.
 
Griffith turned in a four-block outing on Tuesday and now leads the team with 17 on the year, while Burns is next in line with 16.
 
Southwestern Oklahoma State comes to town as the preseason favorites in the GAC, but are 5-6 overall on the year and are off to a 1-1 start to the conference slate.
 
Morgan Maicee leads the Bulldog attack with 3.13 kills per set, while Allie Hoang is dishing out 8.51 assists per set.
 
Kaitlyn Dillon leads the defense with 5.22 digs per set, while Sofia Gruden has tallied 32 total blocks.