Southeastern Downs Tigers, 3-1

DURANT, Okla. – Caroline Griffith and Jadyn James combined for 25 kills, while five players reached double-figures in digs as Southeastern picked up a 3-1 victory over Ouachita Baptist on Friday night in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 7-9 overall on the season and 4-4 in Great American Conference play heading into a Saturday matchup against Henderson State at 7 p.m. back in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium.
 
Griffith led the SE offense with 13 kills, while James tacked on 12 kills and hitting .500 in the process.
 
Skylor Lewis and Ruthie Forson were next in line with nine kills each.
 
Forson just missed out on a triple-double as she added 42 assists and 13 digs to her nine kills, as well as a trio of blocks and a pair of service aces.
 
Lewis just missed a double-double with her nine kills as she added a team-high 21 digs to that total as well as a pair of aces herself.
 
Grace Shehadeh was next in line with 17, while Micah Stiggers picked up 15 and McKenzie Turkoly added 12.
 
Mya Afflerbach led the defense at the net with four blocks, while Griffith, Forson and James each collected three.
 
After playing the opening set to a 12-12 tie, the Storm would reel off a 9-0 run, with eight-straight Fortson serves, to open up a 21-12 lead. After back-to-back OBU points, SE would take the final four and win the set 25-14.
 
Despite a six-kill set from Griffith in set two, it was a 7-0 run late in the set that turned a 17-15 Storm lead into a 22-17 deficit.  Southeastern would rally with three-straight kills, but the Tigers would hold on for a 25-23 win in the set to even the match at 1-1.
 
Griffith's four kills would pace the Storm in the third set as they would break a 12-12 tie and not look back. SE would ultimately take six of the final eight points to hold on for a 25-17 win in the set and a 2-1 lead.
 
In the fourth set, the Storm jumped ahead early, but an 11-2 run by OBU would leave SE trialing 17-14. The Southeastern offense would rally, led by Madison Martinez and James who each had four kills in the set, and putting together an 11-3 run of their own to end the set with a 25-20 win and secure the 3-1 victory.