EDMOND, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State falls short on the road at Oklahoma Christian in five sets on Monday night at the Payne Athletic Center.
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D'Nari Mills recorded a season-high 25 kills on a .261 attack average and added 18 digs for a double-double.
Ruthie Forson notched a double-double, dishing out a season-high 50 assists and recording 14 digs.
Noelia Rocha and
Faith Kruebbe both reached double-figure kills, tallying 12 and ten, respectively, while
Patience Lewis led the side with 24 digs.
Andrea Urzua notched a season-high 17 digs, and Mills and
Michera Moffett combined for 9.0 total blocks.
SET ONE
Southeastern and Oklahoma Christian were tied 5-all at the start, and the Storm would break the deadlock on a 5-0 run featuring two kills from Kruebbe and another three by Rocha to give SE a 10-5 edge. The blue-and-gold built on its advantage with back-to-back kills from Mills to grow the gap to 14-9.
The Eagles kept close with a burst of points to cut SE's lead to three, and a 3-0 burst made it a one-point frame before
Alexis Williams ended the run with a kill, 19-17. SE would allow just one point for the rest of the set as they closed out the frame on a 6-0 run to win 25-18.
SET TWO
OC jumped out to a 6-2 lead, but a 3-0 run followed by a 2-0 burst from the Storm tied the set 7-7. Oklahoma Christian retook the lead on a 5-0 run and extended it with another flurry of points to 16-9. The hosts kept in front with another burst of points, 23-13, and would win the set 25-19 after a late charge by SE.
SET THREE
The Eagles held a 13-10 edge after the set opened with four ties. A 5-0 burst capped off by an ace from
Amaya Constantino by SE quickly erased the gap and gave the blue-and-gold the lead. Later in the set, the two sides were locked again at 19-all, but this time, OC broke the tie using a 5-0 stretch to set up a 25-21 frame win.
SET FOUR
A fast start by Southeastern had the Storm leading 7-1 at the first break after a timeout by OC. The Eagles replied, rattling off eight of the next ten points to cut SE's advantage to two, 13-11. Southeastern picked up the pace again after using a timeout and stretched its lead to 18-13 with a pair of kills by Mills and another two from Kruebbe and Rocha.
OC battled back to make it a two-point set, 20-18, and the Storm replied with a kill from Forson and a block by Kruebbe and Williams to go ahead 23-18 and force a timeout by the hosts. Out of the break, Kruebbe slammed down a kill for set point, and a block by Mills and Moffett secured the frame for the Storm 25-20.
SET FIVE
Southeastern trailed 8-7 at the half point in the final set after opening the frame with a 7-3 advantage. OC was quick to reply with a 5-0 run to grab its first lead of the frame. After switching sides, a pair of errors by the Eagles helped the Storm tie the set 10-all, though the Eagles would retake the lead 13-11 moments later. OC stayed in front for the final two points to win the final set 15-12.
The Savage Storm (10-12, 6-5) returns home to host Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. in the Bloomer Sullivan Gym.
