SE Volleyball Tripped Up by Oklahoma Christian 3-0

WICHITA FALLS, Texas – On day two of play at the Midwestern State Invitational, Southeastern fell to Oklahoma Christian 3-0 on Friday afternoon.
 
Gabby Jones led the attack with 11 kills and added two blocks and seven digs to her totals. Jasmin Dion continued to pull the stings on offense in her second start with a team-high 21 assists, while Laura Weatherford paced the side with nine digs.
 
SE (0-2) wraps up play at the Midwestern State Invitational with two more matches tomorrow, starting at 9 a.m. against William Jewell.
 
Set One
Southeastern held the early advantage in the first set behind a kill from Noelia Rocha and two more from Jones to lead 4-3. A quick 3-0 run by the Eagles flipped the lead in their favor, and Oklahoma Christian soon grew its edge to 15-9 on another flurry of points. A kill from Jones would end the Eagles' run and cut the gap to five, but another burst of points from OCU pushed them to a set win 25-13.
 
Set Two
SE rattled three straight points to get the frame started and stayed ahead with another three kills from Maci Morrison, Jones and Alexis Williams to lead 7-5. From there, the set went back and forth with two sides trading points tied at 13-all. The Eagles looked to break things open with a 4-0 run, but the Storm quickly replied with a burst of points to remain within one, 17-16. However, OCU had found its footing in the frame and scored eight of the final ten points to take the frame 25-18.
 
Set Three
A quick flurry of scores for the Storm, including a 4-0 run, gave the blue and gold a 5-3 edge, which soon grew to 10-7 after an ace from Williams. The Eagles replied with a run of their own, outscoring SE 7-1 in the next exchanges to grab the lead again, 14-11. Southeastern stayed close and built a 4-0 run to tie the set, but for the second time, OCU had an answer with another 7-1 burst to go ahead 23-17. Despite late pressure from the Storm, Oklahoma Christian closed out the set, winning 25-19.