DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern got a combined 30 kills from
Gabby Jones and
Rylee Jackson as Southeastern scored its biggest win of the season, knocking off No. 22 Oklahoma Baptist 3-0 on Thursday evening in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium.
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The win is the first win over a ranked opponent under head coach
Nicole Solum-Mitchell and lifts the Savage Storm to 10-14 overall on the season and 5-7 in Great American Conference play.
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SE also hands the Bison their first loss in league play this season and snapped a 10-game winning streak.
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"Beyond proud of this group and this program," said Solum-Mitchell. "To have a Top-25 win and to end their hope for a perfect season. We had a mindset shift and it worked for us. The crowd played a huge role for us and we cannot thank them enough. We are excited for our next opportunity to play!"
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Jones turned in a match-high 16 kills on the night, hitting .233 on 43 attacks and added 13 digs to round out a double-double.Â
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Jackson was right behind with 14 kills, while
Sophee Dean added six.
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Jasmin Dion finished the match with 33 assists while adding four kills on offense and 13 digs defensively.
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Patience Lewis logged 22 digs in the effort, followed by 14 from
Kylee Turner with Dion and Jones turning in 13 apiece.
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Southeastern came out firing, jumping out to a 7-1 lead in the first set on the strength of three Jones kills.
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The Storm maintained the lead throughout the set, with OBU closing the score late, using a 10-1 run to turn a 20-13 Storm lead into a 23-21 deficit.
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SE would then take seven of the next 10 points to rally for a 28-26 win and open up a 1-0 lead.
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The teams traded points to open the second set, but he Storm would again push out to a lead in the first half of the set, going up by as many as four points before the Bison rallied to knot the set at 19-19.
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The Storm pushed out to a 23-20 lead, but OBU answered with three-straight points to again tie the set at 23-23.
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Dean then closed out the set with back-to-back kills to take the set 25-23 and take a 2-0 lead.
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In the final set the Storm jumped out to a 6-1 lead and never looked back as Jackson's six third-set kills powered SE to a commanding 25-14 win to secure the upset victory.
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