DURANT, Okla. -
Gabby Jones and
Rylee Jackson combined for 31 kills as Southeastern bounced back from an opening set loss to pick up a 3-1 win over rival East Central on Thursday night in Ada, Okla.
The win if the fourth-straight for the team and lifts the Savage Storm record to 13-14 overall on the season and 7-7 in Great American Conference play heading into the final week of the regular season.
Jones led the way for SE with 16 kills while hitting .308 for the match and adding 10 digs.
Jackson was right behind with 15 kills and hit .297 for the match, with
Nykeriah Allen adding seven and
Sophee Dean chipping in six.
Jasmin Dion propelled the offense with 40 assists while putting up three kills and 11 digs.
Patience Lewis led all defenders with 25 digs, while
Kylee Turner added 14 digs, followed by Dion's 11 and Jones' 10.
Southeastern saw a nine-set winning streak come to an end in the first set as the Tigers rallied from a 23-19 deficit late in the set to take the set 26-24.
Dean led the way in set two with four kills as the Storm tok an early lead an pulled away before picking up a 25-20 win to even the match at 1-1.
Jackson turned in seven kills and Jones added five in the third set as the Storm never trailed, scoring the first four points in the set and pulling away for a 25-16 win to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
Jackson added six more kills in the fourth set and Jones posted five and SE once again never trailed in the set on its way to a 25-15 win and a 3-1 victory in the match