BETHANY, Okla. — Southwestern Christian University volleyball battled Oklahoma City University on Monday night at Pickens-Springer Gym, taking the opening set before falling to the Stars, 3-1.
SCU opened the match with a strong performance in the first set, earning a 26-24 victory to take an early 1-0 lead. Oklahoma City responded in the second set, winning 25-21 to even the match.
The Stars carried that momentum into the third set, claiming a 25-19 victory before closing out the match with a 25-16 win in the fourth set.
Emery Hulme led the Eagles offensively with 15 kills on 52 attacks while also recording five service aces. Mercedes Ewing added nine kills, while Jovana Perovic finished with six kills and Dani McCampbell contributed four.
SCU's offense recorded 41 kills on 137 attacks, hitting .168 for the match. The Eagles also collected 39 assists, 51 digs and 11 service aces.
The Eagles played especially well in the opening set, overcoming Oklahoma City's 63 kills and .250 hitting percentage overall to take the first frame. SCU also led the Stars in the first set, 11-4 in kills, according to the match statistics.
Defensively, Ana Turone led SCU with 20 digs, while Ava Burns added nine digs and Karen Jimenez recorded eight. Hulme contributed five digs to go along with her team-high 15 kills.
With the result, SCU moves to 4-8 overall and 2-8 in conference play, while Oklahoma City improves to 13-3 overall and 8-2 in conference play.
The Eagles will look to bounce back in their next match as they continue conference play.
