Waxahachie, TX – The SAGU Volleyball team picked up two more Sooner Athletic Conference wins on Friday and Saturday as they remain undefeated (6-0) in conference play and take sole possession of first place in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
GM 1 vs Science and Arts:
The Lions swept the Drovers in three sets on Friday night winning each match by a margin of seven or more points.
Alexis Mealer and
Ava Myers led the Lions with eight kills each, and
Emma Tomkins followed with seven kills. Tomkins led the SAGU defense with six total blocks, and
Tessa Glick added eleven digs to continue her stellar year as a defensive specialist. Coming off her SAC Setter of the Week award,
Riley Burcham totaled 28 assists on the night. In total the Lions led the Drovers in kills, aces, blocks, assists, and digs as they took a 3-0 victory.
GM 2 vs Mid-America Christian:
The Lions saw their toughest conference match of the season as they defeated Mid-America Christian in five sets after being down 2-0. The Evangels defeated the Lions in the first two sets 25-22 and 25-16. In set one, MACU finished seven points in a row to tie up the set. They would then go on to finish three straight points to win set one 25-22. The Evangels continued to show their fight as they defeated the Lions again 25-16 in set two thanks to a few costly mistakes by the Lions. Down 2-0, the Lions showed why they are the Sooner Athletic Conference first place team and currently 12-3 on the year as they came back to win the next three sets 25-23, 25-10, and 15-6. SAGU began to find a rhythm in the third set as they fought to stay alive and finished a close 25-23 set win. The fourth set brought out a dominant effort from the Lions as they finished eight points in a row to take a 17-6 lead. The Lions went on to finish the next eight of twelve points scored to take a 25-10 set victory and tie the game 2-2. The fifth set saw fight from both team as they battled, but it was SAGU who finished six points in a row to take an 11-5 lead and followed quickly with four straight points to finish the game and take the victory over Mid-America Christian in five sets.
Alexis Mealer led the way with thirteen kills, while
Abby Wells followed with eleven kills, and
Ava Myers had ten kills.
Riley Burcham continued her stellar performance earning a double-double with 37 assists and 15 digs.
Tessa Glick added seventeen digs while
Madison Petten added 15 digs. With these two wins, SAGU volleyball moves to 12-3 on the year and 6-0 in conference play holding sole possession of first place in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Up Next:
The Lions will continue conference play with another tough matchup against Wayland Baptist on Friday, September 24, at 6:00 PM in Plainview, Texas. Wayland Baptist is currently in 2
nd place of the Sooner Athletic Conference. The Lions will then face Oklahoma Panhandle on Saturday, September 25, at 1:00 PM in Goodwell, Oklahoma.
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