October 26, 2019

Oklahoma City, OK – Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) volleyball took on the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) leading Oklahoma City University (OCU) Stars in a matchup of the top two team of the SAC on Saturday. The Stars are the 22 ^nd ranked team in the NAIA Top 25 Volleyball Poll and unbeaten in the conference. At the end of the day SAGU (18-7, 11-4) had lost the match and dropped back to a third place tie in the conference standings. Set scores for OCU/SAGU were 25-18, 25-22, 25-14.

Top Performers:

• Nikki Almaguer (JR/Waxahachie, TX) managed 22 digs in three sets for SAGU.
• Ava Myers (FR/Round Top, TX) had 10 kills and a .179 (10-5-28) hitting percentage.
• Sophia Ivey (SR/Round Rock, TX) added 30 assists and 10 defensive digs for the Lady Lions.

Lion Review

• SAGU was blocked 13 times and recorded 9 blocks in the three sets.
• OCU was held to a .112 hitting percentage (33-19-125) for the match but SAGU hit negative for the match at -0.008 (31-32-130).

Moore’s Musings

“We had a very tough loss today to OCU. They (OCU) played one of their worst matches of the season and we chose not to take advantage of their poor play. Our defense was solid, but our offense was non-existent. You cannot hit negative for a match. Some of that was OCU, but we just played poorly. Time to move on and get ready for TWU on Tuesday and another conference weekend of volleyball next week.”

Next Step

Texas Wesleyan University comes to the Sheaffer Center on the campus of SAGU for a Tuesday night matchup on the 29 ^th of October. Match time is set for 7:00 pm. With a win the Lady Lions could force a 3-way tie for 2 ^nd in the SAC. On Friday and Saturday SAGU welcomes Wayland Baptist and Oklahoma Panhandle State to the Sheaffer Center Gymnasium for SAC play.

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