EDMOND, Okla. — Lexie Matthews had 10 kills and eight digs for Southern Nazarene in a 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-16) loss at No. 13 Central Oklahoma.
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The Crimson Storm (9-12) hit .202 (36-16-99) and had three blocks. Matthews hit .350 on the night and was the only SNU player with double-figure kills.
Courtney Bowie had seven kills and two blocks while
McKayla Benner had six kills and a block.
Elyse Berlin had 25 assists, eight digs and five kills.
Abbey Bell had a team-high 13 digs while
Hannah Davis had 10.
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The Bronchos (19-1) had seven blocks on the night and hit .377. Taylor Bevis led the way for UCO with 17 kills as she hit .448. UCO also had six aces.
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The Storm trailed early in the first set 9-5 before Bowie capped a 9-4 run with a kill to give SNU a 14-13 lead. SNU had a 15-14 lead before the Bronchos used a 5-1 run to lead 19-16. UCO held a 24-21 lead, but SNU fought back to cut it to 24-23. Central Oklahoma though held off the Storm to take the first set.
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In the second set, the Bronchos used a 9-4 run to distance themselves midway through the set to push its lead to 2-0. SNU held a 10-9 lead in the third set, but UCO answered with a 16-6 stretch to close out the match.Â
