Box Score 3 Winner Ouachita Baptist OUA 12-7,3-4 GAC 2 Southern Nazarene SN 4-14,1-6 GAC Winner Ouachita Baptist OUA 12-7,3-4 GAC 3 Final Oct. 11, 2024 2 Southern Nazarene SN 4-14,1-6 GAC Set Scores Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Ouachita Baptist OUA 25 25 22 25 15 (3) Southern Nazarene SN 18 27 25 21 13 (2) Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/12/2024 11:42:00 AM | Mia Moddelmog, Director of Athletics Communications Storm Lose Heartbreaker to Ouachita Baptist A five set thriller goes to the Tigers, 3-2 BETHANY, Okla. - The Crimson Storm returned to their home court inside the Sawyer Center to host Ouachita Baptist for an afternoon matchup. In another five set thriller the Tigers left Bethany with the victory as they defeated the Storm. The two squads went to battle early, but the Tigers (12-7, 3-4 GAC) took an early lead. A few more kills from the Tigers pushed their lead to 14-8. The Storm (4-14,1-6 GAC) was able to respond by utilizing a pair of kills from Riley Richardson and an ace from Emma Grace Moddelmog tied the score at 14 all. A 5-0 run from the Tigers proved costly as they took over the lead, 22-16. Ouachita kept their foot on the gas powering down a few more kills to claim set one, 25-18. SNU looked to even the score as they took an early lead thanks to a serving run from Katelyn Branson. The Crimson Storm continued to tack on the kills as Kate Wright got in on the scoring. Whitney Bowie went on a serving run of her own to help push the SNU lead to five. Ouachita was not going down without a fight as they continued to claw back. Kills from Moddelmog and Rayanna Mauldin continued the momentum for Southern Nazarene. A kill from Richardson gave the Storm match point, but the Tigers went on a 4-0 to tie the score 24 all. A few more kills from Wright and Richardson were all it took as SNU took set two, 27-25. The teams went back and forth once again to open up set three. A pair of serving runs from Branson and Bowie allowed SNU to snag the lead. The Storm maintained their control as Wright and Mauldin powered down the kills to get set point. Richardson claimed the match with another kill as Southern Nazarene took the set, 25-22. The Tigers took an early lead to open up set four. A Mauldin kill and an ace from Moddelmog tied the score at 9-9. Ouachita then took back their lead utilizing a 6-1 run. SNU continued to battle back, but it was not enough as the Tigers claimed a match point. Wright got in one final kill before the Tigers powered down one of their own to take the fourth set, 25-21. The SNU attackers went to work early on as Bowie, Richardson, and Tessa Henry tacked on kills to give the Storm an early lead, 5-4. Bowie and Mauldin then teamed up for a pair of kills to push the Storm lead 8-7. The Tigers continued to chip away, ultimately taking the lead 11-10 after a kill. Another kill gave Ouachita match point, but a kill from Bowie gave the Storm some hope leaving the score to read, 14-13. A service error from SNU was all it took for the Tigers to run away with the set, 15-13, and the match, 3-2. Next Up The Storm will travel up the road to take on Oklahoma Christian on Tuesday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m., in a non-conference matchup with the Eagles. Print Friendly Version
