ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Ouachita Tigers won their third straight conference match on Saturday, defeating the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm 3-0. The Tigers outscored the Savage Storm 25-20, 25-18 and 25-17.
 
Southeastern (4-17, 2-7 GAC) grabbed the first lead of the match, but a kill by Jayme Shell followed by consecutive kills from Abby Pickett put Ouachita (12-6, 6-3 GAC) ahead 3-1. The Tigers maintained the lead throughout the set, and a kill by Kori Bullard gave Ouachita the 25-20 win.
 
Pickett led the offense for Ouachita with six kills on eight attempts in the first set. The Tigers committed only four attack errors while forcing six errors from the Savage Storm.
 
The Savage Storm grabbed a 1-0 lead again in the second set, but Ouachita eventually took an 8-7 lead and never looked back. The set featured a 5-0 run by the Tigers, and Ouachita finished the game on a 5-2 run with a kill from Caitlin Cantrell ending the set.
 
Five different Tigers recorded two kills in the second set, with Pickett leading the charge with five. Ouachita did not commit a single attack error in the set, while forcing five from the Savage Storm. The Tigers posted a team attack percentage of .417.
 
Ouachita opened the final set with a 4-0 run and later took a 9-2 lead. The Tigers eventually ended the set and the match with three consecutive points, with Cantrell getting the final point on a kill from Stormi Leonard.
 
Bullard led the third set with four kills, followed by Cantrell with three. For the match, Pickett had a match-high 13 kills, followed by Bullard with seven and Shell with six. Ouachita posted a .290 attack percentage for the match.
 
Leonard finished with 31 assists for Ouachita, and Ashley Wake had a team-high 11 digs.
 
Ouachita will be back in action on Friday, Oct 23, as the Tigers travel to Weatherford, Okla. to take on Southwestern Oklahoma State. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m.