ARKADELPHIA, Ark – Ouachita sealed their seventh and eighth wins of the season against Union University and Mississippi College. The Tigers surrendered only one set on the day to Union University, ending in four sets 3-1 and 3-0 against Mississippi College.
 
Head Coach Allison Frizzell-Kizer had encouraging words for her team saying, "It feels awesome to be on our home floor and start off by protecting our house, especially with four in a row. How we fought at home is what I am more proud of than the win at home. Very proud of Rileigh Fielder stepping it up as a freshman just like we needed too is wonderful because you never know when we are going to need her to step up and finish a game for us. As for J.J. (Julianna Mack), she reads well, touches well, serve-receives great and keeps us in system and we need to be in system, so she does that for us." Mack ended the weekend with 62 digs.
 
Stormi Leonard finished the weekend assisting Ouachita players 165 times and is now 241 assists away from breaking the Great American Conference career assists record. Adrianna Nolly recorded 71 kills, 21 more than she did last weekend when she was named the Player of the Week for the GAC.
 
The Tigers will move into conference play against Arkansas Monticello next Tuesday. "We are looking forward to starting conference with the energy that we have had and the fight that we have had in the past two weekends," said Frizzell-Kizer.
 
Match One: Ouachita 3, Union 1
After coming off of two strong wins in day one of the Reddie-Tiger Challence, Ouachita's Lady Tigers pulled away from the Union University Bulldogs in four sets for their seventh win of the season.
 
Set one began with a 4-0 breakout along with a lead by as much as six at 13-7 for the Bulldogs. The Tigers responded with a 6-0 run of their own to tie things up at 13 before it was a neck and neck battle, where Ouachita pulled away the set 27-25.
 
It was identical second set to the first with neither team surrendering an inch. Throughout 12 lead changes in the match, the Bulldogs tied the match at 1-1 apiece, 25-23.
 
Ouachita rose to the occasion in set three making a 10-3 run to go ahead 14-11, as well as combating that lead with an additional offensive run of 8-1, to go up by 10 points 22-11. A late surge of energy by the Bulldogs found them back within five before the Tigers sealed the deal, winning the third set 25-17.
 
Ouachita hit for their best percentage at .448 in the set, holding Union to .120. The Tigers jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the fourth and final set of the match. Ouachita closed out the match with six straight points and gained their third victory in the tournament.
 
Adrianna Nolly (20 kills), Tabatha Huckabee (13 kills), and Katie Camp (12 kills) powered the Tigers offensively in the match along with Stormi Leonard's 45 assists. Defensively, Julianna Mack recorded 14 digs while Leonard finished with 11 digs of her own. This was Stormi Leonard's third double-double of the season.
 
Match Two: Ouachita 3, Mississippi College 0
Despite three back and forth sets between Ouachita and Mississippi College, the Tigers won the match in straight sets against the Choctaws.
 
The Tigers jumped out to a quick 16-7 lead over the Choctaws before Mississippi College began their climb back into the set. The Choctaws pulled within two points and set point before a service error allowed the Tigers to take set one 25-22.
 
A quick 6-2 start was issued by the Tigers before the Choctaws responded with a run of their own to tie the set up at 10-10 each. From each point forward, the Tigers battled with the Choctaws for the advantage point, but the Tigers chipped away to get the final two points clinching the set 28-26.
 
Set three found the Choctaws on top for the majority of the set. A late spark of energy by Mississippi College kept the match tied 20-20, before the Tigers made a 5-1 run and sealed their eighth victory on the season.
 
Adrianna Nolly led all attackers with 15 kills in the match, while Stormi Leonard assisted the Tigers 42 times and blocked the Choctaws 5 times. Julianna Mack also contributed 19 digs defensively.
 
Undefeated (8-0) Ouachita will play their next game on September 4 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (1-4) for the first Great American Conference game.