THE RUNDOWN

Ouachita Baptist volleyball jumped out to a big lead early in its match against Southern Arkansas and never relented in a 3-0 victory at Sturgis Physical Education Center on Tuesday. The Tigers won the first 11 points of the match en route to their first sweep of the season.

After an EJ Day kill on the match's first point, Kellen Church served for 10 straight points as the Tigers built an 11-0 lead. Ouachita won the first set 25-15 to set the tone for the rest of the match.

A .321 team hitting percentage helped Ouachita take the second by a score of 25-17, as Day and Karli Ferguson combined for seven kills.

The third set was the closest of the night, as SAU battled back from a 24-20 hole to win three straight points before a kill by Day finished off the match.
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- The Tigers have now won 10 straight matches against the Muleriders
- Ouachita improved to 3-4 on the season
- Day's 16 kills were a career high

BY THE NUMBERS

.274 - The Tigers' .274 team hitting percentage was their highest of the season by .121
9 - Ouachita recorded only nine attack errors on the night, its fewest since the 2018 season
.625 - Emily Low recorded a .625 hitting percentage, recording five kills with no errors

UP NEXT
The Tigers are back at SPEC for the second of three straight home matches to take on Arkansas-Monticello on Tuesday