MONTICELLO, Arkansas – The Ouachita volleyball team earned its 10th Great American Conference victory of the season Tuesday night with a 3-0 road win over Arkansas-Monticello.
The Tigers (14-11, 10-3 GAC) won by set scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 25-18 to complete their second three-set sweep of the Weevils (2-25, 0-13 GAC) this season. Ouachita also defeated UAM in three sets in the teams' September meeting in Arkadelphia.
Leah Gardner was dominant in Tuesday night's match, racking up a season-high 16 kills and only committing one attack error on 32 attempts for a .469 hitting percentage. Sophie Henry and Ella Irons added nine kills apiece, while Kylie Craven finished with eight.
Mack Bidwell recorded 41 assists in the win for her seventh match this season with at least 40. Kylie Kisgen led the defensive effort with 21 digs, marking her seventh match this season with at least 20. Delaney Gonzalez added 20 digs, reaching at least 20 in a match for the first time in her career. Henry paced the Tigers at the net with four total blocks.
Ouachita finished with 46 kills and a .237 hitting percentage, holding UAM to 28 kills and a .098 hitting percentage. The Tigers also held advantages in assists (43-27) and digs (78-62).
Ouachita returns to Arkadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 29, to host Harding at the Sturgis Physical Education Center. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
