By OAKLEE FIELDER
Sports Editor
On Halloween night, the 6-5 NWOSU Rangers’ volleyball was able to bring home a win by defeating the 8-3 East Central University Tigers in Ada.
The Rangers had a slow start to the game, and the Tigers won the first set 21-25.
The Rangers got back into the game and won the next set 25-22. As the game went on, the Rangers continued to get better and better.
They won the next set 25-19. NWOSU kept the momentum going and finished the Tigers off defeating them in the 4th and final set 25-16. NWOSU took the decisive victory over ECU 3-1.
Rangers 1, SNU 3
In the next game Monday,, the Rangers volleyball fell to the 4-8 Southern Nazarene University 3-1. The first point was scored by the Storm in a close 23-25 set to get the early advantage over the Rangers.
NWOSU fought back in the second set, overcoming the first loss earlier and they beat the Storm 25-21.
The next set was for the SNU Storm as they seemed to end the Rangers’ momentum and got the better of them and got the third set 17-25.
The Rangers were not able to get going again in the final set, and fell to SNU 15-25. Southern Nazarene defeated the Rangers 3 sets to 1.
This game brought the Rangers record to 7-6 in the GAC conference and the Storm to 5-8 in the conference.
After this week, the Rangers sit in the sixth position in the 12 school conference standings. NWOSU’s volleyball has a tough week coming up, facing the No. 7, 6-6 Southeastern Oklahoma State on the Nov. 7, then facing the current No.1, 12-1 Southwestern State University on the Nov. 12, and then going against the No. 4, 8-5 Oklahoma Baptist University.
All of the Rangers games coming up this week are away. They will be in be in Durant for the game against Southeastern Oklahoma State University and in Weatherford for the game against the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs.
The last time the Rangers met Southeastern, they defeated them 3-2.
When the Rangers met the Bulldogs, they fell to SWOSU 2-3.
When NWOSU faced their final opponent the OBU Bison, they were shut out, losing 3-0.
After the last three games, they will head to the GAC conference tournament.
Ivanny Blackwood, No. 15, goes up to spike the ball against SNU Monday.