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Bronchos Stay Perfect

Barbara Jackson
Box Score

BOLIVAR, Mo. (Sept. 23) – Barbara Jackson had a career-high 23 kills and undefeated Central Oklahoma overcame an early deficit to topple Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association rival Southwest Baptist here Tuesday night.
 
The Bronchos dropped the first set 25-23 – just their fourth lost set of the season – before rebounding with 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 victories to improve to 14-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference in continuing the best start in school history.
 
"We got off to a slow start and didn't play our best, but I was proud of the way we bounced back after losing the first set," head coach Edgar Miraku said.  "It was a tough road trip and I thought we handled it well.  We just need to keep working hard at getting better every day, which this group has done."
 
Jackson led the way as the junior outside hitter hit .295 with 23 kills and five errors in 61 attacks while adding 17 digs and three service aces.
 
Sabetha Young hit .333 with 14 kills and UCO also got 10 kills from Bonnie Vernon, nine from Allison Barr and five kills with four blocks from Juliette Smith.  Setter Katy Davis handed out a career-best 56 kills, while Whitney Gifford (29 digs) and Carissa Ophus (25 digs) paced the defense.
 
UCO trailed 8-3 early in the first set and dropped just its fifth set of the season in falling into an early hole, but the Bronchos quickly recovered by dominating the next two sets.
 
The Bearcats had a 4-3 lead early in the second set before Young had three kills to key a 5-1 run that put  UCO in front to stay at 8-5 and Vernon had the last three kills to close out the nine-point victory that tied the match.
 
The Bronchos took control in the third set, getting two kills apiece from Barr and Jackson in a 9-1 spurt that turned a precarious 12-11 lead into a comfortable 21-11 cushion en route to a 12-point win.
 
UCO then closed out the match in the fourth set, jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead and turning back a pair of SBU rallies down the stretch.
 
The Bronchos return home this weekend for two conference matches, hosting Northwest Missouri at 7 p.m. Friday and Missouri Western at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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