MONTICELLO, Ark. - Four Blossoms surpass a one-hundred mark in season digs, as the Bison handed Arkansas-Monticello a three-set defeat Thursday night inside Steelman Fieldhouse, 17-25, 16-25, 12-25.

The Blossoms were held to a -.037 hitting percentage on 21 kills, alongside 2 aces, 4 blocks, and 46 digs. 

Jasmine Welton led the Blossoms with seven kills, Bruna Silva assisted on nine attacks and Jordan Wehr recorded 10 digs.

With her 10 digs in the match Jordan Wehr has recorded 200 digs for the season, with Evalyn Dang's five bringing her to 103, Valeria Velez's four, bringing her to 102 digs, and Maelie Cooke's eight, bringing her to 100 digs for the season.
 

FIRST SET (17-25 OBU, OBU leads 1-0)
Arkansas-Monticello was on the board first, 1-0, but allowed the Bison to score two four-unanswered point runs early to take a, 6-10 lead. Despite the effort from the offense, the Blossoms could not break the deficit, falling behind the Bison 11-17. OBU pulled away to, 15-23, but UAM were able to hold them at bay, recording two points of their own, 17-23. The Bisons would hold back as an attack error and kill sealed the deal for a, 25-17 win for OBU.

SECOND SET (16-25 OBU, OBU leads 2-0)
The Blossoms saw themselves down early, 6-5, however, four consecutive points for the Bisons would see them pull away to, 10-5. OBU would outscore UAM seven points to one to take the lead, 17-8. The Blossoms brought the score to, 16-23, due to kills from Kerrigan Biggs and Valeria Velez. This last-minute rally from UAM did not provide much as the Bison were able to take set two thanks to an attack error from the Blossoms' defense, 25-16.

THIRD SET (12-25 OBU, OBU wins 3-0)
After an extended break, the Blossoms seemed to be in their best position of the night being up to the Bisons, 6-4. The early energy would not last, as the Blossoms allowed OBU to score eight consecutive points to cut the lead in half, 12-6. Those points would stall Arkansas-Monitcello, as they scored only six points compared to Oklahoma Baptist's eight, 12-20. The Bison scored another five unanswered to win the final set, 12-25, and the match 3-0.

GAME NOTES

• This evening's match was the 9th meeting between the Blossoms and Bison.
• Mia Smalls reached 405 season assists in the match to bring her all-time career record to 1,526.

POSTGAME INTERVIEW WITH HEAD COACH ARLICIA ORTIZ

UP NEXT
The Blossoms return to the court tomorrow afternoon, Friday, October 18, as they take on the Crimson Storm of Southern Nazarene University inside Steelman Fieldhouse. First serve is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear black to show support to those who are fighting Melanoma.

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