Great American Conference · 2026 season
Southwestern Okla.
12–8
Overall
5–3
GAC
.231
Hitting % · 54th in D2
.193
Opponents hit · 165th in D2
80
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Central seed 8.0
Projected Central seed 8.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 4:00 PM CT
at Harding 15–4
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Reception error %6.6% · 41st in D2
- Kills per set13.32 · 46th in D2
- Assists per set12.34 · 45th in D2
- Digs per set16.64 · 45th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Aces per set1.24 · 258th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Madeline Harris | MB | 26 | 25 | 59 | 0.96 | .220 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.23 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Jenna Houk | OH | 74 | 226 | 687 | 3.05 | .194 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 3.14 | 3.35 |
| 3 | Mackenzie Sims | S | 74 | 34 | 151 | 0.46 | .172 | 10.0521st D2 | 0.24 | 0.39 | 2.77 | 0.91 |
| 4 | Josci Buckley | OH | 17 | 7 | 30 | 0.41 | .000 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.47 |
| 5 | Morgan Ritchie | OH | 69 | 134 | 360 | 1.94 | .261 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 2.23 |
| 6 | Sydnee Winfrey | MB | 74 | 176 | 414 | 2.38 | .280 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 1.0355th D2 | 0.76 | 3.06 |
| 7 | Libbie Hughs | L/DS | 74 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.55 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Layla Collins | OH | 73 | 223 | 677 | 3.05 | .194 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 1.05 | 3.47 |
| 11 | Jada Permenter | L/DS | 74 | 1 | 15 | 0.01 | .000 | 0.93 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 4.6851st D2 | 0.27 |
| 12 | Willow Deckinger | L/DS | 69 | 2 | 7 | 0.03 | .000 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 1.67 | 0.32 |
| 14 | Alexia Ene | OH | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0.07 | .200 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.17 |
| 20 | Haley Thomas | S | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0.11 | .100 | 2.17 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.28 |
| 24 | Lydia Steckel | MB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0.10 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| 32 | Katja Blanchat | MB | 74 | 154 | 328 | 2.08 | .36939th D2 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 0.31 | 2.55 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won53.8% of 158
- Sideout %64.6% · all rallies 57.8%
- Point-scoring %43.0% · all rallies 45.3%
- Late kills–errorsBlanchat 12–1 · Houk 15–6 · Winfrey 10–2 · Collins 10–5 · Ritchie 5–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run11 straight · 25–13 in set 3 vs. William Jewell 09/04
- Longest run against11 straight · 11–20 in set 3 vs. Arkansas Tech 10/08
- Sets with a 5-point run26 for · 20 against · of 74
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 25–23 in set 2 vs. Western Colo. 08/27
down 7, won 25–21 in set 4 vs. Southern Nazarene 09/08
down 6, won 25–23 in set 1 vs. Truman St. 09/03 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
Southwestern Okla. news
- Bulldogs Outlasted in Five at Arkansas TechOct 8
- SWOSU Coaches Show - Week 6Oct 7
- Permenter, Carter Collect Bulldogs of the WeekOct 5
- This Week in SWOSU Athletics (Oct. 5-11)Oct 5
- Bulldogs Bounce Back with Sweep of Henderson StateOct 2
Headlines from Southwestern Okla. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at  Western Colo. | 7–10 | L 2–3 21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 26-24, 12-15 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Sul Ross St. | 0–17 | W 3–1 25-13, 25-11, 23-25, 25-19 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  N.M. Highlands | 3–14 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-17, 25-16 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Lubbock Christian | 8–9 | L 0–3 24-26, 19-25, 27-29 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | vs.  Mo. Southern St. | 6–11 | L 0–3 14-25, 23-25, 12-25 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Truman St. | 7–9 | W 3–1 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | at  Pittsburg St. | 12–6 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-22, 29-27 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  William Jewell | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-14, 25-13 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | at  Southern Nazarene GAC | 13–8 | W 3–1 25-18, 15-25, 25-23, 25-21 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Drury | 12–4 | W 3–2 26-24, 29-31, 25-21, 13-25, 15-13 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Mo.-St. Louis | 11–5 | L 1–3 19-25, 17-25, 25-15, 16-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Washburn | 17–3 | L 0–3 12-25, 16-25, 22-25 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs.  Okla. Baptist GAC | 16–4 | L 0–3 13-25, 21-25, 24-26 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | at  East Central GAC | 8–12 | W 3–1 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-12 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs.  Southeastern Okla. GAC | 9–10 | W 3–0 29-27, 25-21, 25-18 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | at  Northwestern Okla. GAC | 8–13 | W 3–1 25-15, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs.  Cameron | 1–16 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-18, 25-17 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs.  Ouachita Baptist GAC | 10–10 | L 2–3 25-10, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 7-15 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs.  Henderson St. GAC | 10–10 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-19, 25-19 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | at  Arkansas Tech GAC | 11–9 | L 2–3 20-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 12-15 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at  Harding GAC | 15–4 | Oct 9, 4:00 PM CT 32% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | vs.  Ark.-Monticello GAC | 2–19 | Oct 15, 4:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs.  Southern Ark. GAC | 6–14 | Oct 16, 4:00 PM CT 87% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | vs. Southern Nazarene GAC | 13–8 | Oct 22, 6:00 PM CT 68% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | vs. East Central GAC | 8–12 | Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 82% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Okla. Baptist GAC | 16–4 | Oct 29, 7:00 PM CT 30% |
| Tue, Nov 3 | at Southeastern Okla. GAC | 9–10 | Nov 3, 6:00 PM CT 67% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | vs. Northwestern Okla. GAC | 8–13 | Nov 5, 6:00 PM CT 88% |