OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU Volleyball teams are bracing for a pair of crucial Sooner Athletic Conference battles for their Homecoming and Senior Day matches inside the Gaulke Activity Center this weekend as the Evangels host Wayland Baptist for Neon Night at 6 p.m. on Friday before playing Oklahoma Panhandle State on Senior Day Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Senior Day ceremony will take place at 12:45 p.m. before the start of the match on Saturday.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 15-10 (11-7 SAC)
• Last Match: Won vs. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) – 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-19) – Oct. 25, 2025 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Stat Leaders:
  • Kills: Alica Obusekova (252, 3.07 K/S), Seyi Atolagbe (191, 2.20 K/S)
  • Attack Percentage (%, K-E-A; Min 3 ATK/S): Seyi Atolagbe (.380, 191-30-424), Alica Obusekova (.228, 252-87-725)
  • Assists: Casady McKinney (634, 7.29 A/S), Madison Lee (219, 2.52 A/S)
  • Aces: Ryley Bowden (45, 0.52 SA/S), Casady McKinney (33, 0.38 SA/S)
  • Digs: Ryley Bowden (406, 4.67 D/S), Casady McKinney (236, 2.71 D/S)
  • Receive Percentage (%, RE-R, Min 3 REC/S): Ryley Bowden (.943, 21-371), Sydney Martin (.939, 20-330)
  • Blocks: Mia Benson (59, 0.70 B/S), Seyi Atolagbe (56, 0.64 B/S)
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off a pair of dominant showings last weekend inside the Gaulke Activity Center as the Evangels picked up a pair of crucial three-set sweeps over John Brown and College of the Ozarks.
  • In the win against the Bobcats, the Evangels held COFO to its second-lowest attack percentage of the season at .060. Even though Ozarks held MACU to only a .164 hitting clip, the Evangels got a sensational performance from their attack leader Alica Obusekova, who put down 12 kills on a .429 hitting percentage against the second-best blocking team in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
  • In the showdown between two of the top freshmen in the conference between Seyi Atolagbe and Anna Brunner, it was Atolagbe that put up the stronger performance, tallying seven kills on a .375 hitting percentage with six blocks and even though Brunner also notched seven kills and six rejections, Brunner only hit for a .176 clip in the contest, her third-lowest attack rate of the season. The two players both respectively rank second and third in the SAC in attack percentage with Atolagbe hitting .380 and Brunner smacking .322.
  • The weekend slate is a crucial one for MACU as the Evangels currently sit in fifth in the SAC standings with an 11-7 league mark, sitting just a game back of Oklahoma Panhandle State and Wayland Baptist, who are tied for third at 12-6.
  • One of four legendary seniors in the MACU lineup, setter Casady McKinney is on the cusp of achieving a feat of excellence on the court. Already the owner of the program's career aces record, McKinney needs only seven more to become the first to reach 200 while also needing only 26 assists to become just the second Evangels setter to reach 3000 career assists in the NAIA Era (2007-present). Only Calle Solie (2009-12) has achieved the feat with 3675 career dimes.
  • Prior to the start of the OPSU match, Mid-America Christian will honor its four graduating seniors: Ryley Bowden, Sydney Martin, Casady McKinney, and Alica Obusekova.

SCOUTING REPORT
Wayland Baptist (Texas)

• Record: 13-9 (12-6 SAC)
• Last Match: Won vs. Central Christian (Kan.) – 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-22) – Oct. 25, 2025 – Plainview, Texas
• Series vs MACU (2004-): WBU leads 31-13
• Last Match vs MACU: WBU won 3-1 (26-24, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20) – Oct. 4, 2025 – Plainview, Texas
• Series Streak: WBU won 1
• Players to Watch:
  • Deniz Yileri – JR – OH
    • 222 Kills (3.17 K/S), .196 ATK%, 27 Aces (0.39 SA/S), 270 Digs (3.86 D/S), .965 RCV%,
  • Martyna Lewinska – JR – S
    • 718 Assists (10.11 A/S), 17 Aces (0.24 SA/S), 162 Digs (2.28 D/S)
  • Carlee Heidebrecht – SR – RS
    • 222 Digs (3.17 D/S), 175 Kills (2.50 K/S), .189 ATK%, 31 Blocks (0.44 B/S)
  • Fade Ogunbade – SR – MH
    • 71 Blocks (0.93 B/S), 207 Kills (2.72 K/S), .272 ATK%, 73 Digs (0.96 D/S)
• Team Notes:
  • Wayland Baptist took care of business on its home court against two of the bottom teams in the conference in its final home matches of the regular season, sweeping both Langston and Central Christian in straight sets.
  • The Pioneers rank as the fifth-most efficient hitting team in SAC play at .196, just a spot back of MACU at .201. Wayland Baptist is also neck-and-neck with the Evangels when it comes to back row defense, leading the conference in digs per set (19.42) while also ranking fifth in blocks per set (1.75).
  • WBU features a balanced attack with four players averaging at least two kills per set with Deniz Yileri leading the way with 3.17 kills per set on a .196 hitting percentage. Experienced senior middle hitter Fade Ogunbade is perhaps Wayland's most dangerous hitter with a .272 hitting percentage at 2.72 kills per set while also leading the blocking efforts at 71, ranking fourth in the SAC at blocks per set at 0.93.
  • Mid-America Christian will be seeking to split the season series against the Pioneers for the second-straight year after Wayland Baptist came away with the 3-1 win in Plainview back on Oct. 4. The match was a defensive slugfest as both teams recorded season-highs in digs with WBU at 104 to MACU's 97, but the Pioneers were slightly more efficient in the attack with 64 kills on a .207 hitting percentage while the Evangels notched 54 kills on a .170 rate.

Oklahoma Panhandle State

• Record: 14-11 (12-6 SAC)
• Last Match: Won vs. Langston (Okla.) – 3-0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-17) – Oct. 25, 2025 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Series vs MACU (2008-): MACU leads 12-9
• Last Match vs MACU: OPSU won 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21) – Oct. 3, 2025 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Series Streak: OPSU won 1
• Players to Watch:
  • Elena Kagiali – R-SR – OH
    • 356 Kills (3.83 K/S), .251 ATK%, 29 Aces (0.31 SA/S), 308 Digs (3.31 D/S), .951 RCV%, 36 Blocks (0.39 B/S)
  • Mia Sanchez – SR – S
    • 915 Assists (9.53 A/S), 82 Kills (0.85 K/S), .181 ATK%, 239 Digs (2.49 D/S)
  • Winiffer Rodriguez – SR – L/DS
    • 370 Digs (4.63 D/S), .930 RCV%, 18 Aces (0.23 SA/S)
  • Emma Coburn – SR – MB
    • 56 Blocks (0.61 B/S), 89 Kills (0.97 K/S), .172 ATK%, 27 Aces (0.29 SA/S)
• Team Notes:
  • Oklahoma Panhandle State wrapped up its final home matches of the 2025 regular season with a pair of dominant sweeps over Central Christian and Langston last weekend. As a result of the two dominant wins and a week removed from being named NAIA Attacker of the Week, Elena Kagiali was once again named the SAC Attacker of the Week.
  • During SAC play, OPSU has been one of the best hitting teams in the conference, ranking third in the league with a .211 hitting percentage while also being pretty solid on the defensive end, ranking fourth in the conference in digs per set (18.48).
  • The Evangels will need to key on one of the favorites to win SAC Attacker of the Year in Kagiali, who leads the SAC in kills per set (3.83) while posting the 12^th-highest hitting percentage (.251). Kagiali is also outstanding defensively, averaging 3.31 digs per set with a .951 receive percentage.
  • The Aggies senior laden lineup posts many of the best in their position as libero Winiffer Rodriguez ranks second in the conference in digs per set (4.63) while setter Mia Sanchez is dishing out the third-most assists per set (9.54).
  • Mid-America Christian will be looking to avenge a tough loss at OPSU back on Oct. 3 as the Aggies grinded out a nail-biting 3-1 decision inside Anchor D Arena. Even though MACU was the much better side in the attack, notching 57 kills on a .218 hitting percentage to OPSU's 50 kills on a .170 rate, the difference in the match came from the service line. With the Aggies scoring 16 aces to only eight errors and MACU tallying only one ace to 10 miscues, Panhandle outscored the Evangels by an astounding 26-9 from the line.