OKLAHOMA CITY – Coming off a thrilling three-set victory at Science & Arts on Wednesday night to open Sooner Athletic Conference play, the MACU Volleyball team will host its first pair of SAC matches inside the Gaulke Activity Center this weekend as the Evangels face Central Christian at 6 p.m. on Friday before battling Langston at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 6-2 (1-0 SAC)
• Last Match: Won at Science & Arts – 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 31-29) – Sept. 3, 2025 – Chickasha, Okla.
• Stat Leaders:
  • Kills: Alica Obusekova (69, 2.56 K/S), Seyi Atolagbe (67, 2.39 K/S)
  • Attack Percentage (%, K-E-A, Min. 3 ATT/S): Seyi Atolagbe (.442, 67-10-129), Karlee Siegfried (.179, 53-24-162)
  • Assists: Casady McKinney (183, 6.54 A/S), Madison Lee (80, 2.86 A/S)
  • Aces: Ryley Bowden (20, 0.71 SA/S), Sydney Martin (11, 0.39 SA/S)
  • Digs: Ryley Bowden (100, 3.57 D/S), Kaetlen Schier (96, 3.43 D/S)
  • Receive Percentage (%, RE-R, Min. 3 ATT/S): Karlee Siegfried (.961, 3-77), .956 (4-90)
  • Blocks: Seyi Atolagbe (19, 0.68 B/S), Mia Benson (18, 0.64 B/S
• Team Notes:
  • Wednesday night's match at Science & Arts was a defensive slugfest, but Mid-America Christian came up clutch when it needed to in each set to come away with a thrilling three-set sweep inside the USAO Fieldhouse.
  • One of the biggest factors in the win against the Drovers was MACU's ability to finish. When the Evangels lost to the Drovers last season, USAO won all three of its sets by three points or less while this year, MACU turned the tables on the Drovers by winning two of its three sets by a pair of points, which included making late runs in all three sets to pull it out.
  • While the Drovers were able to keep the reigning SAC Attacker of the Week Seyi Atolagbe in-check through the first two sets, holding the freshman to just four kills, the powerhouse middle came through in the clutch for MACU in the third set. Atolagbe tallied four kills in the set, including a pair of clutch game-tying kills that made it 23-23 and 24-24 before coming up with the match-point kill in extras to seal the 31-29 win.
  • After getting off to a rough start to the season, recording only 30 kills on a .067 hitting percentage, senior outside Alica Obusekova has started to find her stride over the last four matches. In that time frame, the Bratislava, Slovakia product as tallied 39 kills on a .286 hitting clip, hitting north of .220 in all four of those matches. Obusekova led the offensive charge against the Drovers with 10 kills on a .292 attack rate.

SCOUTING REPORT
Central Christian (Kan.)

• Record: 2-3 (0-1 SAC)
• Last Match: Lost at Langston – 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-18) – Sept. 2, 2025 – Langston, Okla.
• Series vs MACU (2011-): MACU leads 16-1
• Last Match vs MACU: MACU won 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-15) – Oct. 19, 2024 – McPherson, Kan.
• Series Streak: MACU won 4
• Players to Watch:
  • Sydnie Jones – SO – OH
    • 44 Kills (2.93 K/S), .176 ATK%, 14 Digs (0.93 D/S)
  • Maddie Nix – JR – S
    • 128 Assists (8.00 A/S), 5 Aces (0.31 SA/S), 47 Digs (2.94 D/S)
  • Alysen Harris – SR – DS/L
    • 67 Digs (4.19 D/S), .944 RCV%
  • Alysa Johnson – FR – MB
    • 10 Blocks (0.63 B/S), 26 Kills (1.63 K/S), .153 ATK%
• Team Notes:
  • Much like MACU, Central Christian opened SAC play with a midweek match at Langston on Tuesday. After comfortably winning the first set 25-18 by notching 11 kills on a .333 attack percentage, the Tigers struggled to find a rhythm the rest of the way as CCCK notched only 29 kills on a .051 hitting clip.
  • Through their first five matches of the season, the Tigers have been timid in the attack, posting the second-lowest hitting percentage in the SAC at .102 while ranking ninth in kills per set at 10.75. Despite the offensive struggles, Central Christian has been able to find some scoring in service, ranking fifth in the league at 1.81 aces per set.
  • Even though CCCK hasn't been able to generate much offense, the Tigers have been relatively solid on the defensive end, holding their opposition to only a .137 hitting percentage while their back row leads the conference in digs per set at 17.50.
  • Sydnie Jones leads the Tigers in the attack, averaging 2.93 kills per set on a .176 hitting percentage while Maddie Nix will run the passing game out of the 5-1 rotation, averaging 8.00 assists per set. Alysen Harris is one of the SAC's leaders in the back row, ranking second in the conference in digs per set at 4.19.
  • Mid-America Christian will be looking to keep its hot streak going against Central Christian as the Evangels have won 16 of the first 17 meetings since the teams started facing each other in 2011. Last season, the Evangels swept CCCK in both meetings, winning 25-9, 25-17, 25-12 inside the Gaulke Activity Center on Sept. 13 before plugging away a 25-17, 25-17, 25-15 win at Central on Oct. 19.

Langston (Okla.)

• Record: 5-5 (1-0 SAC)
• Last Match: Won vs. Central Christian (Kan.) – 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-18) – Sept. 2, 2025 – Langston, Okla.
• Series vs MACU (2013-): MACU leads 16-3
• Last Match vs MACU: MACU won 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-11) – Oct. 17, 2024 – Langston, Okla.
• Series Streak: MACU won 15
• Players to Watch:
  • Ayanna Moore – FR – OH/OPP
    • 95 Kills (2.71 K/S), .133 ATK%, 9 Aces (0.26 SA/S), 60 Digs (1.71 D/S), .913 RCV%, 16 Blocks (0.46 B/S)
  • Meagan Anderson – JR – S
    • 183 Assists (5.72 A/S), 26 Kills (0.81 K/S), .120 ATK%, 46 Digs (1.44 D/S)
  • Leah McCall – JR – L
    • 126 Digs (3.60 D/S), .949 RCV%, 15 Aces (0.43 SA/S)
  • Teia Woodson – SR – MH/OPP
    • 16 Blocks (0.46 B/S), 75 Kills (2.14 K/S), .241 ATK%
• Team Notes:
  • After getting off to an 0-4 start to the season, Langston has fared much better as of late, winning five of its last six matches, which includes a SAC opening 3-1 win over Central Christian inside C.F. Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
  • Heading into their match at USAO on Friday night, Langston is boasting the third-lowest hitting percentage in the conference at .135 while ranking second-to-last in kills per set at 10.34. While the Lions rank sixth in the conference in service at 1.77 aces per set, they have given up a lot of points back in serve receive as they rank last in reception errors with 67.
  • Even though Langston has not been the most effective in the attack, the Lions have made up for it with strong back row play, holding opponents to a .120 hitting percentage despite only averaging 1.2 blocks per set.
  • Freshman outside Ayanna Moore and senior middle Teia Woodson will lead the Lions attack with Moore leading the team with 2.71 kills per set while Woodson is boasting the highest hitting percentage at .241 while notching 2.14 terminations per set in her own right. Langston primarily runs a 5-1 setter rotation with Meagan Anderson leading the distribution efforts at 5.72 assists per set while junior libero Leah McCall has been very sound in the back row, leading the conference in digs at 126 (3.60 per set) while also fielding a solid .949 receive percentage.
  • The Evangels will be seeking to keep its 15-match win streak against the Lions intact as MACU came away with a pair of three-set sweeps in last year's meetings. On Sept. 14, the Evangels scored a 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 win over the Lions inside the Gaulke before heading into C.F. Gayles on Oct. 17 and pulling away with the 25-20, 25-19, 25-11 victory.