OKLAHOMA CITY -- Junior Morgan Fincham hit a career milestone, but the John Brown University volleyball team fell in four sets (16-25, 10-25, 25-20, 14-25) at Oklahoma City on Tuesday (Oct. 12) evening inside Abe Lemons Arena.
With 21 assists, the ninth time hitting 20 helpers in a match in 2021, Fincham passed the 1,000 career assist milestone in the contest, assisting on 55 percent of John Brown's 38 terminations. She now boasts a 4.56 assists per set average during her three-year career in a two-setter offense.
As a team, the Golden Eagles (12-13, 6-7 Sooner Athletic) couldn't get much offense going though three of the four sets and hit .071 (38-29-127) on the night as the host Stars (12-6, 11-3) threw up 16 team blocks.
Freshman Taylor Golmen boasted a strong night personally, putting down 15 kills on 30 swings (.300) and added a pair of blocks. Sophomore Savanna Riney and freshman Julie Milligan contributed eight and seven kills in the loss, respectively.
Oklahoma City won its third straight, riding a balanced attack .302 (48-16-106) as Catelyn Vargas (12), Ruby Kelley (11) and Ella Lofton (10) each contributed double-digit terminations. Sophia Salak ran the efficient offense to the tune of 42 assists.
Sophomore Micah Fouts generated a trio of block-assists in the front row, and junior Jillian Blackman scooped up 13 City attacks in the back row.
The Golden Eagles have little time to recover as John Brown battles in its fourth match in six days on Wednesday (Oct. 13) evening when it faces Southwestern Christian (Okla.) in Bethany. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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