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Sooners Sweep Mountaineers for Big 12 Victory – University of Oklahoma
NORMAN – The Oklahoma volleyball staff gained its first Huge 12 match of the season, sweeping West Virginia, 3-0, Saturday afternoon inside McCasland Area Home.
The Sooners took the match in straight-sets, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20. OU hit .260 for the match whereas holding WVU to a .188 hitting proportion. OU led in 5 of six main statistical classes together with factors (55-48), kills (42-34), service aces (9-3), assists (39-33) and digs (30-27).
This marked the primary win towards WVU since Nov. 19, 2020, and the primary sweep since Nov. 22, 2019, which was held in McCasland. Beneath head coach Lindsey Grey-Walton, OU is now 6-3 general towards WVU. The Sooners are 18-4 all-time towards the Mountaineers and 10-1 at house.
Sophomore Megan Wilson led the offense along with her seventh-straight match in double-digit kills – 13 kills on a .370 clip with simply three errors. Wilson’s 5 service aces moved her to 35 aces on the season, placing her third within the report books.
Freshman trio – Alexis Shelton, Taylor Preston and Morgan Perkins – all chipped in 9, seven and 6 kills, respectively. Sophomore Payton Chamberlain added 31 assists and 6 digs, whereas sophomore Callie Kemohah led the protection with 9 digs.
WVU claimed the primary level of the primary set, however OU made it a back-and-forth battle till the Sooners went on a five-point run earlier than a WVU timeout to make the rating 7-2. Out of the break, the Sooners went on a 4-0 scoring run (12-2) after Wilson posted back-to-back providers aces and WVU’s Bailey Miller posted a pair of assault errors to pressure one other Mountaineer timeout. WVU tried to claw their approach again with a five-point run that compelled an Oklahoma timeout, the place the Sooners nonetheless led 14-8. A pair of service aces from WVU’s Adrian Ell introduced the Mountaineers inside two of the Sooners, 15-13. After OU’s second timeout, the Sooners went on a 3-0 run to increase the lead 18-13. OU would go on to earn a dominate first set victory over the Mountaineers, 25-20.
After the Mountaineers got here out robust to take the primary level of the second set, OU instantly responded with three kills in 5 performs to strengthen its lead 5-1. At one level, the Sooners prolonged their lead by six (11-5) after a trio of kills from Perkins, together with two that had been back-to-back. Going into the media timeout, the Sooners had a considerable, 15-7, lead. Out of the break, the Mountaineers went on a 3-0 run to make the rating, 15-10. Wilson added back-to-back kills to increase OU’s lead 18-11, forcing a WVU timeout. After the break, the Mountaineers had to make use of one other timeout after graduate scholar Adria Oliver added a kill to increase the Sooners lead, 23-15. OU would go on to take the second set, 25-18.
Within the third and remaining set, WVU had a quick 8-4 begin after a number of assault errors from OU. The Sooners chipped away at WVU’s result in finally knot the rating 12-12. OU had its first lead of the day after a kill from Oliver to make the rating 13-12. The Sooners would have a one-point lead over the Mountaineers (15-14) going into the media timeout. After the break, WVU would take again the lead after a pair of kills, however Shelton and graduate scholar Savannah Davison put the Sooners again on prime, 18-16, with a kill every. Again to-back kills for Wilson and OU’s three-point lead (22-19) compelled a WVU timeout. Popping out of the break, the Mountaineers had one other assault error to pressure their remaining timeout. The Sooners took the ultimate set, 25-20, to win their first convention match on the season.
The Sooners return to the Lone Star State to face No. 13 Baylor Wednesday, Oct. 5. Of their second primetime spot for convention play, the match will air on ESPNU at 8 p.m. CT.
The Sooners took the match in straight-sets, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20. OU hit .260 for the match whereas holding WVU to a .188 hitting proportion. OU led in 5 of six main statistical classes together with factors (55-48), kills (42-34), service aces (9-3), assists (39-33) and digs (30-27).
This marked the primary win towards WVU since Nov. 19, 2020, and the primary sweep since Nov. 22, 2019, which was held in McCasland. Beneath head coach Lindsey Grey-Walton, OU is now 6-3 general towards WVU. The Sooners are 18-4 all-time towards the Mountaineers and 10-1 at house.
Sophomore Megan Wilson led the offense along with her seventh-straight match in double-digit kills – 13 kills on a .370 clip with simply three errors. Wilson’s 5 service aces moved her to 35 aces on the season, placing her third within the report books.
Freshman trio – Alexis Shelton, Taylor Preston and Morgan Perkins – all chipped in 9, seven and 6 kills, respectively. Sophomore Payton Chamberlain added 31 assists and 6 digs, whereas sophomore Callie Kemohah led the protection with 9 digs.
WVU claimed the primary level of the primary set, however OU made it a back-and-forth battle till the Sooners went on a five-point run earlier than a WVU timeout to make the rating 7-2. Out of the break, the Sooners went on a 4-0 scoring run (12-2) after Wilson posted back-to-back providers aces and WVU’s Bailey Miller posted a pair of assault errors to pressure one other Mountaineer timeout. WVU tried to claw their approach again with a five-point run that compelled an Oklahoma timeout, the place the Sooners nonetheless led 14-8. A pair of service aces from WVU’s Adrian Ell introduced the Mountaineers inside two of the Sooners, 15-13. After OU’s second timeout, the Sooners went on a 3-0 run to increase the lead 18-13. OU would go on to earn a dominate first set victory over the Mountaineers, 25-20.
After the Mountaineers got here out robust to take the primary level of the second set, OU instantly responded with three kills in 5 performs to strengthen its lead 5-1. At one level, the Sooners prolonged their lead by six (11-5) after a trio of kills from Perkins, together with two that had been back-to-back. Going into the media timeout, the Sooners had a considerable, 15-7, lead. Out of the break, the Mountaineers went on a 3-0 run to make the rating, 15-10. Wilson added back-to-back kills to increase OU’s lead 18-11, forcing a WVU timeout. After the break, the Mountaineers had to make use of one other timeout after graduate scholar Adria Oliver added a kill to increase the Sooners lead, 23-15. OU would go on to take the second set, 25-18.
Within the third and remaining set, WVU had a quick 8-4 begin after a number of assault errors from OU. The Sooners chipped away at WVU’s result in finally knot the rating 12-12. OU had its first lead of the day after a kill from Oliver to make the rating 13-12. The Sooners would have a one-point lead over the Mountaineers (15-14) going into the media timeout. After the break, WVU would take again the lead after a pair of kills, however Shelton and graduate scholar Savannah Davison put the Sooners again on prime, 18-16, with a kill every. Again to-back kills for Wilson and OU’s three-point lead (22-19) compelled a WVU timeout. Popping out of the break, the Mountaineers had one other assault error to pressure their remaining timeout. The Sooners took the ultimate set, 25-20, to win their first convention match on the season.
The Sooners return to the Lone Star State to face No. 13 Baylor Wednesday, Oct. 5. Of their second primetime spot for convention play, the match will air on ESPNU at 8 p.m. CT.
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