Oklahoma Volleyball Hosts Texas A&M

Nov. 12, 1999

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma volleyball team (8-17, 3-12 Big 12) hosts 15th-ranked Texas A&M (20-5,11-4 Big 12) in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. inside the OU Field House in Norman. The Aggies are currently in a three-way tie for second place in the league with Kansas State and Texas, while the Sooners hope to move from 10th to ninth with a win Saturday.

Earlier this season, Texas A&M swept the Sooners, 7-15, 10-15, 5-15, in College Station. The Aggies lead the 19-year series between the two schools with an impressive 19-1 mark. OUs only win, 2-0, over TAMU was in 1979 in Denton, Texas.

Oklahoma is returning home after playing its last two matches on the road. The Sooners pushed 12th-ranked Texas to five games (15-3, 7-15, 15-11, 7-15, 13-15) in Austin, Saturday, and played rally score with Kansas before losing in five (15-6, 2-15, 15-13, 9-15, 13-15) in Lawrence, Wednesday. Texas A&M fought off 23rd-ranked Baylor (13-15, 11-15, 16-14, 15-9, 15-9) Wednesday night in College Station to rebound from a 3-1 loss to Nebraska (5-15, 7-15, 15-10, 11-15) on Saturday in Lincoln.

Junior Cathy Cook leads the team and the Big 12 Conference in hitting percentage with a .384 mark. She also tops the list in kills (278) and blocks (77) for the Sooners. Sophomores Chantae Weathers ranks second on the team in kills with 257, followed by sophomore Danielle Bookout and senior Melissa Christman who have 233 and 232 kills, respectively. Junior setter Carolyn Kittell paces the team in digs with 199 and assists with 1,069.

Amber Woolsey has dominated the Aggies offense as she owns 359 kills and averages 4.17 kills per game, ranking her eighth in the Big 12. Woolsey also ranks second in the league, behind OUs Cook, in hitting efficiency with a .368 and third in digs per game (1.43 dpg). Jenna Moscovic and Lauri Leahy rank ninth and 10th in the conference in the hitting efficiency with a .316 and .309 mark, respectively.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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