No. 22 Texas Sweeps OU Volleyball

NORMAN, Okla. In its second straight match against a top-25 team, the Oklahoma volleyball team fell to No. 22 Texas, 3-0, inside the Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas, Saturday night. The Longhorns shut down the Sooners in three games, 30-16, 30-22 and 30-14.

OU dropped its overall mark to 5-9 and 0-6 in Big 12 play. UT pushed its record to 9-3 and 4-1 in league play.

Oklahoma struggled on both sides of the ball Saturday night. OU's offense hit .074, compared to UT's .422 clip, while defensively, the Longhorns tallied 34 digs to the Sooners' 15.

“We have got to play better defense if we expect to compete in the Big 12,” head coach Santiago Restrepo said. “Our passing has got to improve as well.”

On a night with low offensive production from the Sooners, preseason All-Big 12 selection Joanna Schmitt led OU with nine kills and a team-high four digs. Junior Eliane Santos added eight kills while hitting .353. She also led the Sooners at the net with two block solos and two block assists. Junior Laura Tomes added six kills on a team-high .364 hitting percentage.

Setters Julie Chester and Rachel Jackson ran the 6-2 offense with Chester tallying 16 assists and Jackson adding 12.

UT's Dariam Acevedo guided the Horns past the Sooners with her match-high 15 kills while hitting at a .385 clip. Defensively, Leticia Armstrong stopped OU at the net with four block assists while Alyson Jennings led UT's back row with a match-high 12 digs.

Oklahoma will step out of conference action Wednesday night as it takes on Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla.