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Volleyball Heads to Iowa State Wednesday
November 15, 2005 | Volleyball
NORMAN, Okla. - The Oklahoma volleyball team will play the first of its last four regular season matches against Iowa State this Wednesday in Ames, Iowa. First serve between the Cyclones and Sooners is set for 7 p.m.
Both teams enter the match in hopes of breaking losing streaks. The Cyclones have dropped their last six straight, but four of them have come against top-25 teams. Prior to their losing streak, the Cyclones won seven of 10 matches, including an upset over No. 10 Texas.
OU/IOWA STATE PREVIEW
Oklahoma arrives on a four-match losing skid after claiming its first conference win with a victory over Texas Tech three weeks ago. During their streak, the Sooners have faced two-top 25 opponents in No. 1 Nebraska and No. 11 Missouri.
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Wednesday's match up will be the second meeting between the two squads this season. The Sooners will be looking to avenge their earlier four-game (24-30, 29-31, 30-28, 28-30) loss to the Cyclones in Norman. In that match up, ISU outhit OU by a slim margin of .277 to .230. The Sooners took the advantage on the back row, claiming more digs than ISU. However, Oklahoma's 34 attack errors and nine service errors were costly in the match.
Despite its current losing skid, the Cyclones have been the surprise team in the Big 12 this season under the leadership of first-year head coach Christy Johnson. They Cyclones, picked in the preseason to finish last the in the Big 12, are currently sitting in seventh place in the conference standings.
The biggest reason for the improved Cyclone squad is the team's defense. ISU is among the top teams in the Big 12, defensively. Iowa State is averaging 15.08 digs per game (third in the Big 12) and 3.06 blocks per game (third-best in the conference). This is an advantage for ISU against OU, who only averages 12.34 digs per game and 2.86 blocks per game.
Headlining the Cyclone defense is junior libero Kate Churm who owns a Big 12-best 4.39 digs per game. In the Cyclones' loss to Texas last week, Churm collected a team-leading 10 digs in the match.
It will be a great battle between liberos as Oklahoma's Anna Monsen is averaging 4.57 digs per game in the past six matches since taking over the libero duties from defensive specialist Hannah Sharp.
At the net, Erin Boeve and Jessica Klein lead the Cyclone effort, tallying 1.66 and 1.20 blocks per game, respectively.
Offensively, the Sooners and Cyclones match up evenly in every category. ISU is pounding 14.40 kills per game while the Sooners own a 14.09 per game mark. Additionally, ISU hits at a .196 clip (ninth in the Big 12) while the Sooners follow with a .180 mark.
The leaders of the ISU offense are junior outside hitter Katie Jessen, who is averaging 3.25 kills per game, while Boeve follows with 3.08 kills per game. In the earlier meeting this season, both were successful against the Sooners. Jessen pounded a team-high 18 kills while Boeve contributed 10 kills in the ISU win.
OU VS. IOWA STATE ALL-TIME SERIES
The Sooners and Cyclones will meet for the 55th time on Wednesday with OU leading the all-time series, 36-19. In addition, Oklahoma has been successful in Ames, Iowa, leading the series there by a count of 14-9.
LAST TIME OUT VS. THE CYCLONES
OU and ISU battled it out in four games with the match leaning in the Cyclones' favor by scores of 24-30, 29-31, 30-28 and 28-30, in Norman, Okla. OU had four Sooners tallly double-digit kills, but it wasn't enough as ISU outhit OU, .277 to .230. Junior Eliane Santos led the Sooner scoring with 21 kills on a .366 clip while sophomore Anna Stadel was equally impressive, recording 12 kills on a team-high .381 clip.
Iowa State also had four girls record double-digit kills with junior outside hitter Katie Jessen setting the mark with 18 kills on a .289 clip. Additionally, Erin Boeve and Jessica Klein each hit over .200 while tallying 10 and 11 kills, respectively.
NEXT UP FOR THE SOOONERS
Oklahoma will play the first of its two final home matches this Saturday in the second match against Baylor this season. First serve against the Bears is set for 7 p.m. In addition, it will mark Senior Night for Jennifer Adams and Gabriela Tonon.
Following the Baylor match, the Sooners will finish the home portion of their schedule next Wednesday with a 7 p.m. match against the Texas Longhorns inside the Howard McCasland Field House.
The Sooners will round out the season with a 2 p.m. match against the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 26 in Manhattan, Kan.
KANSAS LEFTOVERS
The Sooners dropped their fourth straight match, losing 3-1 to the Kansas Jayhawks last Wednesday inside the Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners were done in by their 33 attack errors while only hitting at a .136 clip compared to the Jayhawks' .242 mark. Defensively, the Sooners were solid and recorded an OU four-game rally-scoring record with 37 block assists in the match.
Junior Joanna Schmitt led the offensive attack with 21 kills while sophomore Anna Stadel guided the defensive effort with a career-high 10 block assists.
MONSEN ON A ROLL
Since entering the lineup as the libero in the past six matches, junior Anna Monsen has been impressive. The defensive specialist has opened the match at libero in the past five of six matches and has averaged 4.57 digs per game during that time. In OU's win over Texas Tech, Monsen set a five-game rally-scoring record with 26 digs against the Red Raiders.
RECORD SETTING MATCH
The Sooners set three records in their win over Texas Tech, adding to the seven they had already set this season. Adding to Anna Monsen's record night, Anna Stadel and Eliane Santos recorded 10 block assists each, eclipsing the previous mark for a rally-scoring five-game match of 9. With the middle blockers' efforts, the squad also set a team block assist mark with 42 block assists in the match.
OFFENSIVE COMPARISON
Since the arrival of head coach Santiago Restrepo last season, the Oklahoma statistics continue to improve. In 2004, OU improved in every major statistical category. The same can be said in 2005. Through 25 matches of the 29-match season, Oklahoma has made improvements in every offensive category. Below is a comparison of the 2004 season stats with OU's numbers so far this season:
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SANTOS VS. TOP NEWCOMERS
Junior transfer Eliane Santos, a former College of Southern Idaho product, is making a strong case for the Big 12's Newcomer of the Year. The following is a look at where she compares to other top newcomers or freshmen around the league:
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STADEL TOPS RECORD BOOK
After posting one solo block against Texas A&M, sophomore Anna Stadel became the OU career rally-scoring leader in solo blocks and now owns 29 on the season. The previous record was held by Candice Woods (2001-02) who had 27 in her career.
WEILAND = ACE
Sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland, a former Tulane product, has been a strong impact to the Sooner offense from behind the line. The outside hitter is leading the Big 12 in service aces with 40 produced this season. Behind Weiland's 0.44 per game mark, the Sooners are ranked fourth in the Big 12 (1.48 APG). Weiland has produced an ace in 17 of the 25 matches this season.
WEILAND MOVES TO NO. 2 ON LIST
After posting 40 aces in her first 24 matches at Oklahoma, sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland has already moved into the No. 2 spot on OU's single season list. Weiland leads the Big 12 with 0.47 per game and only needs four more to break the single season aces mark held by Jessica Barney in 2001.
NEWCOMER CONTRIBUTION
The Sooners have had multiple newcomers who have been strong additions to the Sooner lineup. Sophomore transfers Hannah Sharp (Louisville) and Sarah Weiland (Tulane) have been consistent leading contributors to the Sooners defensively and offensively while junior transfer Eliane Santos (College of Southern Idaho) has been a dominating force.
The following is a look at what each newcomer is contributing:
Eliane Santos - 3.85 kills per game; KPG ranks fourth among all Big 12 players; leads team in blocks with 1.49 per game; fourth among Big 12 players in BPG; averaging 1.27 digs per game.
Hannah Sharp - team leader in digs (2.53 per game)
Sarah Weiland - leads Big 12 in aces with 0.44 per game; broke OU and Big 12 record with nine aces against Loyola; averaging 2.41 kills per game.
BIG 12 DOMINANCE
The Big 12 Conference is making a strong case that it's one of the best volleyball leagues in the country. This week the conference has four teams in the AVCA Top-25 poll with No. 1 Nebraska leading the charge. In addition, Kansas State is receiving votes in the top-25 poll.
SCHMITT BREAKS 1,000 MARK
In her first match back as the Sooners' starting outside hitter (9/17) after being sidelined due to an ankle injury, junior Joanna Schmitt pounded 12 kills which set her among a new category, the 1,000 kills career mark. The preseason All-Big 12 selection already led the rally-scoring era in career kills and now owns a current mark of 1,063.
SANTOS AND SOONERS SET RECORDS
In only her sixth match as a Sooner, junior transfer Eliane Santos set an OU rally-scoring record with four solo blocks against Kansas (9/17). The previous mark for a rally-scoring match was three, held by several Sooners. In addition, Santos' efforts led the team to set a rally-scoring record with eight solo blocks by the squad. The previous mark was seven set against the exact same opponent, Kansas, in 2001.
SANTOS SHINES IN OPENER
In her first match as a Sooner, two-time junior college All-American (College of Southern Idaho) Eliane Santos posted a double-double with 19 kills and 12 digs for the Sooners against UTA (9/7) The junior middle blocker led all players in kills and tied teammate Joanna Schmitt's mark for the most kills in a three-game rally-scoring match at OU. Schmitt set the record against Indiana earlier this year.
SCHMITT EARNS ALL-TOURNEY HONORS
Despite not playing in the final match of the Hampton Inn Bama Bash due to injury, Oklahoma junior outside hitter Joanna Schmitt was still selected to the Hampton Inn Bama Bash All Tournament team for her efforts against Indiana and Loyola-Chicago on Friday, Sept. 2. Schmitt hit at an impressive .547 clip in tournament action while pounding 42 kills and collecting 16 digs in two matches.
In addition, The preseason All-Big 12 team member pounded a match-high 19 kills against Loyola-Chicago while hitting at an impressive .567 clip, a new career high. Schmitt's previous career high in hitting percentage was .486, set against Oral Roberts last September.
Schmitt set a new three-game rally-scoring record with her 19 kills. Schmitt held the previous mark of 18 that was set her freshman season against Drake.
WEILAND SERVES UP RECORD
Sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland, a Tulane product, broke all sorts of records after serving up nine aces against Loyola-Chicago Friday afternoon. Weiland set an Oklahoma sideout-scoring record as well as a new rally-scoring record.
Former Sooner Sheena Werling held the rally-scoring record with six aces while Gloria Holcomb held the sideout record with eight. In addition, the Sooners totaled 17 aces which set a new team-rally scoring record.
Weiland also set new Big 12 records with her strong performance. She now holds the four-game rally scoring aces record mark in the conference. The previous record was eight and held by Katia Lara of Texas (2000). Currently, Weiland leads all Big 12 players with 15 aces on the season (1.25 per game).
SCHMITT SETS CAREER MARK
It only took her one match into the 2005 season to break the rally-scoring career record in digs for the Sooners. Junior Joanna Schmitt, a preseason All Big 12 selection, set the new career bench mark of 622 digs after collecting a team-high 13 digs in her first outing of the season (8/27).
The Cottage Grove, Wis., native already owns the rally-scoring career mark in kills with a current tally of 990 and two more seasons ahead of her.
Additionally, Schmitt is on pace to break the rally-scoring aces mark (73) and needs only 14 more to do so. Schmitt led the team in aces in 2004 after recording 20 over the course of last season.
SCHMITT NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12
Oklahoma volleyball standout Joanna Schmitt has been chosen as a preseason All-Big 12 selection for 2005. The 5-10 junior outside hitter was picked by the league's head coaches and was one of 13 players voted to the squad.
As last year's team captain Schmitt nailed a team-leading 425 kills for an average of 4.01 kills per game, which ranked ninth among all Big 12 players. The Cottage Grove, Wis., native also produced 13 double-doubles on the season, led the team in service aces with 20 and ranked second on the team in digs with 285.
“This is a compliment to Joanna and how hard she works,” head coach Santiago Restrepo said. “All the coaches recognize what a great job she has done for us. I know she wants to improve this season and show that she belongs among this group.”
SOONERS PICKED TO FINISH NINTH
In the Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll, the OU volleyball squad was picked to finish in ninth place in the conference race. The Sooners finished ninth in 2004 above Baylor and Iowa State. Defending Big 12 Champion Nebraska and current No. 1 in the country was chosen as the preseason favorite for the conference crown.
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