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OU Heads To No. 25 Kansas State For Final Match
November 25, 2005 | Volleyball
NORMAN, Okla. - Playing its final match of the regular season, the Oklahoma volleyball team faces its second ranked opponent of the week in No. 25 Kansas State at 2 p.m. this Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
OU/KANSAS STATE PREVIEW
The Wildcats enter the contest with a 19-10 overall record and a 10-9 mark in Big 12 play, where they are currently sitting at fourth place in the Big 12 standings. In addition, they arrive with momentum after sweeping the Baylor Bears last Wednesday.
KSU has been on a sporadic run the last seven matches, winning every other match in the last seven played. During that span, the Wildcats have dropped matches to Kansas, Texas A&M and No. 1 Nebraska while garnering wins over Iowa State, Texas Tech, then-No. 24 Colorado and Baylor.
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Oklahoma hits the road for its final match of the season with a 7-21 overall mark and a 2-17 record in league play. However, the Sooners have shown much improvement during the final weeks of the season. OU wrapped up its second Big 12 win of the season against Baylor last Saturday and played a close three-game match to the No. 11 Texas Longhorns this past Saturday on Senior Night in Norman.
Ironically, K-State and Oklahoma met in each squad's first Big 12 appearance of the year and will meet again in the final Big 12 match for both teams this season.
In that first meeting, Kansas State outplayed the Sooners offensively and swept (30-22, 30-28, 30-26) the Sooners in Norman. Oklahoma struggled offensively, recording a .064 clip to KSU's .265. Defensively, the Wildcats tallied 12 blocks to OU's six, but Oklahoma edged Kansas State in digs, 30-29.
OU junior Eliane Santos was the lone Sooner to tally double-digit kills while K-State's Sandy Werner and Rita Lilliom each recorded 10 kills.
The Wildcats rank in the middle of the pack in every statistical category in the Big 12, but remain one of the toughest teams in the conference, especially when playing at home. KSU has suffered five losses at home with four of them coming against top-25 teams.
Senior right side hitter Agata Rezende leads Kansas State in kills (3.76) while owning a .285 hitting percentage (second on team). Adding additional offensive presence are Werner and Hamlin who are each recording 3.45 and 2.29 KPG, respectively.
Defensively, last year's Big 12 Libero of the Year Angie Lastro leads the way with 4.06 digs per game (third in the Big 12).
Making her presence at the net known is Hamlin who leads the squad with 1.42 blocks per game while Megan Kroeker is contributing 1.23 BPG for the Wildcats.
OU VS. KANSAS STATE ALL-TIME SERIES
The Sooners own a large advantage over the Wildcats in the schools' all-time series. OU leads 40-22-1 and 14-10 in matches played in Manhattan, Kan. However, Kansas State has the won the last 13 straight matches played.
LAST TIME OUT VS. THE WILDCATS
Oklahoma opened the Big 12 season against then-No. 22 Kansas State at home on Sept. 14. The match did not turn in the Sooners favor as the Wildcats swept the Sooners, 30-22, 30-28, 30-26 in Norman.
OU had a rough offensive outing, hitting at a .064 clip to KSU's .265. The Wildcats outplayed the Sooners in every statistical category in the match. The offensive leader for the Sooners was Eliane Santos who tallied a match-high 14 kills in the contest while Sandy Werner and Rita Lilliom tallied 10 kills each for the Wildcats.
NEXT UP FOR THE SOONERS
The Kansas State match is the final match for the Sooners this season.
TEXAS LEFTOVERS
OU hung tough with the 11th-ranked Texas Longhorns on Senior Night Wednesday, but in the end the Horns were too much for the Sooners. UT swept OU in three close games, 30-28, 30-26, 31-29.
Oklahoma had one its better performances of the season against the 11th-ranked Horns. OU tallied a .211 clip behind the play of junior Joanna Schmitt and sophomore Sarah Weiland. Schmitt led the team with a .325 clip as well as a match-high 19 kills.
Defensively, junior Anna Monsen collected a match-high nine digs while junior Eliane Santos led the team at the net with five block assists.
SOONERS AGAINT RANKED OPPONENTS
The Sooners will be looking for their first win against a ranked opponent since 1998 (a victory over then-No. 22 Kansas State). Kansas State will be the 51st ranked opponent OU has played since that streak began.
MONSEN ON A ROLL
Since entering the lineup as the libero in the past nine matches, junior Anna Monsen has been impressive. The defensive specialist has opened the match at libero in the past eight of nine matches and has averaged 4.16 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.
CHESTER ADDS TO ASSISTS RECORD
Sophomore Julie Chester had her best performance of the season in the win over Baylor. The setter tallied a season-high 56 assists and guide OU to a new four-game rally-scoring assist mark of 65.
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 27 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 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 30 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 44produced this season. Behind Weiland's 0.44 per game mark, the Sooners are ranked fourth in the Big 12 (1.46 APG). Weiland has produced an ace in 19 of the 28 matches this season.
WEILAND HOLDS SINGLE SEASON ACES MARK
After posting 44 aces in her first 28 matches at Oklahoma, sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland has set the OU record for most aces in a season. Weiland topped former Sooner Jessica Barney's mark of 43 set 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 - 3.84 kills per game; KPG ranks fifth among all Big 12 players; leads team in blocks with 1.58 per game; fourth among Big 12 players in BPG; averaging 1.20 digs per game.
Hannah Sharp - team leader in digs (2.34 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 2.55 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 1,208.
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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