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University of Oklahoma Athletics
No. 14 Volleyball Set for Road Test
November 15, 2006 | Volleyball
NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 14 Oklahoma volleyball team will be aiming for its best Big 12 record ever Wednesday as it travels to Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers at 6:30 p.m. The Sooners currently own a 13-3 conference mark and one more league win would pass the 1997 squad (13-7) for the best Big 12 mark ever.
Oklahoma is winding down the regular season with four matches remaining, two on the road and two at the McCasland Field House. The Sooners currently own a 22-5 overall record, its best mark since 1988 when they finished with a 23-9 record.
LIVE STATS
Live stats of the OU vs. Missouri match will be available for fans on Missouri's web site, mutigers.cstv.com.
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THE MATCH UP
Oklahoma travels to Columbia with a 6-2 mark in Big 12 road play with its only road losses coming to No. 1 Nebraska and No. 8 Texas. The Tigers fell out of the top-25 poll this week for the first time all season after a four-game loss to Texas. MU opened the year at No. 13 and rose as high as No. 12 in the rankings.
Oklahoma swept the Tigers on Oct. 18 when they rose to their highest ranking of the season, a No. 12 ranking. Following the sweep in Norman, Missouri has struggled, winning only two of its last eight with victories over Kansas State and Colorado.
However, the Tigers have been tough at home this season in Big 12 play as they own a 6-2 mark in matches played at the Hearnes Center. Their only losses at home have come against No. 1 Nebraska and Iowa State.
Oklahoma currently sits in a tie for second in the Big 12 standings with No. 8 Texas as both schools have three conference losses while OU has four matches remaining and Texas only has three left. The border rivals beat each other once this season in Big 12 action.
The Tigers, who were chosen to finish third in the preseason poll, currently own a 9-7 Big 12 mark are sixth in the Big 12 race behind Colorado (11-6 Big 12) and Iowa State (10-6 Big 12).
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SCOUTING MISSOURI
The Tigers are led by 2005 AVCA honorable mention All-Americans Nicole Wilson and Jessica Vander Kooi. Offensively, Vander Kooi is one of the best outside hitters in the Big 12 with a 4.18 kill per game average (sixth in the Big 12) while Wilson complements at middle blocker with 3.38 KPG on a team-leading .329 hitting percentage.
In the earlier meeting against the Sooners Vander Kooi led Missouri with 11 kills on a .194 hitting percentage while the Sooners held Wilson to one kill.
Defensively, Missouri is collecting 16.11 digs per game (fourth in the Big 12) and is averaging 2.72 BPG. Leading the defensive effort for Mizzou is Tatum Ailes who is second in the Big 12 with 4.74 DPG while Wilson is leading the team with 1.09 BPG.
SERIES RECORDS
In the all-time series between the squads, OU leads 33-26. However, since the beginning of Big 12 play (1996), the Tigers own a 14-7 advantage over the Sooners. Oklahoma will be searching for its first win in Columbia since Nov. 21, 1997 when the Sooners beat the Tigers, 3-1. In all matches held in Columbia, the series is tied at 11-11.
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Sooners dominated the Tigers in Norman as Oklahoma swept Mizzou (30-18, 30-18, 30-26), knocking off the then-No. 12 Tigers. The Oklahoma offense was clicking on all cylinders as the squad recorded a .352 hitting percentage, its highest clip in Big 12 play this season. With setter Rachel Jackson recording 48 assists, every Sooner hit over .240 for the match. The Sooner defense was not lacking either as senior libero Anna Monsen continues to be stellar in the back row for the Sooners. Monsen set a three-game OU rally-scoring record with her 26 digs.
UP NEXT: TWO-MATCH HOME STAND
Following its match in Columbia, the Sooners will return home for their final two home matches of the season at the McCasland Field House. Oklahoma will host Colorado, who is coming off a huge upset over No. 1 Nebraska, this Saturday at 7 p.m. The Sooners will follow that with Senior Night against Iowa State next Tuesday, Nov. 21st at
7 p.m. inside the Field House. It will mark the final home match for OU seniors Rachel Jackson, Anna Monsen, Eliane Santos, Joanna Schmitt and Laura Tomes.
KANSAS STATE IN REVIEW
With a sweep (30-24, 30-24, 30-17) of Kansas State this past Saturday , the No. 15 Oklahoma volleyball team tied the 1997 team for the most Big 12 wins in the history of the program. Different from the earlier match against the KSU this season, Oklahoma's defense dominated the Wildcats, holding KSU to a .116 hitting percentage. Libero Anna Monsen and Santos led the way for the defense as Oklahoma outblocked KSU, 15-6 and collected 57 digs to KSU's 42. Offensively, Joanna Schmitt paced the Sooners with her 15th double-double of the season as she pounded 15 kills and collected 12 digs.
SOONERS CLOSING IN ON HIGHEST RANKING EVER
The Oklahoma volleyball squad continues to climb up the polls as it received a No. 14 ranking in the latest CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll released Nov. 13. This season marks the first time the OU volleyball program has been ranked since 1988, when it finished with a 23-9 overall mark and 8-4 record in Big Eight play. Oklahoma finished the 1988 ranked No. 13, its highest ranking ever. Prior to this season's ranking, 1988 marked the only season in the 32-year history of the OU volleyball program that it was ranked in the top 25 poll.
OU OWNS BEST ONE YEAR TURNAROUND
The Sooner volleyball program has undergone a complete turnaround from the 2005 season. OU finished the season with a 7-22 overall mark and 2-18 record in Big 12 play. However, the Sooners have done a complete reversal in 2006 and own a 22-5 record and 13-3 mark in the conference with four matches remaining. The Sooners own the best one-year turnaround in Big 12 history. Below is a look at the best one-year improvements in the conference:
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*Sooners still have four conference matches remaining.
BEST MARK IN OU BIG 12 HISTORY
With a 22-5 overall record and the first half of the Big 12 season completed, Oklahoma has already accumulated more wins than any other OU squad since the start of the Big 12 Conference. The previous best record was the 20-13 record produced by the 1997 squad. That season marked OU's last trip to the NCAA Tournament. With a current 13-3 Big 12 mark, it is also ties the most league wins since 1997 when OU finished with a 13-7 record.
SCHMITT MAKES HISTORY
Senior Joanna Schmitt was recognized after the Texas A&M match as she recently became a member of the 1,000 dig club. The outside hitter collected her 1,000th career dig against Texas and became the lone OU rally-scoring player to accomplish the feat. Schmitt now owns 1,083 career digs and 1,605 kills and is the only Sooner in rally-scoring history to own 1,000 digs and kills in her career. Additionally, the senior outside hitter is only the fourth player in the 32-year history of the program to accomplish the feat.
SOONERS COLLECT 20-WIN SEASON
Oklahoma collected its 20th win of the season against TCU on Oct. 31. It marked the first 20-win season for OU since 1997 when the Sooners finished with a 20-13 overall record. In the 32-year history of the program the Sooners have now had 12 20-win seasons.
CHASING BEST BIG 12 RECORD
With four conference matches remaining, the Sooners are in prime position to own their best regular season Big 12 record ever. OU currently owns a 13-3 Big 12 mark which ties with the 1997 squad that finished 13-7 in the conference.
SOLO LEADER
Middle blocker Eliane Santos has been a force at the net in her two-year career with the Sooners. Santos leads all Big 12 players with 34 solo blocks and ranks third in Big 12 play with 1.57 blocks per game. The senior is also the OU rally-scoring record holder with 53 career solo blocks in her two-year stint with the Sooners.
PAIR NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Senior setter Rachel Jackson and junior defensive specialist Hannah Sharp were named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District VI teams as announced by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). Jackson represented Oklahoma on the second team while Sharp was named to the third team. Oklahoma had more honorees than any other Big 12 school in District VI. Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor and Texas Tech each had one representative on the teams.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Through 27 matches last season Oklahoma owned a 7-20 overall mark and a 2-16 record in Big 12 play. In 2006, the Sooners have already surpassed last year's win total in conference and overall. A comparison of the stats below shows what a difference a year makes.
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MAKING HISTORY TIMELINE
The 2006 version of the Oklahoma volleyball squad has been all about making history and defying the odds. Below is a timeline of the accomplishments the squad has achieved this season.
Sept. 13 - OU 3, Texas A&M 0
* OU snaps a 27-year losing streak to Texas A&M and earns its first-ever win in College Station in the Big 12 opener.
Sept. 27 - OU 3, #8 Texas 2
* Win over then-No. 8 Texas marks first-time ever OU has beaten Texas in volleyball and the first time since 1998 that OU beat a top-25 team.
Sept. 30 - OU 3, Colorado 2
* Oklahoma beats Colorado for the first time in Boulder since Oct. 13, 1988.
Oct. 2 - OU Ranked No. 25
* OU cracks the top-25 polls on Oct. 2 for the first time since 1988.
Oct. 11 - OU 3, Texas Tech 2
* With a come-from-behind 3-2 win, OU beat Texas Tech in Lubbock for the first time since Oct. 18, 1997.
Oct. 14 - OU 3, Kansas State 2
* OU snaps a 14-match losing streak to Kansas State with a 3-2 win over the Wildcats in Manhattan.
Oct. 18 - OU 3, #12 Missouri 0
* A 12-match losing streak to Missouri is snapped with an upset of the then-No. 12 Tigers.
SEEING DOUBLE
Outside hitter Joanna Schmitt has been the Sooners' go-to-girl this season. It is no surprise as the senior captain is leading the team with a 4.21 kills per game average (fifth in the Big 12) and has recorded 15 double-doubles already this season.
SOONER SWEEPS
The Oklahoma volleyball team is off to one of its best starts in history and not only is the squad winning, it is doing it in convincing fashion. Oklahoma has swept in 16 of its 22 victories this season. Additionally, the squad set a school record with seven consecutive sweeps from Sept. 2 - Sept. 13.
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VB Highlights: OU 3, Missouri State 1
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