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NORMAN, Okla. - The No. 13 Oklahoma volleyball is in the midst of a record-breaking season as head coach Santiago Restrepo has led the Sooners to the highest winning percentage in school history and most Big 12 wins ever.

The Sooners (25-5, 16-3 Big 12) will finish out the regular season this Saturday with a road trip to Baylor and find out their NCAA fate this Sunday as they aim for only their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history and first since 1997.

Following its 3-2 win over Iowa State Tuesday, the program honored the five-member senior class that has been an integral part of OU's turnaround season. Recently, Dave Reed featured the senior class on ESPN.com. Below is an excerpt from the article:
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Dave Reed, ESPN.com
Third-year head coach Santiago Restrepo didn't have to teach the Sooners to work hard, that's a concept most of them were more than familiar with before they relocated to Norman.

Monsen grew up on her parent's farm in Wisconsin, where according to the OU media guide, she was "raised chasing cattle, baling hay and raising tobacco." Santos is currently juggling a trio of responsibilities as a student, a volleyball player and the mother of a six-year-old daughter.

And then there is Tomes, who has battled back from three knee surgeries and is playing this season with two bulging discs in her back. She tore her right anterior cruciate ligament during her junior year in high school, her left ACL during her freshman year at OU and the meniscus in her left knee last season.

"After the second knee surgery, I kind of lied to myself and said if I have to have another one, that would mean that I probably should be done," Tomes said. "The last one was very minimal, compared to the other ones. It was a very short rehab, a very easy process, so I decided I can do this."

Watching Tomes on the court, you would never know she also is playing with a chronic back condition that would force many players to the bench. Tomes is enjoying her best season in a Sooner uniform, leading the team with a .370 hitting percentage while posting career highs of 308 kills and 124 blocks.

For the complete article, visit
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2672257

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