Road Remains Unfriendly to OU

Oklahoma

Kansas State

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3
Oklahoma (14-6, 5-2)	14	19	24
No. 22 Kansas State (18-3, 5-2)	25	25	26

Stat Comparison
Category	OU	KS
Kills	37	45
Pct.	.192	.389
Digs	29	39
Blocks	4.0	11.0

Inidivual Leaders
Category	OU	KS
Kills	Holst - 11	Kuhrt - 21
Assists	Doyle - 31	Horner - 56
Digs	Migliazzo - 7	Nolan - 24
Blocks	Hazelwood - 4	Bigbee - 3

Player of the Match
Kierra Holst // Jr. // OH Holst hit a season-high .588 on 11 kills, one error and 17 total attempts.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The University of Oklahoma volleyball team suffered a 3-0 sweep at No. 22 Kansas State on Wednesday night. The loss dropped the Sooners to 14-6 overall and 5-2 in the Big 12, while the Wildcats improved to 18-3 overall and pulled even with OU in second place at 5-2.

The Sooners lost in straight sets for just the second time this season. K-State claimed the win; 25-14, 25-19 and 26-24. Oklahoma led 24-20 in the third, with a chance to force a fourth set, but failed to close it out as the Wildcats rallied for six consecutive points. The Sooners led by as many as eight points during the set at 17-9.

Junior outside hitter Kierra Holst (Coppell, Texas) hit a season-high .588 on 11 kills, one error and 17 total attempts despite OU winding up on the short-end. Redshirt-sophomore outside hitter Madison Ward (Lawton, Okla.) was second on the squad with eight kills, but managed a .000 attack rate.

Sophomore middle blocker Micaela Spann (Carrollton, Texas) and freshman middle blocker Marion Hazelwood (Beach City, Texas) each tallied seven kills. Hazelwood posted a team-high three blocks.

The Wildcats hit .389 for the match and held the Sooners to a .192 attack rate; marking the highest by and OU opponent this season. Natali Jones and Brooke Sassin led Kansas State with 12 and 11 kills, respectively.

A big difference in the match came down to blocking as the Wildcats registered 11 to Oklahoma's four. Jones led all players with seven and K-State setter Katie Brand added five to go with 37 assists and five digs.

Junior setter Julia Doyle (Plymouth, Minn.) dished out 31 assists and picked up six digs. Her consecutive double-double streak was snapped at six matches, while also falling one shy of 3,000 career assists. Junior libero Taylor Migliazzo (Kansas City, Mo.) led the Sooners with seven digs.

Oklahoma fell to 2-6 in true road matches on the season and 1-2 in road Big 12 matches.

The Sooners are back on the road Saturday, October 25 for a 6:00 pm match at No. 2 Texas.

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