Sooners Back to Action vs. Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas

Oklahoma

November 18 | 7:00 pm | McCasland Field House | Norman, Okla.

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Stat Comparison
Category	UCA	OU
Kills	1344	1326
Errors	578	468
Total Attacks	3393	3283
Attack %	.226	.262
Kills/Set	13.3	13.3
Assists	1253	1202
Assists/Set	12.4	12.0
Service Aces	159	144
Service Errors	247	245
Digs	1337	1319
Digs/Set	13.2	13.2
Block Solo	47	33
Block Assists	228	298
Total Blocks	161.0	182.0
Blocks/Set	1.6	1.8

Inidivual Leaders
Category	UCA	OU
Kills/Set	Schnars - 4.21	Holst - 3.65
Assists/Set	South - 10.18	Doyle - 10.60
Aces/Set	Singelton - 0.44	Holst - 0.51
Digs/Set	Berringer - 4.46	Migliazzo - 3.48
Blocks/Set	Nash - 0.75	Hazelwood - 0.91

Player to Watch
Kierra Holst // Jr. // OH Over the last six matches, Holst has averaged 4.88 kills per set, highlighted by a record-breaking 32-kill performance vs. Iowa State.

Next Match
Oklahoma vs. C. Arkansas Saturday, November 22 Big 12 play resumes when the Sooners visit Lubbock for a Saturday afternoon match against Texas Tech.

NORMAN, Okla. – A short break from Big 12 play comes as the University of Oklahoma volleyball team hosts Central Arkansas at McCasland Field House for a 7:00 pm match on November 18.

Oklahoma is 17-9 overall, 8-5 in the Big 12 and tied for second place with Kansas State. The Sooners, who have lost back-to-back home matches for the first time since 2011, dropped a pair of five-set matches to Iowa State and No. 5 Texas last week. Junior outside hitter Kierra Holst has been dominant at outside hitter, averaging 3.65 kills per set. Junior setter Julia Doyle paces the OU attack to the tune of 10.60 assists per set to go with 2.25 digs per set. Junior libero Taylor Migliazzo leads the Sooners' back row with a 3.48 digs per set average. Oklahoma has lost three of its last four matches, similar to losing three in a row last November. In 2013, the Sooners responded from that slump by winning six in a row and advancing to the NCAA Second Round in Palo Alto, Calif.

Central Arkansas is 18-10 and 13-3 in the Southland Conference. A perennial top team in the Southland, the Sugar Bears have leveled off of late with a 3-3 record since the end of October. Outside hitter Heather Schnars leads UCA at 4.21 kills per set, while hitting .300. Fellow outside hitter Evie Singleton is second on the team at 3.37. Libero Shelbee Berringer leads the defense at 4.46 digs per set, while right-side hitter Megan Nash contributes 0.75 blocks per set. Central Arkansas and Oklahoma have not played a common opponent this season.

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The first 200 students in attendance will receive a free laptop decal.

Last Time They Met

Oklahoma defeated Central Arkansas, 3-1, at home on September 1, 2010. The Sooner victory came by scores of 25-16, 25-22, 23-25 and 25-18. Oklahoma got 19 kills from Suzy Boulavsky and 16 from Caitlin Higgins. Higgins tallied a double-double with a 12-digs effort. Brianne Barker recorded a double-double with 50 assists and 10 digs for the sixth 50-plus assist match of her career. Maria Fernanda guided the defense with 21 digs.

What a Crowd!

For the second straight season, Oklahoma played in front of the second largest home crowd in program history when No. 5 Texas came to McCasland on November 15.The 2,439 fans in attendance bested the second highest mark set in 2013 of 2,128.