Sooners Seek Upset in Return to Austin

October 11 | 1:00 pm

Oklahoma

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Gregory Gym | Austin, Texas

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Stat Comparison
Category	OU	UT
Kills	883	715
Errors	320	204
Total Attacks	2180	1676
Attack %	.258	.305
Kills/Set	13.2	14.0
Assists	808	659
Assists/Set	12.1	12.9
Service Aces	61	75
Service Errors	146	99
Digs	841	720
Digs/Set	12.6	14.1
Block Solo	22	11
Block Assists	285	233
Total Blocks	164.5	127.5
Blocks/Set	2.5	2.5

Inidivual Leaders
Category	OU	UT
Kills/Set	Ward - 3.04	Neal - 4.08
Assists/Set	Doyle - 7.07	Collins - 10.94
Aces/Set	Gardiner - 0.19	Neal - 0.44
Digs/Set	Migliazzo - 2.90	McCoy - 4.45
Blocks/Set	Spann - 1.19	Ogbogu - 1.20

Player to Watch
Kierra Holst // Sr. // OH Holst has turned it on offensively as of late with three double-digit kill performances in four Big 12 matches. She is fresh off a 16-kill night at TCU. Last season, Holst totaled 34 kills in eight sets against Texas.

Next Home Match
Oklahoma vs. K-State McCasland Field House Fri., October 16 \| 6:00 pm \| Tickets The Sooners are back at home next Friday when they host the Wildcats on national television (FSN). The two teams split the season series in 2014 with each side winning at home.

NORMAN, Okla. – The Red River Showdown spills over to the volleyball court in Austin this weekend. Oklahoma visits Texas Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 pm showdown at Gregory Gym.

The Sooners are 7-9 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12 after a late rally at TCU on Wednesday came up short. Oklahoma attempted to mount an enormous comeback after dropping the first two sets. OU took the following two sets, got to match-point, but ultimately dropped the fifth, 18-16. On the season, junior middle blocker Micaela Spann continues her dominant play on both sides of the net as she leads the Sooners with a .383 attack rate and 1.19 blocks per set. Redshirt-junior outside hitter Madison Ward leads the attack at 3.04 kills per set to go with 2.30 digs per set after posting a career-high 24 at TCU. Senior libero Taylor Migliazzo leads the defense with 2.90 digs per set.

No. 2 Texas is 14-1 on the season and 4-0 in the Big 12. The Longhorns' lone loss of the season came in four sets at home against No. 4 Florida on September 5. Outside hitter Amy Neal leads the attack with 4.08 kills per set on a .271 attack rate. Middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu, who shared the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year award with OU's Kierra Holst, is hitting a team-high .412 with 2.82 kills and 1.20 blocks per set. Chloe Collins has emerged as the UT setter and is averaging 10.94 assists per set, while libero Cat McCoy averages a team-best 4.45 digs per set.

Last Time They Met

No. 24 Oklahoma was edged out by No. 5 Texas (11/15/14) at McCasland Field House. In front of the second largest crowd (2.439) in OU history, the Sooners fell; 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 17-25, 5-15. The pivotal moment came at the media timeout of the fourth set. Texas held a narrow 15-14 lead and finished the set on a 10-3 run and finished the night outscoring the Sooners 25-8 from that point on. Holst led all players with 18 kills, while Khat Bell had 16 for UT.

Stunning Sweep

Oklahoma beat undefeated and No. 2 Texas (10/25/14), It was the Sooners' first win at Texas since 2008 and first win over the Longhorns since 2011. For Texas, it snapped a streak of 34 consecutive home matches won. The Longhorns had won 22-straight sets at home dating back to December 6, 2013. The last Texas loss at home was to Illinois in five sets on September 14, 2012.

Moving Up the Ladder

Seniors Julia Doyle and Holst look to continue their climb up the OU record books this season. Doyle is the Big 12's active leader in career assists with 3,955. She ranks fifth all-time at Oklahoma after passing Rachel Jackson (2003-06). Holst is first among active Big 12 players with 1,181 career kills. She is currently 10th at Oklahoma after passing Margaret Page (1983-87) and Trenell Carter (1984-87) on Wednesday. Holst now trails Kerri Mulry (1985-88) for ninth by 62.

Against the Top-5

Prior to defeating No. 5 Texas (10/25/14), Oklahoma's biggest upset was at No. 3 Texas (10/28/08). All-time, the Sooners are 2-24 against top-five teams. Oklahoma is 2-6 against the Longhorns, while 0-14 against Nebraska. The Sooners have never defeated the No. 1 team in the country, having last lost to top-ranked Texas at home (11/2/13).