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Oklahoma Invitational
Sept. 17-18 | McCasland Field House | Norman, Okla.

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Taylor Migliazzo // Sr. // L Migliazzo started at the libero position in all three matches last weekend and averaged 4.25 digs per set. She stands just 20 away from reaching the 1,000-dig mark in her career as she seeks to be the 15th player in program history to reach that milestone.

Active Sooner Leaders
Player	Stat	OU Rank	##
Julia Doyle	Assists	5th	3,747
Kierra Holst	Kills	12th	1,107
Taylor Migliazzo	Digs	15th	980
Micaela Spann	Blocks	16th	251

NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma volleyball team hosts its second tournament of the young season as USC, Maryland and Washington come to town for the OU Invitational. The action gets underway Thursday at 5:00 pm between Maryland and Washington. The Sooners first see the court Thursday at 8:00 pm against USC.

Oklahoma moved its record over .500 with a 3-0 weekend at the Borderland Invitational last week. The Sooners, now at 5-4, are hitting .261 as a team, while holding opponents to a .188 attack rate. Junior middle blocker Micaela Spann leads the way at the net; hitting .405 with 1.27 blocks per set and 2.16 kills per set. Redshirt-junior outside hitter Madison Ward, despite not playing last week, leads OU at 3.12 kills per set. Junior outside hitter Kimmy Gardiner is second on the team in both kills and digs per set at 2.59 and 2.11, respectively. Senior Taylor Migliazzo returned to the libero spot for all three matches last week and upped her team-leading average to 3.03 digs per set. She averaged 4.25 per set in the Borderland Invitational.

Samantha Bricio, the nation's leader in points (6.32) and aces (0.81) per set, leads No. 3 USC (10-0). The Trojans have dropped just one set, which came to No. 7 North Carolina in their season opener on August 28. Maryland (10-1) suffered its first loss of the season to George Washington last weekend.

Borderland Brilliance

Oklahoma got progressively better with each match last week on its way to a 3-0 showing in Las Cruces, N.M. and El Paso, Texas. The Sooners opened with a five-set win at New Mexico State followed by a four-setter vs. Denver and a sweep at UTEP. OU hit .270 for the week.

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 2-23 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).

Rookie Honors

Freshman outside hitter Alyssa Enneking was named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 14) after hitting .291 with a 2.67 kills per set average at the Borderland Invitational. She started all three matches after appearing in just one set through the Sooners' first six matches of the season. Last season, Oklahoma claimed five weekly awards with Marion Hazelwood earning the team's only rookie award. Julia Doyle (2012) and Sallie McLaurin (2010) hold the OU record for Rookie of the Week awards with three each. Defensively, the Terrapins are led by libero Amy Dion with 4.15 digs per set. No. 7 Washington (8-0) is a perfect 24-8 in sets played this season. Courtney Schwan powers the Huskies to the tune of 3.74 kills and 2.35 digs per set.