Oklahoma Finishes Road Stretch at No. 2 Texas

October 26 | Austin, Texas | Gregory Gymnasium

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Oklahoma Sooners
Record: 12-9 (3-5 Big 12) Coach: Santiago Restrepo (13th Season) Career Record/Years: 359-233/19 Rank: NR

Texas Longhorns
Record: 16-2 (8-0 Big 12) Coach: Jerritt Elliott (16th Season) Career Record/Years: 444-102/19 Rank: 2^AVCA

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NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Oklahoma volleyball team is back on the road for its 10th of 11 away matches over a 12-match stretch. The Sooners finish their time on the road at No. 2 Texas with a 7 p.m. first serve from Gregory Gymnasium in Austin on Wednesday night.

Oklahoma has managed to win the first set in five of its eight Big 12 matches, but gone on to win just two of them. First-set wins have played out as four-set losses in the last two matches for the Sooners, who enter Wednesday at 12-9 overall and 3-5 in the Big 12. Senior middle blocker Micaela Spann is hitting a league-leading .416 with a 2.52 kills per set average. Sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Enneking has lifted her average to 2.92 kills and 2.20 digs per set, which rank second and third on the team, respectively. Sophomore setter Audrey Alford is third in the Big 12 with 11.18 assists per set and is coming off her fifth double-double of the season in a 47-assist, 11-dig effort against Baylor. Junior middle blocker Marion Hazelwood has netted 2.49 kills and 1.21 blocks per set, while contributing to the Sooners .251 attack rate, which ranks third in the league, with a .298 hitting percentage.

No. 2 Texas is 16-2 overall and winners of eight in a row for a perfect 8-0 through the first half of conference play. Three Longhorn attackers average better than 3.50 kills per set with Micaya White leading the way at 4.29. Ebony Nwaebu is second at 3.87 with a team-leading .366 attack rate, while Paulina Prieto-Cerame adds 3.54 per set. Texas is first in the league with a .304 hitting percentage. Setter Chloe Collins ranks second in the Big 12 with 11.55 assists per set and has a team-high seven double-doubles.

Last 10 Meetings

Year	Result	Location
2016	Loss, 1-3	Norman
2015	Loss, 0-3	Norman
	Loss, 1-3	Austin
2014	Loss, 2-3	Norman
	Win, 3-0	Austin
2013	Loss, 1-3	Norman
	Loss, 0-3	Austin
2012	Loss, 0-3	Norman
	Loss, 0-3	Austin
2011	Loss, 1-3	Austin

All-Time vs. Texas

The Longhorns own the series with the Sooners, 46-4, including an 22-2 mark in Austin. Oklahoma's four wins have all happened since Santiago Restrepo's arrival at OU with wins in 2006 (3-2). 2008 (3-2, away), 2011 (3-2) and 2014 (3-0, away). The two teams met for the first time in 1975; a 2-0 win for Texas.

Last Time They Met

Oklahoma won the first set and was on the verge of putting No. 4 Texas in a two-set hole before the Longhorns came back from a 23-22 deficit to claim the second. Texas went on to win the next two and claim the four-set victory in Norman on September 28. Micaya White led all players with 26 kills, while Chloe Collins dished out 54 assists. Marion Hazelwood led the OU attack with 19 kills and hit .500, including eight kills on a .800 attack rate in the first set.

The 6-2 Makes an Appearance

The Sooners dabbled as a 6-2 offense in 2015 with senior Julia Doyle and then-freshman Audrey Alford splitting the setting duties. As the veteran setter on the roster, Alford won the starting job in Oklahoma's 5-1 offense out of preseason. However, the Sooners, coming off a weekend bye, implemented the 6-2 for a home match with No. 4 Texas (9/28). To the surprise of the opposition and the crowd, freshman Ashley Brown came off the bench in the first set to run the offense. The Sooners lost in four, but pushed the Longhorns in each set. Alford dished out 32 assists and Brown added 20 in her first significant playing time of the season.

By the Numbers: Red River Showdown

Middle blocker Marion Hazelwood is a career .297 hitter against Texas. She has hit .500 or better twice, including a .571 attack rate on nine kills and one error in the 2015 season finale. She averaged 2.47 kills per set against the Longhorns. Redshirt-senior outside hitter Madison Ward has reached double digit kills three times and averages 2.76 kills vs. Texas. She posted a career-best in the series last month with 16 on a .257 attack rate. Ward also picked up 19 digs in the Sooners' upset of No. 2 Texas in Austin back in 2014.

Against the Top-5

Prior to defeating No. 5 Texas (10/25/14), OU's biggest upset was at No. 3 Texas (10/28/08). All-time, the Sooners are 2-27 vs. top-five teams. Oklahoma is 2-7 against the Longhorns, while 0-14 against Nebraska. The Sooners have never defeated the No. 1 team, having last lost to top-ranked Texas at home (11/2/13).