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First Practice Marks Beginning of 2016 Season
August 09, 2016 | Volleyball
NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma volleyball officially kicked off its 2016 season on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m., the first half of their two-a-day schedule. The Sooners are only 11 days away from their annual “Crimson N' Cream” match at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 20.
Head coach Santiago Restrepo's squad features four new faces following the loss of seniors Julia Doyle, Taylor Migliazzo and Kierra Holst. Joining the team are three freshman outside hitters – Manuela Conte, Erin Dibble and Morgan Turner – as well as freshman setter Ashley Brown.
Oklahoma welcomes back two 2016 preseason All-Big 12 nominees, redshirt-senior Madison Ward and junior Marion Hazelwood. The Sooners also return their 2015 digs leader, senior Kimmy Gardiner, and their 2015 leader in solo blocks, senior Micaela Spann.
Oklahoma's first match will come versus Oral Roberts on Friday, August 26 at 7 p.m. and will be followed by two more home matches versus UTEP and UMKC on Saturday, August 27. Before their difficult Big 12 conference slate gets underway, the Sooners will travel to Los Angeles for the Pac-12 challenge to face Maryland and two west coast powers in USC and Washington (Sept. 15-16).
Twelve of the 13 home matches will be broadcast on Sooner Sports TV or live streamed on SoonerSports.tv. The Red River Rivalry against Texas in Norman will be nationally televised on ESPNU on September 28 at 6 p.m. Oklahoma's match at Kansas on September 21 can also be seen on ESPNU.
Season tickets are already on sale for the 2016 season. Tickets can be purchased online HERE or by calling the OU ticket office at (405) 325-2424 or toll free at (800) 456-GoOU. Single match tickets are on sale and can be purchased HERE.
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