OU Set for Matchups with Tech, Iowa State

NORMAN – Wednesday's home contest with No. 1 Texas is set for a 7 p.m. CT start. The match will be broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma with Chad McKee on play-by-play, Kelly Files as the color commentator and Meg McDonald on the sidelines. The match will also air on KREF radio in Norman with Chris Plank on the call.

The Sooners will travel to Iowa State Friday for a 6:30 p.m. CT match. That match will air on Cyclones.TV.

Live stats will be available at oustats.com.

FRIDAY STORYLINES

LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners had a midweek break before playing their lone match of the week against No. 1 Texas. In front of the second largest crowd in program history, the Sooners fell to the top-ranked Longhorns, 20-25, 20-25, 25-23, 13-25.

OU narrowly trailed in kills, putting away 48 to Texas' 53. Defensively, the Sooners led the Longhorns in digs, 57-48.

Ashlynn Dunbar had her 10th double-double of the season as she put away 19 kills to pace the OU attack, along with 11 digs. Sarah Sanders chipped in 12 kills on a .600 clip and Paige Anderson and Sanaa Dotson added six apiece. Kylee McLaughlin earned her 11th double-double of the year with 40 assists and 10 digs.

RPI ON THE RISE
OU checked in at No. 26 in this week's RPI release. The Sooners have seven wins over top-100 RPI teams: No. 38 Iowa State; No. 50 SMU; No. 51 Arizona State; No. 65 Georgia Tech; No. 67 Yale; No. 82 Texas Tech; No. 99 Indiana. OU ranks third in the Big 12 behind AVCA and RPI top-five teams Baylor and Texas.

DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS
Into the sixth week of Big 12 action, OU ranks in the top five among Big 12 teams in five defensive categories: digs (1455), digs per set (16.35), total blocks (212), blocks per set (2.38) and opponent hitting percentage (.173).

The Sooners are first in total digs, amassing 1455. OU also leads the league in digs per set with a 16.45 average. OU leads the league in total blocks with 212, while the Sooners are fourth in blocks per set with 2.38.

Oklahoma has held its opponents to a .173 hitting percentage to rank second among Big 12 schools. OU is 12-1 when holding opponents to .100-.199 hitting and 2-0 when keeping them to .000-.099.

Individually, Keyton Kinley leads all Big 12 players in digs (410) and digs per set (5.06). Kinley has three 30+ digs performances this season, with her 32 against Oregon State the second-most by a Big 12 player this year. Brianna Kadiku is first in total blocks (101) and second in blocks per set (1.29).

DOUBLE-DOUBLES EVERYWHERE
Multiple Sooners have registered multiple double-doubles this season as setter Kylee McLaughlin has 12 and Ashlynn Dunbar has recorded 10.

Dunbar and McLaughlin each recorded a double-double against Texas. Dunbar had 19 kills and 11 digs against Texas and McLaughlin notched 40 assists and 10 digs.

OU is 14-3 in contests where one player records a double-double, with the losses coming against Texas, at Texas A&M on Sept. 17 as Dunbar had 19 kills and 12 digs and against Baylor on Oct. 30 when Dunbar had 18 kills and 12 digs. The Sooners are 5-1 when two or more players have had double-doubles with wins over Yale, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Kansas and Texas Tech.

A VERSATILE TRIO
Sooners' trio of setter Kylee McLaughlin, libero Keyton Kinley and outside hitter Ashlynn Dunbar have done it all for the Sooners, taking on roles outside their positions.

An offensive threat, McLaughlin ranks second among setters with kills in the Big 12 conference with 64 total. She also has 223 digs on the year. With 104 assists to her name, Kinley has more than any other libero in the league.

Dunbar is fourth in digs among the Big 12's outside hitters with 185. She trails only Texas Tech's Emily Hill (259) and Iowa State's Michal Schuler (216) and Eleanor Holthaus (197).

GO-TO GIRL
Outside hitter Ashlynn Dunbar has proven herself as OU's go-to hitter this season with 842 total attempts. The graduate transfer leads the team in kills with 270, 51 ahead of the next closest player, Sarah Sanders (219).

Dunbar has registered double-digit kills in 15 of OU's 22 matches. She has tallied 15 or more kills in eight of those contests, most recently against Texas when she put away 19.

Dunbar is No. 3 in the Big 12 in total kills (270) and No. 5 in kills per set (3.51). The Seabrook, Texas, native has been responsible for 307.5 total points this season, placing her fifth among league players. Her 3.99 points per set average ranks fifth in the Big 12.

A seasoned all-around player, Dunbar has also racked up 185 digs for the fourth-most by a Sooner this season. Dunbar is OU's only non-defensive specialist to have eclipsed 100 digs in 2019.

QUICK HITS

The Sooners have sole possession of third in the Big 12 with a 7-4 record against the league.
Oklahoma checks in at No. 26 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings.
OU earned the 800th program win as it defeated Kansas 3-1 in Norman on Oct. 5.
Oklahoma has dropped just two matches at home, compiling an 8-2 record inside McCasland Field House.
Juniors Kylee McLaughlin and Keyton Kinley were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team. Both players were unanimous selections after earning All-Big 12 first team honors in 2018.

SCOUTING REPORT

TEXAS TECH
The Red Raiders enter Wednesday's contest at 14-11 overall and 4-7 against the Big 12. Texas Tech is 5-4 on the road with losses coming at Northwestern, Baylor, Texas, and Kansas. In its last competition, Texas Tech fell at No. 3 Baylor, 3-0.

IOWA STATE
The Cyclones sit at 16-8 overall and 7-5 in conference play. Iowa State is 6-4 at home this season, most recently defeating West Virginia, 3-0, inside Hilton Coliseum. In their last competition, the Cyclones defeated Kansas State, 3-0.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will travel to Manhattan, Kan., to take on Kansas State Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. CT.

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