Sooners to Face Wildcats in Manhattan

NORMAN – The Sooners are set for a 6:30 p.m. contest with Kansas State on Wednesday in Manhattan. The match will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Live stats will be available via kstatesports.com

WEDNESDAY STORYLINES

LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners split their week, earning a 3-2 victory over Texas Tech, before falling 3-1 to Iowa State.

OU ousted the Red Raiders 25-27, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16, 15-11 inside McCasland Field House. OU swung .237 in the match with 60 kills. The defense came up with 17 blocks, the most in a five-set match this season.

Ashlynn Dunbar recorded her 11th double-double of the season, recording 22 kills and 15 digs. Kylee McLaughlin notched her 13th double-double with 46 assists and 11 digs.

Against Iowa State, the Sooners fell in four sets, 23-25, 26-24, 15-25, 25-27. Dunbar and McLaughlin each recorded a double-double in the loss. Dunbar had 13 kills and 11 assists while McLaughlin has 30 assists and 14 digs.

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 (1599), digs per set (16.32), total blocks (237), blocks per set (2.42) and opponent hitting percentage (.173).

The Sooners are first in total digs, amassing 1599. OU also leads the league in digs per set with a 16.32 average. OU leads the league in total blocks with 237, while the Sooners are fourth in blocks per set with 2.42.

Oklahoma has held its opponents to a .173 hitting percentage to rank second among Big 12 schools. OU is 13-1 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 (452) and digs per set (5.02). 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 (113) and tied for first in blocks per set (1.30).

DOUBLE-DOUBLES EVERYWHERE
Multiple Sooners have registered multiple double-doubles this season as setter Kylee McLaughlin has 14 and Ashlynn Dunbar has recorded 12.

Dunbar and McLaughlin each recorded a pair of double-doubles on the weekend. Against Texas Tech, Dunbar recorded 22 kills and 15 digs. McLaughlin notched 46 assists and 11 digs. At Iowa State, Dunbar had 13 kills and 11 assists while McLaughlin has 30 assists and 14 digs.

OU is 15-4 in contests where one player records a double-double, with the losses coming at Iowa State, against Texas, at Texas A&M, and against Baylor.

The Sooners are 6-3 when two or more players have had double-doubles with wins over Yale, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Kansas and Texas Tech (twice).

GO-TO GIRL
Outside hitter Ashlynn Dunbar has proven herself as OU's go-to hitter this season with 952 total attempts. The graduate transfer leads the team in kills with 305, 70 ahead of the next closest player, Sarah Sanders (235).

Dunbar has registered double-digit kills in 17 of OU's 24 matches. She has tallied 15 or more kills in nine of those contests, most recently against Texas Tech when she put away 22.

Dunbar is No. 4 in the Big 12 in total kills (305) and No. 5 in kills per set (3.55). The Seabrook, Texas, native has been responsible for 344.0 total points this season, placing her fifth among league players. Her 4.00 points per set average ranks fifth in the Big 12.

A seasoned all-around player, Dunbar has also racked up 211 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.

CAN'T TOUCH THIS
With 115 aces this season, OU ranks fourth in the Big 12 from behind the service line. The Sooners average 1.17 aces per set. Oklahoma had a season-high 10 service aces against Iowa State, with seven of those coming in one set.

Brianna Kadiku has fired off 21 aces with a season-high three against Kansas. Kylee McLaughlin has 19 on the year and also registered a season-best three in the first Kansas match. Paige Johnson and Ashlynn Dunbar join them in double figures with 17 each.

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 69 total. She also has 248 digs on the year.

With 106 assists to her name, Kinley has more than any other libero in the league.

Dunbar is tied for third in digs among the Big 12's outside hitters with 211. She trails only Texas Tech's Emily Hill (274) and Iowa State's Michal Schuler (228) and Eleanor Holthaus (211).

QUICK HITS

The Sooners are tied for third in the Big 12 with an 8-5 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 a 9-2 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

KANSAS STATE
The Wildcats enter Wednesday's contest at 8-17 overall and 3-10 in conference play. In its last competition, Kansas State dropped a 3-1 decision to Kansas. The Wildcats have dropped their las three Big 12 matches.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will return home to face West Virginia in the final home match of the season on Friday at 6 p.m. CT.

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