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at Central Arkansas
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, August 31
Fort Collins, Colo.
12:00 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
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Chicago State
Sooners Start Day with Win Over Chicago State
August 31, 2019 | Volleyball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Oklahoma volleyball team battled out a five-set win over Chicago State to earn a 3-2 victory in its first match of the day at the Ram Volleyball Classic.
OU held on to defeat the Cougars 23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10. Setter Kylee McLaughlin recorded a double-double, dishing out 51 assists to go with 19 digs, while outside hitter Ashlynn Dunbar led the match in kills with 21 on a .395 clip. Keyton Kinley tallied a match-high 27 digs in the contest.
OU outkilled the Chicago State 65-54 and hit .256 as a team. The Sooners tallied 80 digs to the Cougars' 74 and recorded 12 blocks in comparison to Chicago State's five.
Despite seven kills from Dunbar, Chicago State took the opening set 25-23, outhitting the Sooners .325 to .300. OU tied the frame three times, but the Cougars pulled away.
OU fired back to take the second set 25-17. The Sooners never trailed as Dunbar fired off six more kills.
The Sooners kept the momentum going into the third set for a 25-16 win, but Chicago State took set four 25-23 to send the match to a deciding frame.
OU jumped out to an 11-8 lead in the final set before the Cougars came within two points at 12-10. Freshman middle blocker Abby Butler put away an overpass before classmate Sanaá Dotson fired off a pair of kills to close out Chicago State.
OU held on to defeat the Cougars 23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10. Setter Kylee McLaughlin recorded a double-double, dishing out 51 assists to go with 19 digs, while outside hitter Ashlynn Dunbar led the match in kills with 21 on a .395 clip. Keyton Kinley tallied a match-high 27 digs in the contest.
OU outkilled the Chicago State 65-54 and hit .256 as a team. The Sooners tallied 80 digs to the Cougars' 74 and recorded 12 blocks in comparison to Chicago State's five.
Despite seven kills from Dunbar, Chicago State took the opening set 25-23, outhitting the Sooners .325 to .300. OU tied the frame three times, but the Cougars pulled away.
OU fired back to take the second set 25-17. The Sooners never trailed as Dunbar fired off six more kills.
The Sooners kept the momentum going into the third set for a 25-16 win, but Chicago State took set four 25-23 to send the match to a deciding frame.
OU jumped out to an 11-8 lead in the final set before the Cougars came within two points at 12-10. Freshman middle blocker Abby Butler put away an overpass before classmate Sanaá Dotson fired off a pair of kills to close out Chicago State.
Up Next
The Sooners are set for a meeting with Ram Volleyball Classic host Colorado State at 8:30 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and live stats will be available.
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