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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Ames, Iowa
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Sooners Headed to Ames for Pair of Matches
October 27, 2023 | Volleyball
NORMAN – After a midweek non-conference matchup, the Sooners will return to conference play for a two-game series at Iowa State. The Sooners and Cyclones will face off inside Hilton Coliseum Saturday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 29. Sunday's match will air on ESPN at noon CT, marking the Sooners first national broadcast of the season.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma Volleyball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Volleyball) and like Oklahoma Volleyball on Facebook.
UP NEXT
The Sooners will have a quick turnaround with a Wednesday night matchup at Baylor on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in Waco Texas.
| Date: Saturday, Oct. 28 Time: 2 p.m. CT Opponent: Iowa State Watch: ESPN+ Live Stats: Statbroadcast |
Date: Sunday, Oct. 29 Time: Noon CT Opponent: Iowa State Watch: ESPN Live Stats: Statbroadcast |
LAST TIME OUT
Behind 28 kills from Taylor Preston and a strong defensive effort the Oklahoma volleyball team pulled the reverse sweep of Tulsa with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night inside McCasland Field House. The Sooners took the match 21-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 15-12.
Preston's 28 kills led all players in the match as the sophomore reached the 20-kill mark for the third time this season. Joining Preston with 20 kills on the night was Alexis Shelton who tallied 21 kills, her fifth 20-plus kill performance of the year. Lydia Burts chipped in 13 kills on a .370 clip, while Kelsey Carrington added 7 at a .386 mark.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Sooners spent the first three weeks of the season away from the friendly confines of McCasland Field House. This is the first time since 2018 that the Sooners spent three weeks on the road to open the season.
OU will spend more than half their season away from Norman with 16 road matches on the schedule. The Sooners are currently 5-5 in away matches and 1-5 in true road games. With nine matches remaining on the schedule, the Sooners will be on the road for six, with three straight road games in a five-day span.
DEFENSIVE DIFFERENCE
Against Tulsa on Oct. 24, the Sooners recorded 87 digs, led by a season-high 27 from Callie Kemohah. Mele Corral-Blagojevich and Sydney Thompson each notched a career-high in digs with 16 and 12, respectively. Twelve of 13 Sooners recorded at least one dig in the match with six adding at least five.
The 87 digs led to the Sooners breaking a single game five set record with 72 assists on the night. The 72 assists surpassed the old record of 71 set in 2016 against Mississippi State. Five players contributed to the record with Emma Henry tallying 40, Rylee Fay adding 18, Kemohah notching 12 and Ireland McNees and Corral-Blagojevich each tallying one.
SETTING IT UP
Freshman Emma Henry made a big-time impact in her second start of the season, recording 40 assists against Tulsa on Oct. 24. Henry paced the offense to a comeback victory in a reverse sweep over the Golden Hurricane. The freshman also added a career best seven digs on the night.
Junior transfer Rylee Fay tallied a season high 18 assists to go along with five digs to help the Sooners in the victory.
MILESTONE WATCH
The countdown to 2,000 assists is on for junior setter Payton Chamberlain. Chamberlain has record 1,968 assists in her career with 1,487 of those coming while at OU. Chamberlain is averaging 10.48 assists per set and with nine matches left should easily achieve the feat. She currently ranks 11th all-time in assists.
Junior libero Callie Kemohah reached a major milestone on Sept. 15 against UCLA. Kemohah notched 1,000 digs and now sits at 1,156 digs in her career. Kemohah now ranks 10th all-time in OU history and could find herself in the top five by the end of the season, needing just 152 to pass Sooner legend Keyton Kinley (1,308).
QUICK HITTERS
- The Sooners will face all four new conference opponents in 2023. OU will play a two-game series at UCF and Cincinnati, host Houston at home for two and face BYU at home once.
- The Sooners wrapped up conference play with an impressive 7-3 record.
- Eight of OU's regular season opponents earned berths to the 2022 NCAA Tournament, including Texas, Ball State, Houston, UCF, Iowa State, BYU, TCU and Baylor. Texas was crowned the national champion, while Houston and Baylor made it to the regional semifinals
THE OPPOSITION
Iowa State is 13-6 on the season and 4-4 in league play after getting swept in back-to-back matches by BYU. The Cyclones have conference ins over Baylor, West Virginia and Texas Tech on the season. Iowa State is led offensively by Nayeli Gonzalez who boasts 193 kills and a 3.22 kills/set mark. The Cyclones have four players with over 100 kills.
Defensively, Brooke Stonestreet has notched 289 digs, while Morgan Brandt has added in 153. The Cyclones have recorded 157 blocks as a team with Jordan Hopp recording a team-high 62.
FOLLOW THE SOONERSFor updates and more information on Oklahoma Volleyball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Volleyball) and like Oklahoma Volleyball on Facebook.
UP NEXT
The Sooners will have a quick turnaround with a Wednesday night matchup at Baylor on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in Waco Texas.
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