OU Falls in Four to Arkansas Sunday

Sunday, October 6

Norman, Okla.

2:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

7-5,1-3SEC

Arkansas

13-2,3-0SEC

Arkansas

Oklahoma

October 06, 2024 | Volleyball

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NORMAN – The Oklahoma volleyball team dropped a four-set match to Arkansas, 26-28, 25-17, 21-25, 21-25, Sunday afternoon inside McCasland Field House.

The loss dropped the Sooners to 7-5 on the season and 1-3 in SEC play, while Arkansas improved to 13-2 and 3-0.

Senior libero Callie Kemohah reached an impressive milestone Sunday afternoon as she found herself No. 2 all-time in career digs. Kemohah needed just eight digs to move into the top two and finished her night with 16. She now has 1,445 in her Oklahoma career.

Payton Chamberlain recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 52 assists and 13 digs. Along with Chamberlain and Kemohah, Whitney Wallace and Jasmine Ellison each recorded double-digit digs with 12 and 11, respectively for career highs.

Kamille Gibson led the offense with a career-best 22 kills on a .333 clip. Alexis Shelton notched 15 kills to go with nine digs and a team-high five blocks. Lydia Martyn chipped in 14 kills on a team-best .417 clip and Kari Geissberger added 11.

Arkansas took set one, 28-26, after 12 ties and six lead changes. The Sooners had set point at 24-22, but the Razorbacks answered to tie it at 24. OU fought off two set points from Arkansas, before the visitors closed out the set.

OU tied things up in the second set with a 25-17 victory. The Sooners hit .438 in the set with 19 kills, including nine from Gibson. With the match tied at 8-8, a 5-0 run from the Sooners made it 13-8 and gave OU a lead it would not relinquish. OU pushed ahead 19-10 for its largest lead, before three-straight kills from Gibson closed it out.

Down 18-9 in the third, the Sooners fought their way back to pull within three at 23-20 before Arkansas took the set 25-21. In the final set, the Sooners held a 16-14 lead, before an 11-5 run by the Razorbacks clinched the match.

The Sooners will hit the road for a three-game swing, beginning with a visit to LSU on Friday, Oct. 11. OU will then head to Georgia and South Carolina before returning to Norman on Oct. 23 for a match-up with Alabama.
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