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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Wednesday, October 22
Gainesville, Fla.
6:00 PM
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Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma
Volleyball Wraps Up Road Trip at Florida Wednesday Night
October 21, 2025 | Volleyball
NORMAN – The Oklahoma volleyball team wraps up a three-game road swing with a midweek contest at Florida on Wednesday. The Sooners and Gators will take to the court at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
WEEKEND REWIND
Facing a pair of top 10 opponents, the Sooners went 0-2 on the weekend. On Friday, the Sooners faced No. 10 Texas A&M where they were swept for the first time in 2024. Alexis Shelton led all players with 13 kills on the night, while Emoni Bush chipped in eight and Kelli Jo Burgess added five.
Against No. 2 Texas on Sunday night, the Sooners grabbed the third set to fight off the sweep but couldn't force a fifth. Shelton led all players on the night with 22 kills on a .366 clip. The senior was all over the scoresheet with seven digs, four blocks and an assist. Bush notched 11 kills to go with seven kills and four blocks of her own, while Kamille Gibson chipped in eight kills on a .389 mark with two assists, two digs and four blocks. Burgess led the defense with seven blocks, while also hitting .417 with five kills and zero errors. As a team, the Sooners notched 12.0 blocks to the Longhorns 6.0.
WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY
The Sooners defense has been a force to be reckoned with this season, especially in league action. Through 18 games in 2024, the Sooners were No. 2 in conference play with 2.69 blocks/set and No. 1 in all matches with 2.80 per set. Through 18 games this season, OU is No. 1 in blocks/set in conference games with 3.06 and No. 4 in all matches with 2.61. The Sooners have recorded at least 6.0 blocks in every match this season, with a season high of 16.5. In eight matches, OU has put up double-digit blocks with five of those coming against conference opponents. OU's 13.5 blocks against Texas were the second-most allowed blocks by a defense against the Longhorns.
ALL EYES ON ALEXIS
Senior Alexis Shelton was named to the preseason watch list for the AVCA's 2025 Division I Player of the Year Award, presented by Nike Volleyball. Shelton leads the Sooners this season with 269 kills across 70 sets played. The senior is averaging 3.84 kills/set and is just shy of a .300 hitting percentage at .280. She has added five service aces, 99 digs and 52 blocks to her season stats. After becoming the 15th Sooner to reach 1,000 kills, Shelton has climbed into the top 10 in program history and currently sits in seventh with 1,387. She is now the all-time kills leader in the 25-point rally scoring era. Shelton is the first Sooner since Kierra Holst in 2015 to break into the top 10 all-time. Shelton needs just 33 kills to move into sixth, the highest spot she can realistically reach in her career.
THE KELLI JO SHOW
Redshirt junior Kelli Jo Burgess is quietly having the best season of her career. In 2024, Burgess tallied 78 kills in 21 matches and just one match with more than 10 kills. This season, Burgess has 131 kills and four double-digit performances. The Lehi, Utah, native, hit .238 in 2024 and is hitting .458 on 240 attempts this season. Burgess is on pace to set not only the single-season hitting percentage record, but the all-time percentage record. The current single-season record, set in 2013 by Sallie McLaurin, is .423, and only two players have ever hit over .400 in a career in the 25-point rally scoring era. McLaurin also holds the all-time record with a .363 career hitting percentage. Burgess is currently hitting .386 in just two seasons at OU, but needs 80 more attempts to be eligible for the record.
On the defensive side, Burgess has tallied 90.0 blocks through 18 games. Her 9.0 blocks against South Carolina on Oct. 10 were a career best. Burgess is the current team leader in blocks, averaging 1.29 per set. She has 31 more blocks than the next closest athlete and leads the team with 13 solo blocks.
STATS & RANKINGS
Kelli Jo Burgess represents the Sooners nationally, sitting in fourth in hitting percentage at .458. Burgess is the highest ranked Power 4 athlete and sits atop the SEC rankings. In the SEC, she is also No. 6 in blocks with 1.29 per set. Emoni Bush is ranked in the SEC, sitting at No. 9 with 0.34 aces per set. In conference matches only, Burgess is No. 1 in hitting percentage (.447) and No. 3 in blocks (1.59/set). Alexis Shelton is No. 9 in kills with 4.28 per set and points/set with 4.81.
As a team, the Sooners are No. 3 in the SEC with 2.61 blocks/set and 1.61 service aces per set in all games. In conference play, the Sooners are No. 1 in blocks (3.06/set) and No. 3 in aces (1.44).
SET IT UP
Freshman Avaya Maga has made an immediate impact at setter for the Sooners, notching 13 20-plus assist games on the year, and three 30-plus assist game. Maga tallied a season and career high 37 assists against Missouri on Oct. 5 and currently has 434 on the season. Sophomore Harper Hall has been sharing the duties at setter and has notched 20 assists in seven games this season, including a season high 31 against Missouri. Hall has tallied 297 assists on the year to go with 74 digs and 13 aces.
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN
With the collegiate debut of Alyssa Flack on Oct. 5, all four signees from the class of 2024 have appeared in at least one match for the Sooners this season. Flack had a stellar debut, recording nine kills on a .333 mark after being sidelined due to a preseason injury. Tekoa Barnes has appeared in every match this season with 87 kills, 21 aces and 26 blocks, while Avaya Maga has been the starting setter in all 16matches. Ada Awagu has appeared in five matches this season.
SEC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS
The SEC will relaunch the SEC Volleyball Championship this season and has signed a three-year agreement to host the event at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The 2025 SEC Volleyball Championship is slated to take place on November 21-25, 2025 at Enmarket Arena. The SEC Volleyball Championship took place from 1979 to 2005.
SERIES HISTORY
FLORIDA: Florida leads the all-time series 4-0, but the previous two meetings both went to five sets. This will mark the first trip to Gainesville, Fla., for the Sooners since 2014. In the 2024 match in Norman, the Sooners took a ranked Florida team to the brink, forcing a five-set match and going ahead 10-3 in the final set before ultimately dropping the match, 3-2.
WEEKEND REWIND
Facing a pair of top 10 opponents, the Sooners went 0-2 on the weekend. On Friday, the Sooners faced No. 10 Texas A&M where they were swept for the first time in 2024. Alexis Shelton led all players with 13 kills on the night, while Emoni Bush chipped in eight and Kelli Jo Burgess added five.
Against No. 2 Texas on Sunday night, the Sooners grabbed the third set to fight off the sweep but couldn't force a fifth. Shelton led all players on the night with 22 kills on a .366 clip. The senior was all over the scoresheet with seven digs, four blocks and an assist. Bush notched 11 kills to go with seven kills and four blocks of her own, while Kamille Gibson chipped in eight kills on a .389 mark with two assists, two digs and four blocks. Burgess led the defense with seven blocks, while also hitting .417 with five kills and zero errors. As a team, the Sooners notched 12.0 blocks to the Longhorns 6.0.
WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY
The Sooners defense has been a force to be reckoned with this season, especially in league action. Through 18 games in 2024, the Sooners were No. 2 in conference play with 2.69 blocks/set and No. 1 in all matches with 2.80 per set. Through 18 games this season, OU is No. 1 in blocks/set in conference games with 3.06 and No. 4 in all matches with 2.61. The Sooners have recorded at least 6.0 blocks in every match this season, with a season high of 16.5. In eight matches, OU has put up double-digit blocks with five of those coming against conference opponents. OU's 13.5 blocks against Texas were the second-most allowed blocks by a defense against the Longhorns.
ALL EYES ON ALEXIS
Senior Alexis Shelton was named to the preseason watch list for the AVCA's 2025 Division I Player of the Year Award, presented by Nike Volleyball. Shelton leads the Sooners this season with 269 kills across 70 sets played. The senior is averaging 3.84 kills/set and is just shy of a .300 hitting percentage at .280. She has added five service aces, 99 digs and 52 blocks to her season stats. After becoming the 15th Sooner to reach 1,000 kills, Shelton has climbed into the top 10 in program history and currently sits in seventh with 1,387. She is now the all-time kills leader in the 25-point rally scoring era. Shelton is the first Sooner since Kierra Holst in 2015 to break into the top 10 all-time. Shelton needs just 33 kills to move into sixth, the highest spot she can realistically reach in her career.
THE KELLI JO SHOW
Redshirt junior Kelli Jo Burgess is quietly having the best season of her career. In 2024, Burgess tallied 78 kills in 21 matches and just one match with more than 10 kills. This season, Burgess has 131 kills and four double-digit performances. The Lehi, Utah, native, hit .238 in 2024 and is hitting .458 on 240 attempts this season. Burgess is on pace to set not only the single-season hitting percentage record, but the all-time percentage record. The current single-season record, set in 2013 by Sallie McLaurin, is .423, and only two players have ever hit over .400 in a career in the 25-point rally scoring era. McLaurin also holds the all-time record with a .363 career hitting percentage. Burgess is currently hitting .386 in just two seasons at OU, but needs 80 more attempts to be eligible for the record.
On the defensive side, Burgess has tallied 90.0 blocks through 18 games. Her 9.0 blocks against South Carolina on Oct. 10 were a career best. Burgess is the current team leader in blocks, averaging 1.29 per set. She has 31 more blocks than the next closest athlete and leads the team with 13 solo blocks.
STATS & RANKINGS
Kelli Jo Burgess represents the Sooners nationally, sitting in fourth in hitting percentage at .458. Burgess is the highest ranked Power 4 athlete and sits atop the SEC rankings. In the SEC, she is also No. 6 in blocks with 1.29 per set. Emoni Bush is ranked in the SEC, sitting at No. 9 with 0.34 aces per set. In conference matches only, Burgess is No. 1 in hitting percentage (.447) and No. 3 in blocks (1.59/set). Alexis Shelton is No. 9 in kills with 4.28 per set and points/set with 4.81.
As a team, the Sooners are No. 3 in the SEC with 2.61 blocks/set and 1.61 service aces per set in all games. In conference play, the Sooners are No. 1 in blocks (3.06/set) and No. 3 in aces (1.44).
SET IT UP
Freshman Avaya Maga has made an immediate impact at setter for the Sooners, notching 13 20-plus assist games on the year, and three 30-plus assist game. Maga tallied a season and career high 37 assists against Missouri on Oct. 5 and currently has 434 on the season. Sophomore Harper Hall has been sharing the duties at setter and has notched 20 assists in seven games this season, including a season high 31 against Missouri. Hall has tallied 297 assists on the year to go with 74 digs and 13 aces.
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN
With the collegiate debut of Alyssa Flack on Oct. 5, all four signees from the class of 2024 have appeared in at least one match for the Sooners this season. Flack had a stellar debut, recording nine kills on a .333 mark after being sidelined due to a preseason injury. Tekoa Barnes has appeared in every match this season with 87 kills, 21 aces and 26 blocks, while Avaya Maga has been the starting setter in all 16matches. Ada Awagu has appeared in five matches this season.
SEC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS
The SEC will relaunch the SEC Volleyball Championship this season and has signed a three-year agreement to host the event at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The 2025 SEC Volleyball Championship is slated to take place on November 21-25, 2025 at Enmarket Arena. The SEC Volleyball Championship took place from 1979 to 2005.
SERIES HISTORY
FLORIDA: Florida leads the all-time series 4-0, but the previous two meetings both went to five sets. This will mark the first trip to Gainesville, Fla., for the Sooners since 2014. In the 2024 match in Norman, the Sooners took a ranked Florida team to the brink, forcing a five-set match and going ahead 10-3 in the final set before ultimately dropping the match, 3-2.
LOOKING AHEAD
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