Completed Event: Volleyball versus Saint Mary's on September 13, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, September 26
Norman, Okla.
7:00 PM
University of Oklahoma
9-2,1-0SEC
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LSU
7-5,0-1SEC
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LSU
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Oklahoma
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25
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Sooners Open Conference Play with Sweep of LSU
September 26, 2025 | Volleyball
NORMAN – The Oklahoma volleyball team opened SEC play in sweeping fashion with a 25-17, 26-24, 25-18 victory over the LSU Tigers on Friday night inside McCasland Field House.
The victory was the first for OU in a conference opener and a conference home opener since the 2019 season.
The two teams finished the match tied in kills with 30 apiece, but it was the defense and play from the service line that gave OU the advantage. The Sooners finished with 9.5 kills to LSU's 3.0 and six aces to the Tigers' two.
Kamille Gibson and Tekoa Barnes led the Sooners with six kills apiece while Emoni Bush and Kelli Jo Burgess each added five.
Burgess tallied seven blocks to lead the team, Alexis Shelton registered five and Bush added four. At the service line, Harper Hall recorded three aces.
The Sooners led wire-to-wire in the first set, taking the opening frame 25-17. OU used an early 6-1 run to take a 10-4 lead and force an LSU timeout. A block by Shelton and Burgess had the Sooners the first to 15 and a strong defensive effort in the first set kept them in front. Burgess tallied her fourth kill of the night to clinch the set and give OU the 1-0 advantage.
Through the first 15 points there were six ties and five lead changes as neither team established a clear advantage in the second set. With the Tigers up 14-12, a challenge by head coach Aaron Mansfield reversed the score to make it 13-all. The Sooners took a 15-13 lead off a pair of Tiger errors and LSU responded with a 7-1 run to jump out to a 20-16 lead. OU pulled within one on a block from Bush and Patterson at 20-19 and came back even at 23-23. LSU served into the net at set point, keeping the Sooners alive and serving. A kill from Shelton and aerobics by Gibson to avoid an out-of-bounds ball gave OU the set, 26-24.
OU jumped out to an 8-3 lead early in the third. LSU clawed back to pull within two at 11-9 and force the Sooners to call timeout before OU rattled off a 5-0 run to extend its lead and never look back. A kill from Shelton put the Sooners up 20-14 late in the set and the offense kept LSU on its heels to go up 23-18. Back-to-back kills from Barnes clinched the set, 25-18, and the match.
Conference play continues Sunday when the Sooners host Ole Miss at noon CT. The match will be televised by SEC Network.
The victory was the first for OU in a conference opener and a conference home opener since the 2019 season.
The two teams finished the match tied in kills with 30 apiece, but it was the defense and play from the service line that gave OU the advantage. The Sooners finished with 9.5 kills to LSU's 3.0 and six aces to the Tigers' two.
Kamille Gibson and Tekoa Barnes led the Sooners with six kills apiece while Emoni Bush and Kelli Jo Burgess each added five.
Burgess tallied seven blocks to lead the team, Alexis Shelton registered five and Bush added four. At the service line, Harper Hall recorded three aces.
The Sooners led wire-to-wire in the first set, taking the opening frame 25-17. OU used an early 6-1 run to take a 10-4 lead and force an LSU timeout. A block by Shelton and Burgess had the Sooners the first to 15 and a strong defensive effort in the first set kept them in front. Burgess tallied her fourth kill of the night to clinch the set and give OU the 1-0 advantage.
Through the first 15 points there were six ties and five lead changes as neither team established a clear advantage in the second set. With the Tigers up 14-12, a challenge by head coach Aaron Mansfield reversed the score to make it 13-all. The Sooners took a 15-13 lead off a pair of Tiger errors and LSU responded with a 7-1 run to jump out to a 20-16 lead. OU pulled within one on a block from Bush and Patterson at 20-19 and came back even at 23-23. LSU served into the net at set point, keeping the Sooners alive and serving. A kill from Shelton and aerobics by Gibson to avoid an out-of-bounds ball gave OU the set, 26-24.
OU jumped out to an 8-3 lead early in the third. LSU clawed back to pull within two at 11-9 and force the Sooners to call timeout before OU rattled off a 5-0 run to extend its lead and never look back. A kill from Shelton put the Sooners up 20-14 late in the set and the offense kept LSU on its heels to go up 23-18. Back-to-back kills from Barnes clinched the set, 25-18, and the match.
Conference play continues Sunday when the Sooners host Ole Miss at noon CT. The match will be televised by SEC Network.
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Team Stats
LS
OK
Kills
30
30
Errors
22
17
Attempts
91
84
Hitting %
.088
.155
Points
35.0
45.5
Assists
29
28
Aces
2
6
Blocks
3
9.5
Game Leaders
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
7
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