The Sooner volleyball team put together a dominating performance over the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday in Norman, beating KU in three sets [25-17, 25-16, 25-13].
“It was an awesome performance,” OU coach Santiago Restrepo said. “We played very well as a team and played very composed. We played hard throughout the match, and it was just a great overall performance.”
OU held the Jayhawks to a .097 attack percentage in the match, the ninth time Oklahoma’s defense has held its opponent under .100 this season.
Kansas committed 26 service and attack errors in the match, allowing the Sooners to control the momentum the entire match.
OU had a .341 team attack percentage.
Redshirt junior Francie Ekwerekwu had a huge afternoon for the Sooners, totaling nine kills, five total blocks and a .412 hitting clip. Because of Ekwerewku’s strong presence at the net, the Sooners were able to outblock KU 8-2.
Sophomore setter Brianne Barker was a perfect 7-for-7 in her attacks, matching her career high with seven kills. She also added 26 assists, two block assists and a solo block.
Senior outside hitter Bridget Laplante and freshman defensive specialist María Fernanda had 10 digs each, and Laplante also had four kills.
Sophomore right side Suzy Boulavsky had a career-high four service aces and added seven kills. Caitlin Higgins, sophomore outside hitter, also had seven kills and a service ace.
Junior Sarah Freudenrich rounded out the Sooners’ scoring with five kills.
OU (17-7, 10-5) travels to Columbia to face Missouri at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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