The OU volleyball team isn’t in Kansas anymore.
Even though the Sooners rediscovered themselves against the Jayhawks on Wednesday in Lawrence, snapping a four-game losing streak, Oklahoma must have left its offense and defense in Kansas for Saturday’s match against Texas A&M.
OU hit just .154 and allowed the Aggies to hit .300 as Texas A&M took the match, 3-1 (26-24, 16-25, 22-25, 17-25), and swept the season series for the first time since 2008 — and the last time since the Aggies are bound for the SEC.
Freshman middle blocker Grace Whitley was the sole bright spot for the OU offense, putting down eight kills with a .615 clip and adding a block solo and two block assists.
Freshman outside hitter Tara Dunn added seven kills, and junior libero María Fernanda had 21 digs to lead all players.
Texas A&M Aggie Allie Sawatzky registered a triple-double with 51 assists, 12 digs and 10 kills. Alisia Kastmo led the Aggies with 17 kills.
Megan Pendergast led four Aggies in double-digit digs with 19.
Texas A&M led for most of the first set and was at set point, 24-22, before OU rattled off four straight points to take the set, 26-24.
The Aggies dominated the match offensively, jumping out to a 9-4 lead in the second set and cruising the rest of the way for a 25-16 win, knotting the match at one apiece heading to the intermission.
Texas A&M made an early 6-0 lead stand up in the third set, downing the Sooners, 25-22.
OU made a valiant attempt to tie the score but was unable to do so despite cutting the Aggie lead to one on several occasions.
The Aggies continued to roll through the fourth set, leading by as many as 11 in the 25-17 victory.
OU is down to its last two games of the regular season this week. The Sooners close their home slate at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Texas Tech.
The Sooners close the regular season on the road against Texas on Saturday night. The Sooners defeated the Longhorns, 3-2, on Sept. 28 in Norman.
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