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Women's Basketball: North Carolina narrowly defeats OU 80-79

November 23, 2008 | 0 comments

Jessica Breland scored a career-high 31 points — including two key buckets in the final two minutes — as No. 4 North Carolina held off No. 2 Oklahoma 80-79 on Sunday in the title game of the Women's Preseason NIT. READ MORE

Volleyball: OU plays final home match Saturday

November 21, 2008 | 0 comments

Same song, different tune. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners hoping to avenge mid-season loss

November 19, 2008 | 0 comments

Trading points late in the fifth set with Texas A&M, the OU volleyball team held an 8-7 advantage on Sept. 21 in the two squads meeting in College Station, Texas. READ MORE

Women's Basketball: Sooners open with dominant win

November 15, 2008 | 0 comments

The University of California-Riverside threw the kitchen sink at the Paris sisters each time they received the ball in the post on Saturday afternoon, but it only created opportunities for the rest of the offense. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners best Kansas

November 13, 2008 | 0 comments

Heading into Wednesday, the OU volleyball team’s only homes losses had come at the hands of teams at one time ranked in the top 25. READ MORE

Volleyball returns to Norman

November 12, 2008 | 0 comments

If there was ever a time for the OU volleyball team to string together a winning streak, that time is now. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners shut out by Missouri

November 10, 2008 | 0 comments

Following the opening serve in the OU volleyball team’s match against Missouri, freshman setter Brianne Barker and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Francie Ekwerekwu promptly blocked a Julianna Klein attack. READ MORE

Men's basketball: Sooners continue exhibition dominance

November 8, 2008 | 0 comments

Through 80 minutes of exhibition play for the OU men’s basketball team, sophomore forward Blake Griffin is a perfect 16-for-16 from the field. READ MORE

Volleyball prepared to take on Missouri

November 7, 2008 | 0 comments

Since the OU volleyball team’s home conference opener against Missouri on Sept. 17, both the Sooners and the Tigers have traveled similar paths. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners hoping to avenge loss

November 5, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team has developed a knack for finishing teams off in five sets. READ MORE

Volleyball: OU coming off upset win

October 30, 2008 | 0 comments

Cool, calm and collected, the OU volleyball team held a 14-10 edge in the fifth set against No. 3 Texas Wednesday evening. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners upset No. 3 Texas in Austin

October 29, 2008 | 0 comments

After dropping six of its last seven matches, the OU volleyball team recorded its biggest victory of the 2008 season, upsetting the Longhorns 3-2 (25-21, 9-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13). READ MORE

Soccer: Sooners stay alive in Big 12

October 27, 2008 | 0 comments

Thanks to an early penalty kick, a goal from more than 30 yards away and some bend-not-break defense, the OU soccer team managed to keep its postseason hopes alive on Sunday afternoon. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners fall short against Kansas

October 20, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team had one of its best hitting performances of the season Saturday, but injuries and errors cost the Sooners a shot at their first conference road win. READ MORE

Volleyball team set to travel to Lawrence

October 17, 2008 | 0 comments

Fresh off its most impressive outing in conference play this season, the OU volleyball team will aim to carry the momentum over to a road showdown on Saturday against the Kansas Jayhawks. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners sweep Buffs

October 16, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team snapped a four-match losing streak in dominant fashion Wednesday evening, sweeping the Colorado Buffaloes 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-15) at McCasland Field House. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners prepared for Colorado

October 15, 2008 | 0 comments

After coming within one point of upsetting No. 16 Kansas State last Saturday, the Sooner volleyball squad will attempt to secure its first win of October tonight when it hosts the University of Colorado. READ MORE

Volleyball: OU lets one get away against ranked opponent

October 13, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team had No. 16 Kansas State on the ropes for nearly an hour Saturday evening, but was unable to close the deal. READ MORE

Volleyball: OU loses to No. 2 Nebraska

October 9, 2008 | 0 comments

It was a more spirited effort for the OU volleyball team against No. 2 Nebraska Wednesday evening, but in the end, the Cornhuskers made the plays characteristic of an elite volleyball squad. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners set for Nebraska

October 8, 2008 | 0 comments

Coming off grueling outings against No. 3 Texas and Iowa State this past week, the OU volleyball team will see no lapse in competition when it returns to action tonight. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners lose at Iowa State

October 5, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team just couldn’t get it going Saturday evening in Ames, Iowa. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners lose to No. 3 Texas

October 2, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team drew first blood against No. 3 Texas Wednesday evening, but in the end, the Longhorns’ efficiency and experience proved too great a challenge. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners prepare to host rival Longhorns

September 30, 2008 | 0 comments

Add an age-old rivalry to a national broadcast on ESPNU, mix in a volleyball match that drew over 1,000 fans at McCasland Field House last season and it can only mean one thing: Texas is coming to town. The OU volleyball team will get its first crack at the No. 3 Longhorns this season when it hosts the defending Big 12 champions tonight at 7. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners win five-set marathon

September 27, 2008 | 0 comments

For the second consecutive time, Texas Tech pushed the OU volleyball team to the brink and once again, the Sooners prevailed. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners face tough conference test at Baylor

September 24, 2008 | 0 comments

Coming off its first loss in conference play, the OU volleyball team will be looking to regroup when it travels to Waco, Texas, to square off against a much-improved Baylor squad at 7 tonight. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners edged by Aggies

September 21, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team hung tooth and nail with Texas A&M Sunday afternoon, but were unable to close the deal. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners take out Mizzou; win fifth straight

September 18, 2008 | 0 comments

Make it five-straight for the OU volleyball team, who carried over it’s momentum from a three-match sweep in Lubbock, Texas, last weekend to defeat Missouri 3-1 in the Sooners’ conference home opener in front of a crowd of 559 at McCasland Field House. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners set for Big 12 play

September 17, 2008 | 0 comments

With a thunderous kill by redshirt sophomore Francie Ekwerekwu, the OU volleyball team had tied Wichita State at 25 points, with the victor needing to win by two. For the next 10 minutes, the near 700 fans in attendance at Howard McCasland Field House were on cloud nine. READ MORE

Volleyball: OU sweeps through Lubbock tournament

September 15, 2008 | 0 comments

Despite Hurricane Ike forcing a last-second schedule change, the OU volleyball team landed an early conference victory and reached a coaching milestone en route to a three-match sweep of the Red Raider Round Up in Lubbock, Texas, over the weekend. READ MORE

Volleyball: Coach Santiago Restrepo notches 200th career victory

September 13, 2008 | 0 comments

OU volleyball head coach Santiago Restrepo added another milestone to his coaching resume Saturday morning, earning his 200th career win with a 3-1 victory over TCU (23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-17) at the Red Raider Round Up in Lubbock, Texas. READ MORE

Volleyball: Sooners edge Texas Tech

September 12, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team got an early jump on Big 12 conference play Friday evening and made the best out of a last-minute opportunity. READ MORE

Volleyball: OU struggles in California

September 8, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team continued its hectic non-conference schedule over the weekend, competing in Los Angeles, Calif., against a pair of nationally-ranked squads in the 2008 Holiday Inn L.A. City Center Trojan Invitational. READ MORE

VOLLEYBALL: OU dominates Hofstra; now 2-4 overall

September 6, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team closed out the Holiday Inn L.A. City Center Trojan Invitational on a high note, sweeping the Hofstra Pride 3-0 (30-28, 25-9, 25-16) Saturday afternoon at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif. READ MORE

VOLLEYBALL: Sooners lose to San Diego in tournament

September 6, 2008 | 0 comments

Facing a ranked opponent for the third consecutive match, the OU volleyball team found itself outmatched against a veteran San Diego Torero squad, dropping a 3-0 decision to the No. 21 team in the country Friday at the Holiday Inn L.A. City Center Trojan Invitational. READ MORE

VOLLEYBALL: Sooners lose in opener of tourney

September 4, 2008 | 0 comments

Squaring off against its toughest test to date in the 7th-ranked Southern California Women of Troy, the OU volleyball team was unable to sustain some early momentum and fell to the Pac-10 powerhouse 3-1 (27-25, 20-25, 16-25, 22-25). READ MORE

VBALL: OU falls in tournament final

September 1, 2008 | 0 comments

Facing arguably its toughest non-conference schedule to date, the OU volleyball team gave fans a mixed bag in this weekend’s Sooner Legends/Nike Invitational. But in the end, the Sooners showed they can hang with one of the best teams the nation has to offer. READ MORE

OU volleyball team loses final match of tournament

August 31, 2008 | 0 comments

After splitting the first two matches of the Sooner Legends/Nike Invitational on Friday, the OU volleyball team took the 10th-ranked Cal Poly Mustangs to the edge Saturday afternoon, only to fall in five sets. READ MORE

OU volleyball splits two matches in Norman

August 29, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team overcame a penalty-laden opening set to best the Michigan State Spartans in four sets, 19-25, 26-24, 25-14 and 25-21 Friday morning at Howard McCasland Field House. READ MORE

Sooner volleyball squad to host Sooner Legends/Nike Invitational

August 29, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU volleyball team begins its quest toward another NCAA Tournament birth today, hosting the two-day Sooner Legends/Nike Invitational at Howard McCasland Field House and welcoming a trio of teams that are coming off their own postseason tournament appearances. READ MORE

COLUMN: The NFL preseason needs to be shortened

August 28, 2008 | 0 comments

While college football dominates the attention of Sooner Nation, the professional football season is inching closer as well. With the final stanza of the NFL preseason just days away, talks from within about reducing the length of the four-game gridiron staple are picking steam. READ MORE

Youthful volleyball team set to begin new season

August 24, 2008 | 0 comments

With the OU football team in its final stages of preparation before it begins a run toward yet another conference title, the volleyball squad has its own piece of history in mind: another winning season and a record third consecutive NCAA Tournament birth. READ MORE

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