TULSA, Okla. �€" The Oral Roberts volleyball team came up short in a battle with rival Tulsa Tuesday night, dropping their season finale 3-1 (30-32, 30-20, 27-30, 22-30) at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

The Golden Eagles (19-15) entered the night leading the all-time series 56-10 over their opponents from 11th and Harvard, but Joyce Silva's 33 kills led the Golden Hurricane (17-10) to a four game victory. It marked the first time since 1993 that TU claimed a victory in the cross-town rivalry.

ORU All-American candidate Becky Dreher (Prince George, British Columbia, Canada) ended her career with a 23 dig effort to bring her season total to 821. Dreher is the first player in NCAA history to record 800 digs in a single season. She also set a new NCAA mark with her 7.02 digs per game average.

Dreher finishes her celebrated ORU career as one of the best defensive players in NCAA history. She leaves with the nation's top digs per game average for a career (5.22) and places third on the NCAA's all-time digs list (2,246).

Sophomore outside hitter Ori Zuzic (Porec, Croatia) led the Golden Eagles offense with 19 kills to go along with 11 digs, as she notched her team-high 14th double-double of the year. Sophomore middle blocker Kim Snow (DeKalb, Illinois) added 11 kills in the loss.

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