TULSA, Okla. ?€" The Oral Roberts University Volleyball
team continued their winning ways Tuesday night, handing Missouri
Valley foe Missouri State a 3-0 (30-27, 30-18, 30-20) loss at the
Aerobics Center. With the win, the Golden Eagles ran their winning
streak to 12 matches.
ORU (14-6) outplayed the visitors across the board, hitting .350 as
a team with 53 kills while the Bears (11-4) hit just .109 with 42
markers. The Golden Eagles also held an advantage in blocks
(15.5-6.0), digs (52-45), assists (48-37), and service aces
(7-0).
Jackie Oliveira (Minas Gerais, Brazil) had the hot
hand for ORU, registering 12 kills - without an error - on 15
attacks to hit a match-high .800. She also had a part in seven of
the team?€™s 15.5 blocks.
The Golden Eagles took advantage early in game one, turning a 3-2
deficit into an 8-3 lead with a quick 6-0 run. Their lead would
grow to eight points at 14-6 before the Bears began to rally,
closing to within 22-21. But a pair of Ori Zuzic
(Porec, Croatia) kills sandwiched a 4-0 spurt to give ORU some
breathing room at 26-21 en route to a 30-27 game one win.
The home squad then came out on fire in game two, hitting .514 as a
team with 18 kills and no errors on 25 attempts. The Golden Eagles
led by as many eight points through the early going before using an
8-2 run to open up a 28-15 advantage and claiming the 30-18 win.
Zuzic had six kills in game two alone while Oliveira added four of
her own with a 1.000 attack percentage.
Game three was tight through the early going as six ties and a pair
of lead changes left the game knotted at 13-13. ORU would score
eight of the next ten tallies, however, opening up a 21-15 lead.
Missouri State would get no closer than four points the rest of the
way as they hit just .065 as a team in the Golden
Eagles?€™ 30-20 match-clinching win.
Zuzic finished the night with a match-best 16 kills, and
Kim Snow (De Kalb, Ill.) chipped in with seven
kills and eight blocks while posting a .500 attack percentage.
Cris Alves (Sao Caetano, Brazil) anchored the ORU
defense with 17 digs.
The Golden Eagles, now winners of the season?€™s first
seven home matches, will return to action this Friday night when
they host Mid-Con opponent Centenary to the Aerobics Center for a
7:00 p.m. match. Admission to the match is free.
--ORU--
