ORU Volleyball Falls to North Dakota State, 3-0

FARGO, N.D. - The Oral Roberts University volleyball team dropped the Summit League opener at North Dakota State on Friday by a score of 3-0. The Golden Eagles fell to 4-4 overall, while the Bison improved to 5-2 on the season.

Freshman Joana Gruber (Santa Rosa, Brazil) led ORU with a career-high 13 kills against only four errors, while also posting 10 digs. Fellow newcomers Tatum Fredeen (Bentonville, Ark.) and Elizabeth McVicker (Owasso, Okla.) chipped in eight and seven kills, respectively.

Juliane Vieira (Ribeirao Preto, Brazil) paced the Golden Eagles with 31 assists on the night. The ORU senior climbed into ninth place in school history with 1,534 career assists.

Sophomore Lauren Ophus (Jenks, Okla.) tallied 11 digs in the loss for a team-leading 83 on the season.

The Golden Eagles return to action at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at South Dakota State.

- ORU -

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Players Mentioned

#4 Joana Gruber: MH/OH; 6' 0"; Redshirt; Colegia Batista

#8 Elizabeth McVicker: MB; 6' 1"; Redshirt; Owasso HS

#3 Lauren Ophus: OH; 5' 10"; Sophomore; Jenks HS

#6 Juliane Vieira: S; 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#4 Joana Gruber
: 6' 0"; Redshirt; Colegia Batista
: MH/OH

#8 Elizabeth McVicker
: 6' 1"; Redshirt; Owasso HS
: MB

#3 Lauren Ophus
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; Jenks HS
: OH

#6 Juliane Vieira
: 5' 10"; Senior
: S