Volleyball keeps pace with Sooners in Norman

Tuesday, September 14

Norman, Okla.

5 P.M.

Abilene Christian

5-5,0-0WAC

Oklahoma

5-5,0-0Big 12

Abilene Christian

Oklahoma

9/14/2021 8:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NORMAN, Okla.— The Wildcats gave the Sooners all they could handle on Tuesday night, pushing OU to extra points in set two, but were unable to grab a set as they fell 3-0. ACU got out to a phenomenal start as they were able to capitalize off early errors from the Sooners to take a 14-9 lead in set one. OU was able to come back behind a 9-1 run that gave them an 18-16 lead and the momentum to earn the set one win.

Set two was a battle of wills for the teams as the Wildcats were able to get out to another early lead, 14-10, before the Sooners began their climb back. Down 24-22, ACU earned the next two points off of an Oklahoma service error and a Breanna Box kill to push the set into extra points. Lindsey Toney had three kills over a five-point span that saw the match go from a 25-all tie to a 28-27 lead for ACU. The teams continued to trade points but it was Oklahoma who used a service ace and a kill to close out set two 33-31. The Sooners took the momentum from that set win to open a 7-1 lead in set three and get the win 25-15 in set three.

Scoring Summary
Set 1: 19-25
Set 2: 31-33
Set 3: 15-25

News and Notes

Both middles had efficient nights hitting over .400. Brea Box had eight kills on a .467 hitting percentage while Braden Bossier went 5-of-12 for a .417 hitting percentage.
Toney lead the Wildcats once again in kills with 15 on the night. She also added eight digs, three blocks, and two service aces in the match.
Along with Toney, two other Wildcats had at least eight digs in the match. Bryley Steinhilber added eight while Madison Lawler tallied 11. Lawler has now had double-digit digs in nine of the Wildcats' ten matches.
Madison Rohre totaled 32 assists on the night with 21 of the 32 coming in the second set alone.
ACU totaled 23 kills in set two on a .438 hitting percentage.

Up Next
The Wildcats will have eight days between matches with their next match on September 22 back in Abilene. ACU will host Prairie View A&M that Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Teague Center. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

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