Box Score

Fayetteville, Ark. -- Senior right side hitter Patricia Menezes recorded her 1,000th dig tonight as the Oral Roberts University volleyball team lost to Arkansas (30-22, 30-25, 30-22) at the Morning News Invitational held at the University of Arkansas.

Menezes had seven digs on the night, giving her 1,006 for her career. In addition to the seven digs, Menezes had 15 kills and two block assists.

Sophomore middle blocker Celeste Jones led the team with a .316 hitting percentage (10-4-19) and three block assists. Senior setter Anna Moreno had 37 set assists, while sophomore libero Becky Dreher had 12 digs.

The first game started off rocky for the Golden Eagles, as they lagged behind 18-6. ORU regained composure, bringing the game to 22-17, but could not pass Arkansas, losing 30-22.

Game two brought a much better showing from ORU, improving their hitting percentage from .139 in game one to .306 in game two. The second game was close throughout, but Arkansas came up with the victory 30-25.

ORU came out on fire in the third game, going up 7-2 on the Lady 'Backs. Arkansas battled back and pulled in front of ORU 20-16 on seven straight points. Arkansas won game three 30-22.

ORU moves to 5-3 on the season. Their other losses were to #5 Long Beach State and #6 Florida. Arkansas improves to 8-1 on the season.

The ORU volleyball team is back in action tomorrow as they face No. 17 Colorado State at noon and Louisville, who received AVCA top 25 votes this week, at 5 p.m. in the final day of the Morning News Invitational.