The Oral Roberts University volleyball concluded regular season
play by defeating the IUPUI Jaguars 3-1 Saturday evening on the
campus of IUPUI. The game scores were 27-30, 30-26, 30-21,
30-28.
ORU upped its record to 20-12 (12-2 Mid-Con), while IUPUI slipped
to 16-14 (9-5 Mid-Con). With the victory, ORU reached the 20-win
mark for the tenth time in the last 11 seasons.
Junior outside hitter Becky Dreher led ORU with 23 kills and also
came up with 15 digs. Freshman outside hitter Cris Alves posted a
double-double of 13 kills and 15 digs. Freshman Maura Cicala set an
ORU season-high with 73 assists. Freshman outside hitter Ori Zuzic
contributed 16 kills while committing just three errors.
Rebekah Pallikan led IUPUI with 25 kills, Tracy Bailey had six
blocks and Tanna Smith totaled 59 assists for the Jaguars.
ORU returns to the court next Friday when the Golden Eagles begin
Mid-Continent Conference Tournament action. ORU represents the
second seed in the tournament and will again take on third-seeded
IUPUI.