The Oral Roberts University volleyball team rallied to defeat 2002 Southland Conference Champion and tournament host Texas-Arlington 3-1 (16-30, 30-20, 30-27, 31-29) Saturday afternoon at the University of Texas-Arlington LaQuinta Invitational. Later in the afternoon, ORU came up short as Arkansas-Little Rock slid past the Golden Eagles 3-0 (30-23, 30-27, 30-28).

In ORU's first match, the Golden Eagles quickly fell behind Texas-Arlington by losing the first game 16-30. However, the next three belonged to the young ORU squad.

Leading the way was freshman outside hitter Ori Zuzic. Zuzic unleashed a staggering 62 attacks, 24 of which landed as kills. Freshman outside hitter Cris Alves contributed a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. Junior outside hitter Becky Brunelle displayed a triple-double of sorts with 14 kills, 15 digs, and 11 attack errors. Junior libero extraordinaire Becky Dreher defended ORU's side of the court with 25 digs, while freshman setter Maura Cicala tossed up 50 assists.

Against UALR, ORU was once again led by outside hitter Ori Zuzic with her 18 kills. Freshmen Maura Cicala and Brittany Arnold shared setting duties as both had 21 assists.

ORU's record now stands at 2-4. ORU returns to the court Wednesday evening at 7:00 when the Golden Eagles visit the Kansas Jayhawks.