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TULSA, Okla. �€" The Oral Roberts University
volleyball opened up Mid-Con play with a three game sweep of
Centenary (30-19, 30-14, 30-19), Friday night at the Cooper
Aerobics Center. Outside hitter Ori Zuzic (Porec,
Croatia) paced ORU with 14 kills, while hitting .393 (14-23-28) for
the match.
Zuzic was one of three Golden Eagles to register double figure
kills, as rightside hitter Jackie Oliveira (Minas
Gerais, Brazil) added 10 markers, and middle blocker JoJo
Souza (Sao Paulo, Brazil) chipped in with another 10 kills
of her own while hitting .571 (10-2-14).
The ORU (5-5) offense hit a season-high .412, and the defense
proved just as tough tough by limiting the Ladies (8-9) to a mere
.080 attack percentage. ORU totaled 55 kills to Centenary's 26,
while also holding a 36-28 advantage in digs.
The Ladies (8-9) looked the keep things close early, trailing by
only two points (19-17) over halfway though the first game. The
Golden Eagles got things going when back-to-back kills by Zuzic and
Oliveira sparked an 11-2 run that gave ORU game one, 30-19.
The Golden Eagles led game two 8-7 before rattling off nine
straight points for a 17-7 advantage. The score was 19-10 when
consecutive kills by Oliveira led to an 8-0 run, giving ORU a 27-10
lead. The Golden Eagles went on to take game two 30-14.
Game three proved to be more of the same for ORU, as they led from
start to finish and cruised to a 30-19 win to sweep the match.
Setter Brittany Arnold (Tulsa, Okla.) finished the
night with a match-high 32 assists.
The Golden Eagles now travel to Springfield, Missouri, to take part
in the T.J. Sales/Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational. They open
tournament play against host Missouri State tomorrow night at 7:00
p.m.
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