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Zuzic Leads ORU to Three Game Sweep

Box Score


SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Outside hitter Ori Zuzic (Porec, Croatia) recorded match-highs of 12 kills and 13 digs as the Oral Roberts University volleyball team topped North Dakota State, 3-0 (30-23, 30-24, 30-18), in the second day of play at the T.J. Sales/Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational in Springfield, Mo. Sunday's match marked Zuzic's sixth double-double effort of the year.


Middle blocker JoJo Souza (Sao Paulo, Brazil) added 11 kills and five blocks for ORU (6-6), and rightside hitter Jackie Oliveira (Minas Gerais, Brazil) chipped in with 10 kills while hitting a match-high .474 (10-1-19).


Despite being out-hit by the Bison (1-15) .424 to .343 in game one, the Golden Eagles nearly led game one from start to finish. North Dakota State took an early 1-0 lead, but ORU scored the next three points for a 3-1 advantage and would never look back. The Golden Eagles extended their lead to seven points on six occasions en route to the 30-23 win.


The ORU defense stepped up in game two, limiting the Bison to a mere .042 attack percentage and forcing nearly as many NDSU errors (6) as kills (7). Souza connected on four markers during game two in leading the Golden Eagles to the 30-24 win and 2-0 match advantage.


ORU wasted no time in closing out the match, using a 4-0 spurt to take a 4-1 advantage and cruising to the 30-18 match clinching win.


Setter Thais Parada (Sao Paulo, Brazil) had a match-high 40 assists to go along with seven digs for the Golden Eagles, while libero Cris Alves (Sao Caetano, Brazil) aided the ORU cause with nine digs and three service aces.


The Golden Eagles return to action when they travel to face Arkansas-Little Rock on Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m.


-ORU-

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Players Mentioned

Cris Alves

#9 Cris Alves

L
5' 10"
Sophomore
Colegio Ateneu
Jackie Oliveira

#12 Jackie Oliveira

RS
6' 1"
Redshirt
UNORP
Thais Parada

#14 Thais Parada

S
5' 8"
Redshirt
Mackenzie
JoJo Souza

#4 JoJo Souza

MB
6' 1"
Redshirt
UNORP
Ori Zuzic

#8 Ori Zuzic

OH
6' 3"
Sophomore
Mate Balota

Players Mentioned

Cris Alves

#9 Cris Alves

5' 10"
Sophomore
Colegio Ateneu
L
Jackie Oliveira

#12 Jackie Oliveira

6' 1"
Redshirt
UNORP
RS
Thais Parada

#14 Thais Parada

5' 8"
Redshirt
Mackenzie
S
JoJo Souza

#4 JoJo Souza

6' 1"
Redshirt
UNORP
MB
Ori Zuzic

#8 Ori Zuzic

6' 3"
Sophomore
Mate Balota
OH
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