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Women's Volleyball

Golden Eagles Down Trojans, 3-0

Box Score


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. �€" The Oral Roberts University volleyball team snapped Arkansas-Little Rock's six match winning streak as the Golden Eagles downed the Trojans 3-0 (30-27, 30-28, 30-22) at the Jack Stephens Center on Tuesday evening.


Outside hitter Ori Zuzic (Porec, Croatia) led ORU (7-6) with 15 kills as she recorded a mere two attack errors in 32 attempts for a .406 attack percentage. Zuzic also added nine digs on the defensive end.


The Golden Eagles seemed to have game one in hand with a 29-24 lead until Arkansas-Little Rock (10-6) scored three straight points to bring it within 29-27. ORU put out the Trojan rally with a Zuzic kill for the 30-27 game one win.


It was UALR who held the late lead in game two, holding a 28-26 advantage over the visitors. A kill by outside hitter Danijela Novakovic (Rijeka, Croatia) cut the deficit to one, then a pair of Trojan errors gave the Golden Eagles a 29-28 lead. Middle blocker Kim Snow (DeKalb, Ill.) added a solo block to seal game two for ORU, 30-28.


Novakovic ended the match with seven kills, while Snow had seven markers in addition to tying her career-high with eight blocks.


The Golden Eagles closed out the match by hitting .282 as a team in game three and limited UALR to a paltry .190 attack percentage in cruising to the 30-22 match clinching win.


Amila Baracovic led the Trojan attack as she connected on a match-high 20 kills and recorded a .410 (20-4-39) attack percentage.


Rightside hitter Jackie Oliveira (Minas Gerais, Brazil) chipped in with eight kills, 11 digs, and four services aces for ORU, while setter Thais Parada (Sao Paulo, Brazil) finished the match with 35 assists.


The Golden Eagles will step back in Mid-Con action this weekend, as they will play host to Western Illinois and UMKC. ORU will take on the Westerwinds at 5:00 p.m. on Friday before taking on the Kangaroos Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. Admission to both matches at the Cooper Aerobics Center is free.


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Players Mentioned

Danijela Novakovic

#5 Danijela Novakovic

OH
6' 3"
Redshirt
Ekonomska Skola
Jackie Oliveira

#12 Jackie Oliveira

RS
6' 1"
Redshirt
UNORP
Thais Parada

#14 Thais Parada

S
5' 8"
Redshirt
Mackenzie
Kim Snow

#7 Kim Snow

MB
6' 1"
Sophomore
DeKalb HS
Ori Zuzic

#8 Ori Zuzic

OH
6' 3"
Sophomore
Mate Balota

Players Mentioned

Danijela Novakovic

#5 Danijela Novakovic

6' 3"
Redshirt
Ekonomska Skola
OH
Jackie Oliveira

#12 Jackie Oliveira

6' 1"
Redshirt
UNORP
RS
Thais Parada

#14 Thais Parada

5' 8"
Redshirt
Mackenzie
S
Kim Snow

#7 Kim Snow

6' 1"
Sophomore
DeKalb HS
MB
Ori Zuzic

#8 Ori Zuzic

6' 3"
Sophomore
Mate Balota
OH
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