The Basics
Score: ORU 3 - NDSU 1 (17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-13)
Records: ORU 9-10 (3-3 SL) - NDSU - 7-13 (2-5)
Location: Cooper Aerobics Center - Tulsa, Okla.

TULSA, Okla. - After a sluggish start, the Oral Roberts University volleyball team was dominant in the final three sets to take a 3-1 (17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-13) victory over North Dakota State on Sunday at the Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center.

It was a three-headed attack for ORU (9-10, 3-3); with Sara Pope (20), Nika Mostahinic (15) and McKenna Qualls (13) all reaching double digits in kills. The trio accounted for 48 of ORU's 56 kills and all three set new career highs with their respective totals. Mostahinic and Qualls posted double-doubles after leading the defensive effort as well with 15 and 12 digs, respectively. Kylie Johnson also got it done on the back row with 11 digs.

The Turning Point
In the second set, ORU fell behind 4-1 to start and trailed 7-4 before scoring the next seven points off the serve of Lucija Bojanjac to take an 11-7 lead. The Golden Eagles continued to pull away to win in dominant fashion, 25-13.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Sara Pope had 20 kills for the second time this season and the third time in her career, hitting .459 with just three errors for the match. Lucija Bojanjac had 47 assists and a pair of aces, accounting for two of ORU's eight total aces.
NDSU: Emily Miron had 12 kills and Emily Minnick added 10 for the NDSU attack. Emily Milligan led the way with 12 digs for the Bison.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU had nine errors and eight kills in the first set, but rebounded to hit .370 as a team in the final three. Including the first set, ORU hit .293 for the match, while NDSU hit just .136 as a team.
- ORU had 6.0 total blocks, with Shelby Cox having a hand in four of them, including one solo block. NDSU had 5.0 total blocks, including three from Emily Miron

News & Notes
- Nika Mostahinic set new career highs in kills (15) and digs (15).
- Sara Pope tied her career high with 20 kills. She first reached the 20-kill plateau against South Dakota State (Sept. 26).
- Pope's .459 attack percentage was also a career best. Pope had 20 kills with just three errors on 37 attempts.
- In addition to a team-high three service aces, which tied her career best, McKenna Qualls added a career high 13 kills.

Up Next
It is back on the road for ORU as they travel to Omaha (Oct. 17) and Western Illinois (Oct. 19) for a pair of Summit League matches next weekend.

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