Box Score
The Basics
Score: ORU 3 - Western Illinois 2
(25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 15-25, 15-13)
Records: ORU (10-11, 4-4) - WIU (4-17,
2-6)
Location: Western Hall - Macomb, Ill.
MACOMB, Ill. - After winning the first two
sets, the Oral Roberts University volleyball survived a Western
Illinois rally as the Golden Eagles captured the 3-2 (25-22, 25-21,
22-25, 15-25, 15-13) victory Sunday afternoon at Western Hall.
The victory, thanks in large part to a balanced offensive
attack, snapped a six-match road losing streak that dated back to a
September 9 victory at Arkansas. Led by Laura
Milos' 21 kills and Sara
Pope's 18 kills, ORU had eight different players record at
least one kill in the victory. Lucija
Bojanjac posted 54 assists, matching her third best output of
the season.
The Turning Point
Tied 13-13 in the fifth set after giving up two straight points,
ORU took a timeout that paid off big as the Golden Eagles came out
of the break and immediately got a kill by Laura
Milos and an ace by McKenna
Qualls to take the fifth set 15-13.
The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Laura
Milos had 21 kills, her first 20-kill performance since October
5, and Lucija
Bojanjac had 54 assists, the most for the freshman since
September 25. Defensively, Maggie
DiPronio had 13 digs, while Pope and Milos added 12 digs each
and Bojanjac completed the double-double with 10 digs.
WIU: Ann Miller had 17 kills, while Molly Murphy
had 16 digs.
Inside the Box Score
- ORU had five total blocks, but Laura
Milos had a hand in three of them, the most of her career. Jovana
Poljasevic was in on four blocks, and Sara
Pope had a solo block.
- WIU had 11 team blocks, but also had seven blocking errors.
- In the three sets won, ORU had a combined 13 attack errors; in
the two sets lost, ORU had a combined 18 errors.
News & Notes
- ORU won on the road for the first time since
beating Arkansas September 9.
- ORU now leads Western Illinois 30-5 in the all-time series
- The Golden Eagles finished the first half of the conference
season 4-4 and will play five home matches during the second half
of the league slate.
Up Next
ORU will host South Dakota Friday, October 24 to kick
off a stretch in which the Golden Eagles will play five of six
matches at home.
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