The Basics
Score: ORU 3 - South Dakota State 1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-17)
Records: ORU (14-14, 8-7) - SDSU (6-26, 0-15)
Location: Frost Arena - Brookings, S.D.

Brookings, S.D. - Three Golden Eagles posted double-doubles Friday night as the Oral Roberts University volleyball team took a 3-1 win at South Dakota State in Summit League action.

After dropping the first set to the Jackrabbits, ORU rallied to sweep the next three sets and take a 3-1 win over the league's last place squad. The win gives ORU the opportunity to clinch the fourth seed in the Summit League tournament with a win on Saturday over North Dakota State.

Laura Milos posted 21 kills and has recorded at least 20 kills in each of her last three matches. The freshman added 15 digs to post her fifth double-double of the season.

Senior Sara Pope continued to give the Golden Eagles a boost when they need it and also finished with a double-double. Pope picked up 13 kills and 14 digs and was joined by Nika Mostahinic who tallied 11 kills and 11 digs.

The Turning Point
In the second set, SDSU committed six straight errors as the 6-0 run helped ORU tie the set at 12-12. Three points later, a Sara Pope killed again tied the match at 14-14 and sparked a 7-2 run that turned into a 25-22 set win for the Golden Eagles.

The momentum from the second set carried into the next two sets for ORU as they pulled out 25-18 and 25-17 wins to sweep the final three sets.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Laura Milos posted a double-double with 21 kills and 15 digs. Lucija Bojanjac finished with 49 assists in the win.
SDSU: Wagner Larson finished with 10 kills for SDSU.

Inside the Box Score
- Lucija Bojanjac finished with 49 assists and crossed the 1,201 assist plateau for the season. She moves into 10th on the ORU single-season list passing Laura Taylor (1,189) from 2012 and sits behind Kristen Dorsey's 1,266 from 1986 for 9th.
- Laura Milos has reached 20 kills in three straight matches and five times this season.
- Sara Pope recorded her 9th double-double of the season and 12th of her career.
- Shelby Cox added five blocks Friday night and has 12 in her last three matches. She now has 69 total blocks on the season.

News & Notes
- ORU moves to 8-7 in the Summit League and could clinch fourth with a win over NDSU Saturday.
- With 468 kills on the season Laura Milos is just 13 kills shy of passing Patricia Menezes 10th on the single-season list for kills in a season.
- ORU improves to 4-8 on the road this season.

Up Next
ORU closes the regular season Saturday at North Dakota State looking to clinch the fourth seed in the Summit League tournament. First serve is set for 5 p.m.

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