The Basics
Score: Denver 3 - ORU 2 (29-27, 31-29, 19-25, 25-18, 15-8)
Records: Denver (22-6, 11-3) - ORU (13-14, 7-7)
Location: Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center- Tulsa, Okla.

TULSA, Okla. - The Oral Roberts University volleyball team was unable to hold off a late rally from Denver Sunday afternoon falling 3-2 in the regular season home finale.

The match picked up excitement from the start as both teams battled back and forth in the first two sets. The Pioneers took the first set 29-27, while ORU pulled out a 31-29 win in set two before dominating the third set, 25-19.

However, unforced errors caused the Golden Eagles to stumble in the fourth and fifth sets as 16 service errors eventually doomed ORU.

The Turning Point
Both squads were impressive on the offensive side of the net on Sunday. However, Denver was able to edge the Golden Eagles in the fourth set to tie the match and send it into a fifth and deciding set. The Pioneers held the momentum and cruised to a 15-8 win in the final set.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Laura Milos had a team-high 23 kills while Lucija Bojanjac recorded a season-high 65 assists.
Denver: Moni Corrujedo led all players with 24 kills while teammate Nola Basey added 20 kills. Bailey Karst finished with 58 assists.

Inside the Box Score
- Nika Mostahinic and Sara Pope each recorded double-doubles for ORU. Mostahinic finished with 11 kills and 13 digs while Pope tallied 10 kills and 14 digs.
- Lucija Bojanjac finished with a season-best 65 assists and the highest assist mark for ORU since Juliane Vieira tallied 66 assists at Western Illinois on Oct. 3, 2009.
- ORU saw five players finish with double figure kills in the loss: Shelby Cox (15), Mostahinic (11), Milos (23), Pope (10) and Jovana Poljasevic (12).

News & Notes
- ORU finishes the regular season with a 6-2 record at home.
- ORU will end the regular season at South Dakota State Friday and North Dakota State Saturday.
- The Golden Eagles sit in a three-way tie at fourth in the Summit League standings at 7-7 with North Dakota State and IPFW as the top six teams advance to the Summit League Championships. ORU won the first meeting vs NDSU on October 12, 3-1, while IPFW swept the season series with the Golden Eagles.

Up Next
ORU closes the regular season on the road starting at South Dakota State Friday, Nov. 14 and finishing at North Dakota State Saturday, Nov. 15.

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