The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 3 – Western Illinois 0
Records: ORU (12-5, 6-2 SL) – WIU (3-17, 2-7 SL)
Box Score
Location: Western Hall (Macomb, Ill.)
 
MACOMB, Ill. – The Oral Roberts volleyball team got a career-high 19 kills from freshman Trinity Freeman in a three-set sweep of Western Illinois (25-15, 29-27, 25-23) inside Western Hall Saturday night.
 
The Golden Eagles erased an early 3-0 deficit getting back-to-back kills from Aixa Vigil and took a 6-5 lead following a 3-0 burst in the first stanza. After the Fighting Leathernecks evened the score, 8-8, it was all ORU as Freeman found the floor starting a 5-1 run. The Phoenix, Arizona, native added three more kills, totaling seven in the set, to help the visitors win, 25-15. ORU scored seven of the final eight points, including the last five, and put away six total blocks in the frame.
 
The second set was a battle all the way through extra points and featured 11 tie scores and six lead changes. ORU moved ahead, 4-2, behind a 3-0 run as all three points came on WIU errors and kept the two-point cushion, 9-7. The next four points went to the home side and the Leathernecks held a 13-11 advantage. The see-saw continued as the Golden Eagles fought back scoring four-straight points on kills by Vigil and Freeman along with a Sakira LaCour and Freeman block before pushing to a three-point lead, 19-16. After WIU tied the set, 20-20, ORU continued to press and finally broke through on its fourth set point as Freeman delivered again for a 29-27 victory.
 
Five-consecutive points by the Golden Eagles on the serve of Jeslyn Spencer helped turn back a 3-0 start by WIU and the visitors built a 9-6 advantage. The Leathernecks pulled within one, 11-10, before a LaCour kill and consecutive blocks by LaCour and Vigil stretched the lead to four. A 4-0 run by WIU pushed the home side to a 19-18 lead, but consecutive points by Dunford and LaCour gave ORU the advantage again and a Jaxie Wakley swing sealed the sweep, 25-23.
 
Inside the Box Score

• ORU had complete domination of WIU at the net and tallied 12 total blocks in the three-set win holding the home side to a .133 hitting percentage. LaCour set a career best with eight block assists and Freeman added five.
• Freeman was at her best from the start and ended with a match-leading 19 kills reaching a new career high and hit at a .381 clip.
• Vigil put together a 10-kill, 10-dig double-double and LaCour chipped in nine kills behind a .421 hitting percentage.
• Bryanne Soares closed the night with 41 set assists, eight digs and three block assists.
• Sarah Thiessen led all players recording an impressive 19 digs in just three sets.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles return to the Aerobics Center for their next two outings starting Oct. 21 against the Bison of North Dakota State live on ORUSN at 7 p.m.
 
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