TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts volleyball team dropped a home match despite sending it to four sets against South Dakota State, 3-1, Thursday evening at the Mabee Center.

The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 1 – South Dakota State 3
Records: ORU (3-15, 1-5) – SDSU (4-14, 2-4)
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Okla.)

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts volleyball team dropped a home match despite sending it to four sets against South Dakota State, 3-1, Thursday evening.

Thaynara de Jesus and Trinity Freeman led the Golden Eagles with nine kills each Thursday evening.  Natassia Baptiste followed suit with eight kills in the match. 

After dropping sets one and two, the Golden Eagles came out on fire in set three. ORU jumped out to a 9-0 lead before allowing SDSU to score a point. The Jackrabbits went on a rally to pull back to within four, but ORU was able to keep them at arms-length. SDSU made it a 20-18 set score before the Golden Eagles capitalized on a service error to go back up by three. ORU would close out the set capturing a 25-21 win.

After trailing the first portion of set four, ORU clawed back to tie the set, 12-12. After tying the set again at 20-20, SDSU managed to earn back-to-back points to go up by two. With it 24-22 set point for SDSU, Shelbi Steen recorded a kill to make it, 24-23. South Dakota State would score the next point to take the set, 25-23, and win the match.

Match Notes

• Freeman has now led the Golden Eagles in kills 16 times this season.
• Vaivai logged her sixth double-digit dig performance of the year. 
• Baptiste led the team with a .261 attack percentage.
• Vaivai had six service aces on the night.
• Burk logged a team-best three blocks on the night.

Up Next
ORU hosts Omaha Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m. inside the Mabee Center.
 
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