TULSA, Okla. – The Golden Eagles fell to South Dakota in three sets on Saturday afternoon as they hosted the Coyotes in their second game of a two-game home series.
 
ORU opened the first set giving up a 5-0 run early, fighting from behind from the start of the game. A 9-2 run from the Coyotes mid-first set pushed the USD lead to eight (16-8). The Golden Eagles fought back late in the first set but it wasn't enough as the Coyotes took set one.
 
USD dominated set two, behind an 18-3 run to close the set. Two kills from Trinity Freeman and a kill from Hope Hickman weren't enough to overcome the dominant run from the Coyotes.
 
Four kills from Trinity Freeman and two from Natassia Baptiste gave ORU hope in the third set but it wasn't enough to push past USD. The Golden Eagles hurt themselves, carding eight errors in set three, allowing the Coyotes to secure the victory.
 
Match Notes

• Maite Solabarrieta logged her third straight game leading ORU in assists (at ACU, vs SDSU, vs USD).
• Trinity Freeman led the team in kills with 8, hitting .231% on the match.
• At the net, Hope Hickman recorded four block assists while Jenna Salyer and Natassia Baptiste logged two each. Baptiste also carded a solo block.
• Thaynara de Jesus recorded her ninth game this season with 10+ digs.
• ORU is five wins away from 1,000 wins as a program.

 
Up Next
ORU will travel to the state of North Dakota late next week, facing off against North Dakota on October 3rd at 7 p.m. and North Dakota State on October 5th at 7:00 p.m.
 
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