TULSA, Okla. – The Golden Eagles fell to the Omaha Mavericks in three sets at the Mabee Center.   
 
In set one, ORU trailed by as many as 15 points as Omaha never surrendered the lead in a set that was never tied before the Mavericks took control. A 25-17 second-set loss put Oral Roberts in a 2-0 hole in the match, as the Golden Eagles dropped the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before dropping the set. The Golden Eagles came up short in set three and the match, trailing by as many as seven points as Omaha grabbed the advantage for good at 4-3 in a set that was tied up three times.
 
Game Notes

• Suze Zijlstra had a team-high two aces in the loss.
• Hayden Hart had a match-high 12 kills.
• Julia Carr recorded a team-high 10 digs.
• ORU attackers were helped by a match-high 27 assists from Sophie Johnson.

Up Next
ORU will take on Kansas City at the Mabee Center for their Pink Out game on October 18^th at 2 PM as they look to pick up their first Summit League win.
 
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