OU Women's VB hosts #10 Ranked BYU on Saturday @ 2 PM- McCasland
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 6:03 am
The Oklahoma Sooners Volleyball Team will host the #10 Ranked BYU Cougars today in a 2 PM first serve at McCasland Field House on Fan Appreciation Day. Admission to the match is free Saturday afternoon.
The Sooners have had a very tough schedule over the last three weekends and it continues this weekend. OU split matches with perineal powerhouse UCLA three weekends ago in McCasland winning 3 sets to 2 sets on the first match of a DH on consecutive nights before dropping the second match 1 set to 3 sets. The next weekend the Sooners hosted the #8 ranked Texas Longhorns, and dropped consecutive matches 0 sets to 3 sets. Last weekend was spent in Orlando, FL playing the UCF Knights with the Sooners dropping 2 matches by the scores of 0 sets to 3 sets and 1 set to 3 sets. While UCF is unranked, they are 5-0 in Big 12 play and are 14-2 overall this season.
In that stretch of matches OU has won 5 sets and lost 17 sets. But the point of light in the Sooners play in 9 of those lost sets, the margin of points between winning and losing was 3 points or 2 points. The Sooners are very close to breaking through to win more sets against very strong competition. A few points here and there can lead to success quickly. Coach Mansfield is looking for the right players to have on the floor during this stretch as the starting lineup has undergone a few minor tweaks it seems most every match and sometimes in different sets.
OU is currently 6-7 on the season and 0-4 in the Big 12. BYU is 2-2 in Big 12 play and 13-3 overall. BYU's two losses in conference play was to Texas where they lost two matches 1 set to 3 sets. OU has a tough assignment to defeat BYU today, but winning a couple sets in the match is not out of the question and having a chance to win the match is possible if OU plays very well today.
The defined starters for the Sooners are; Chamberlain at Setter, Kemohah at Libero, Lydia Burts and Hannah Pfiffner at MB, Alexis Shelton and Taylor Preston at OH. The remaining 'starters or rotation' players will be between, Daleigh Ellison (OH/OPP), Kelsey Carrington, (OH/OPP), Corral-Blagojevich (Server), McNees (Server), Ray (Server), Kaminski (Server) and Thompson (Server).
The keys to the match against BYU will be what the keys always are. Server well and limit the free points on serving errors, especially when the match is close. Play well on defense and handle the first touch well to allow good sets for the hitters to attack the other team. Play well on defense at the net and pick up critical block points. OU has the ability to win points on the attack when the first touch leads to a setup play.
BYU plays a mix of veterans and freshmen and they are not really any longer than the Sooner which surprises me. UCLA and Texas and on key matchups against UCF the Sooners were out-sized on the front line. Today, that size does not seem to be present by BYU.
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the match today.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/10/6 ... -to-norman
Good luck to the Sooners today in their match and hope the team comes up with a big win.
Boomer Sooner!
The Sooners have had a very tough schedule over the last three weekends and it continues this weekend. OU split matches with perineal powerhouse UCLA three weekends ago in McCasland winning 3 sets to 2 sets on the first match of a DH on consecutive nights before dropping the second match 1 set to 3 sets. The next weekend the Sooners hosted the #8 ranked Texas Longhorns, and dropped consecutive matches 0 sets to 3 sets. Last weekend was spent in Orlando, FL playing the UCF Knights with the Sooners dropping 2 matches by the scores of 0 sets to 3 sets and 1 set to 3 sets. While UCF is unranked, they are 5-0 in Big 12 play and are 14-2 overall this season.
In that stretch of matches OU has won 5 sets and lost 17 sets. But the point of light in the Sooners play in 9 of those lost sets, the margin of points between winning and losing was 3 points or 2 points. The Sooners are very close to breaking through to win more sets against very strong competition. A few points here and there can lead to success quickly. Coach Mansfield is looking for the right players to have on the floor during this stretch as the starting lineup has undergone a few minor tweaks it seems most every match and sometimes in different sets.
OU is currently 6-7 on the season and 0-4 in the Big 12. BYU is 2-2 in Big 12 play and 13-3 overall. BYU's two losses in conference play was to Texas where they lost two matches 1 set to 3 sets. OU has a tough assignment to defeat BYU today, but winning a couple sets in the match is not out of the question and having a chance to win the match is possible if OU plays very well today.
The defined starters for the Sooners are; Chamberlain at Setter, Kemohah at Libero, Lydia Burts and Hannah Pfiffner at MB, Alexis Shelton and Taylor Preston at OH. The remaining 'starters or rotation' players will be between, Daleigh Ellison (OH/OPP), Kelsey Carrington, (OH/OPP), Corral-Blagojevich (Server), McNees (Server), Ray (Server), Kaminski (Server) and Thompson (Server).
The keys to the match against BYU will be what the keys always are. Server well and limit the free points on serving errors, especially when the match is close. Play well on defense and handle the first touch well to allow good sets for the hitters to attack the other team. Play well on defense at the net and pick up critical block points. OU has the ability to win points on the attack when the first touch leads to a setup play.
BYU plays a mix of veterans and freshmen and they are not really any longer than the Sooner which surprises me. UCLA and Texas and on key matchups against UCF the Sooners were out-sized on the front line. Today, that size does not seem to be present by BYU.
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the match today.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/10/6 ... -to-norman
Good luck to the Sooners today in their match and hope the team comes up with a big win.
Boomer Sooner!