OU Women's Volleyball Hosts #22 Houston for Th/Fri Matches @ 6PM
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:10 am
The Oklahoma Sooner Volleyball Team is back in action after a 8 day break. Last Wednesday they dropped a 5 set match to #21 Baylor in Waco. This week, the Sooners host the #22 Houston Cougars in matches on Thursday and Friday with both starting at 6 PM. Both matches will be on ESPN+.
Oklahoma is currently 9-13 on the season and 2-10 in Big 12 play. Houston is 14-7 on the season and 7-5 in Big 12 play.
- Oklahoma is coming off that 5-set loss to Baylor and a split with Iowa State with a loss and a win in three straight sets on the road. The Sooners are 2-3 in their last 5 Big 12 matches.
- Houston has won their last 5 matches as they have won 15 sets to just 1 set loss.
Here is the Sooner staff wrtiers article about the DH against Houston.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/11/8 ... -to-norman
Here is how the stats for both teams look:
OU - 13.39 Kills/Set and 5.53 attack errors/set
Houston - 13.41 Kills/Set and 5.05 attack errors/set
OU - 1.39 Service Aces/Set and 3.11 service errors/set
Houston - 1.55 Service Aces/set and 1.88 service errors/set
OU - 11.73 Digs/set
Houston - 15.11 Digs/set
OU - 2.19 Block Points/set
Houston - 2.41 Block Points/set
It looks like Houston simply does not beat themselves and they play good defense with 15 Digs and 2.41 Block per set. Oklahoma needs to up their game a bit on defense and also limit their errors to be successful in the matches against Houston. The errors is the achilles heel for OU. They have the firepower they need up front with Shelton, Preston and Burts. Shelton has 385.5 points on the season. Preston has 302.5 and Burts has 246.5.
Houston has two big hitters in #4 Sauer and #24 Jackson as both have over 275 points on the season. Four other Cougars have over 125 points.
Houston has 6 players with 15 Service Aces, so OU's returns need to be solid in the two matches. Oklahoma has four players with at least 12 Service Aces.
Good luck tonight to the Sooner VB'ers. A good win tonight against a ranked team would be a nice way to return to the floor after a week off.
Boomer Sooner!
Oklahoma is currently 9-13 on the season and 2-10 in Big 12 play. Houston is 14-7 on the season and 7-5 in Big 12 play.
- Oklahoma is coming off that 5-set loss to Baylor and a split with Iowa State with a loss and a win in three straight sets on the road. The Sooners are 2-3 in their last 5 Big 12 matches.
- Houston has won their last 5 matches as they have won 15 sets to just 1 set loss.
Here is the Sooner staff wrtiers article about the DH against Houston.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/11/8 ... -to-norman
Here is how the stats for both teams look:
OU - 13.39 Kills/Set and 5.53 attack errors/set
Houston - 13.41 Kills/Set and 5.05 attack errors/set
OU - 1.39 Service Aces/Set and 3.11 service errors/set
Houston - 1.55 Service Aces/set and 1.88 service errors/set
OU - 11.73 Digs/set
Houston - 15.11 Digs/set
OU - 2.19 Block Points/set
Houston - 2.41 Block Points/set
It looks like Houston simply does not beat themselves and they play good defense with 15 Digs and 2.41 Block per set. Oklahoma needs to up their game a bit on defense and also limit their errors to be successful in the matches against Houston. The errors is the achilles heel for OU. They have the firepower they need up front with Shelton, Preston and Burts. Shelton has 385.5 points on the season. Preston has 302.5 and Burts has 246.5.
Houston has two big hitters in #4 Sauer and #24 Jackson as both have over 275 points on the season. Four other Cougars have over 125 points.
Houston has 6 players with 15 Service Aces, so OU's returns need to be solid in the two matches. Oklahoma has four players with at least 12 Service Aces.
Good luck tonight to the Sooner VB'ers. A good win tonight against a ranked team would be a nice way to return to the floor after a week off.
Boomer Sooner!