Volleyball Seeks Win at Kansas

Oklahoma (19-9, 6-6) at Kansas (14-12, 2-11)
Date	Wednesday, November 16, 2011 \| 6 p.m. CT
Location	Lawrence, Kan. \| Horejsi Family Athletics Complex
Online	GameTracker \| Webcast \| Twitter
Information	Match Notes \| Media Guide

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma volleyball team returns to action Wednesday evening, facing the Kansas Jayhawks in a 6 p.m. CT contest at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center in Lawrence. A webcast and GameTracker are available at SoonerSports.com.

A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA AS A TEAM
• Oklahoma is seeking its 15th 20-win season and fourth under Santiago Restrepo (2010, 2007, 2006).
• OU has the lowest service aces allowed (0.84) and blocks per set allowed in the Big 12 this year (1.75).
• Oklahoma is second in the league in blocks per set allowed (1.92) in conference matches only.
• OU has hit .350 or better in 25 sets this year, including five sets in conference matches.
• OU is 13-2 at home this year, matching its best home winning percentage in the last eight years at .867 (13-2) in 2006.
• OU has dropped four straight matches for the first time since Nov. 18-Dec. 4, 2009.
• Oklahoma is 4-6 in its last 10 matches and has dropped four of its last five.

A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUALLY
• Sallie McLaurin leads the league with 1.45 bps in conference matches and is second with 1.36 bps in all matches.
• McLaurin needs just five block assists to surpass her single season record set last year.
• Tara Dunn is second on the team with 2.97 kills per set and ranks 10th in the league in the category.
• María Fernanda (1,554) became the Oklahoma career digs leader on Oct. 15 (Melissa Peterson, 1,436 from 1994-97).
• She needs 35 to break her single season record set a year ago.
• Fernanda is third in the league with 5.00 digs per overall and second with 5.17 per set in Big 12 matches only.
• Suzy Boulavsky leads OU with 3.36 kps and is second on the team with 77 block assists, fifth most in a season at OU.
• Brianne Barker continues to climb OU's career assists list. She recently moved into third on the list (4,431).
• Barker is one of five players in OU history to rank in the top four of two or more career categories.
• The others include Patrice Arrington, Gloria Holcomb, Joanna Schmitt and Peterson.
• OU has four players ranked in the top 100 in the nation in their respective categories (page 7).

A LOOK AT THE SERIES HISTORY
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Kansas 45-29. The Jayhawks lead 17-14 in matches played in Lawrence.
• The two teams have split the annual series in each of the last four years. OU was the last team to sweep (2006).
• OU has won six of the last 10 meetings. Kansas has won eight of the last 10 in Lawrence.
• The home team has won its contest in three of the last four years. Last year was the exception.
• The Sooners are 7-8 against the Jayhawks under Restrepo.

Players Mentioned

Brianne Barker

Suzy Boulavsky

Sponsors

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