Completed Event: Volleyball versus Central Arkansas on September 18, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, October 3
Nashville, Tenn.
7:00 PM
University of Oklahoma
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Vanderbilt
Volleyball Ready for Vanderbilt, Missouri Road Swing
October 02, 2025 | Volleyball
NORMAN – The first conference road swing of the weekend is on deck for the Oklahoma volleyball team. The Sooners will travel to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday for the first-ever match between OU and Vanderbilt. The match is slated for a 7 p.m. start. OU travels to Columbia, Mo., for the first time since 2011 to face No. 21 Missouri on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both matches will air on SEC Network+.
WEEKEND REWIND
Conference action is in full swing and the Sooners are 1-1 after opening weekend. OU got off to a hot start, sweeping LSU on Sept. 26 to open conference play with a win for the first time since 2019. A balanced attack helped OU to the sweep as the team recorded 30 kills, 30 digs and 9.5 blocks on the night.
In a tough five-set battle with Ole Miss on Sept. 28, the Sooners faltered despite impressive performances from Alexis Shelton and Kelli Jo Burgess. Shelton recorded just the second double-double of the season for any Sooner with 17 kills and 13 digs in the loss. Burgess tied her career high for the fifth time with 8.0 blocks to go with 10 kills.
THE KELLI JO SHOW
Redshirt junior Kelli Jo Burgess is quietly having the best season of her career. In 2024, Burgess tallied 78 kills in 21 matches and just one match with more than 10 kills. This season, Burgess has 91 kills and four double-digit performances. The Lehi, Utah, native, hit .238 in 2024 and is hitting .442 on 165 attempts this season. Burgess has six games with a hitting percentage over .500 and eight games over .350. If she can keep up her current pace and reach a minimum of 200 attempts, Burgess could set the OU single-season record for hitting percentage. Burgess is currently No. 14 in the nation in hitting percentage and third in the SEC.
On the defensive side, Burgess has tallied 54.0 blocks through 12 games, putting her ahead of her output through 12 games from a season ago. Her 8.0 blocks against Saint Mary's on Sept. 13 and Ole Miss on Sept. 26 tied her career high set in 2024. Burgess is the current leader in blocks, averaging 1.17 per set.
ACES ARE HIGH
On Sunday, Sept. 21, the Sooners set a program record with 14 aces in a five-set match. Nine of the 14 came in the first set alone as Harper Hall recorded five in a row. The previous record in a five-set match was 13 in 2014 against CSUN. Fourteen aces are the most recorded in an OU match of any length in the 25-point rally scoring era.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
On Sept. 18, Kamille Gibson added her name to the record books as she recorded five aces against Central Arkansas in a three-set victory. Gibson is now the fourth Sooner to tally five aces in a three-set match in the 25-point rally scoring era. Alexis Shelton climbed into the top 10 in career kills as she currently sits at 1,271.
HOT START
The Sooners 8-2 start to the 2025 season was one of their best starts since 1997. This is the sixth time since 1996 that an OU squad has finished non-conference play with two or fewer losses and the seventh time with a winning percentage of .800 or higher in non-conference action. OU has gone 8-1 through its first nine games five times since 1996.
SEC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS
The SEC will relaunch the SEC Volleyball Championship this season and has signed a three-year agreement to host the event at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The 2025 SEC Volleyball Championship is slated to take place on November 21-25, 2025 at Enmarket Arena. The SEC Volleyball Championship took place from 1979 to 2005.
SERIES HISTORY
VANDERBILT: 2025 marks the first meeting between the Commodores and the Sooners. Vanderbilt is in its first season of competition after a 45-year hiatus.
MISSOURI: The Tigers and Sooners are no strangers to each other after years in the Big 12 Conference. OU leads the current series 40-33, though Missouri has won the last two meetings in 2024 and 2011. The Sooners last won in Columbia in 2010.
| Date: Friday, Oct. 3 Time: 7 p.m. CT Opponent: Vanderbilt Live Stats: Statbroadcast Watch: SECN+ |
Date: Sunday, Oct. 5 Time: 2 p.m. CT Opponent: Missouri Live Stats: Statbroadcast Watch: SECN+ |
WEEKEND REWIND
Conference action is in full swing and the Sooners are 1-1 after opening weekend. OU got off to a hot start, sweeping LSU on Sept. 26 to open conference play with a win for the first time since 2019. A balanced attack helped OU to the sweep as the team recorded 30 kills, 30 digs and 9.5 blocks on the night.
In a tough five-set battle with Ole Miss on Sept. 28, the Sooners faltered despite impressive performances from Alexis Shelton and Kelli Jo Burgess. Shelton recorded just the second double-double of the season for any Sooner with 17 kills and 13 digs in the loss. Burgess tied her career high for the fifth time with 8.0 blocks to go with 10 kills.
THE KELLI JO SHOW
Redshirt junior Kelli Jo Burgess is quietly having the best season of her career. In 2024, Burgess tallied 78 kills in 21 matches and just one match with more than 10 kills. This season, Burgess has 91 kills and four double-digit performances. The Lehi, Utah, native, hit .238 in 2024 and is hitting .442 on 165 attempts this season. Burgess has six games with a hitting percentage over .500 and eight games over .350. If she can keep up her current pace and reach a minimum of 200 attempts, Burgess could set the OU single-season record for hitting percentage. Burgess is currently No. 14 in the nation in hitting percentage and third in the SEC.
On the defensive side, Burgess has tallied 54.0 blocks through 12 games, putting her ahead of her output through 12 games from a season ago. Her 8.0 blocks against Saint Mary's on Sept. 13 and Ole Miss on Sept. 26 tied her career high set in 2024. Burgess is the current leader in blocks, averaging 1.17 per set.
ACES ARE HIGH
On Sunday, Sept. 21, the Sooners set a program record with 14 aces in a five-set match. Nine of the 14 came in the first set alone as Harper Hall recorded five in a row. The previous record in a five-set match was 13 in 2014 against CSUN. Fourteen aces are the most recorded in an OU match of any length in the 25-point rally scoring era.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
On Sept. 18, Kamille Gibson added her name to the record books as she recorded five aces against Central Arkansas in a three-set victory. Gibson is now the fourth Sooner to tally five aces in a three-set match in the 25-point rally scoring era. Alexis Shelton climbed into the top 10 in career kills as she currently sits at 1,271.
HOT START
The Sooners 8-2 start to the 2025 season was one of their best starts since 1997. This is the sixth time since 1996 that an OU squad has finished non-conference play with two or fewer losses and the seventh time with a winning percentage of .800 or higher in non-conference action. OU has gone 8-1 through its first nine games five times since 1996.
SEC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS
The SEC will relaunch the SEC Volleyball Championship this season and has signed a three-year agreement to host the event at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The 2025 SEC Volleyball Championship is slated to take place on November 21-25, 2025 at Enmarket Arena. The SEC Volleyball Championship took place from 1979 to 2005.
SERIES HISTORY
VANDERBILT: 2025 marks the first meeting between the Commodores and the Sooners. Vanderbilt is in its first season of competition after a 45-year hiatus.
MISSOURI: The Tigers and Sooners are no strangers to each other after years in the Big 12 Conference. OU leads the current series 40-33, though Missouri has won the last two meetings in 2024 and 2011. The Sooners last won in Columbia in 2010.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Sooners return to McCasland Field House for a pair of conference battles with Georgia on Friday, Oct. 10 and South Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 12.FOLLOW THE SOONERS
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