Auburn Outlasts Oklahoma in Five-Set Battle

Sunday, November 1

Auburn, AL

2 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

11-9,4-7SEC

Auburn

13-10,3-8SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Oklahoma	26	19	13	26	19	2
Auburn	24	25	25	24	21	3

November 01, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

AUBURN, Ala. – Oklahoma volleyball battled through three sets decided by extra points Sunday afternoon but ultimately fell to Auburn in five sets (26-24, 19-25, 13-25, 26-24, 19-21) at Neville Arena.

The Sooners (11-9, 4-7 SEC) were led by sophomore Alyssa Flack, who recorded a career-high 23 kills on .365 hitting. Tekoa Barnes added 13 kills, while Carley Butler contributed 11. Mari King also posted a career-high six kills and tied her career high with three blocks.

Sophomore Avaya Maga recorded a double-double with 53 assists and a career-high 19 digs, while Aniya Warren anchored the defensive effort with a career-best 25 digs. Oklahoma finished with 64 kills, 76 digs and 10.5 blocks.

SET ONE
Auburn (13-10, 3-8 SEC) jumped out to an early 8-6 advantage before Oklahoma battled back to tie the frame at 9. The teams traded points until the Sooners used a 6-2 stretch to take an 18-16 lead.

Oklahoma extended its advantage to 24-22 behind a kill from Flack, but Auburn scored twice to even the set at 24. Barnes delivered a kill to give the Sooners another set point before Flack sealed the 26-24 victory with a service ace.

SET TWO
Auburn opened the second set with a 7-2 lead before Oklahoma rallied to tie the frame at 10. The teams remained close through a 15-15 tie, but the Tigers pulled ahead 18-16. Auburn used a 5-1 run to extend its advantage to 23-17 and went on to claim the set, 25-19.

SET THREE
The Tigers took control early in the third set, building a 10-4 lead before extending their advantage to 15-5. Oklahoma was held to just six kills in the frame as Auburn secured the 25-13 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

SET FOUR
The fourth set was tied 16 times and saw nine lead changes. The Sooners found small separation with a 22-20 advantage and reached set point at 24-22 on a Butler kill. After Auburn rallied to tie the frame at 24, Flack answered with a kill, and an Auburn attack error gave the Sooners the 26-24 victory to force a fifth set.

SET FIVE
The deciding set featured another back-and-forth battle, with Oklahoma taking a 10-8 lead behind back-to-back Flack kills. Auburn rallied to take a 14-13 advantage, but the Sooners fought off match point and tied the frame at 15. The teams continued trading points, with Barnes delivering a kill to even the score at 19. Auburn responded with consecutive points to take the deciding set, 21-19, and secure the match. The fifth was tied on 18 occasions.

LOOKING AHEAD
Oklahoma hits the road for the third-straight week to face Ole Miss on LSU next weekend. The Sooners face the Rebels on Friday at 3 p.m. and the Tigers on Sunday at 1 p.m.