MATCH NOTES NO. 4 9/08/05 Volleyball SID Jessica Summers Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations E-Mail: jlsummers@ou.edu Office: (405) 325-8372 Fax: (405) 325-7623 Web: www.soonersports.com MATCH NO. 6 MATCH NO. 7 MATCH NO. 8 OKLAHOMA (4-1) vs RICE (4-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 11 A.M. CONVOCATION CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS OKLAHOMA (4-1) vs NOTRE DAME (3-0) SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 1:30 P.M. CONVOCATION CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS OKLAHOMA (4-1) vs UT-SAN ANTONIO (3-1) SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 5 P.M. CONVOCATION CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FIRST SERVE The Sooner volleyball team has little time to rest after sweeping UT-Arlington in its home opener Wednesday night. OU hits the road this weekend for its final tournament of the regular season. The Sooners open Dome Rally play against Rice (4-1) in an 11 a.m. contest Friday. Next, OU will take on No. 19 Notre Dame (3-0) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and round out the tournament with a 5 p.m. meeting against host school UT-San Antonio (3-1) on Sunday. The eight-team tournament will feature some of the top women s volleyball teams across the country. The Sooners and their opponents will be joined by No. 6 Florida, No. 8 USC, No. 13 Texas A&M and Louisiana State. The tournament is being played inside the Alamodome, the site of the 2005 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championships. Live stats of the match will be available at: http://goutsa.com/livestatsvb/xlive.htm. This weekend will be a tough test for the Sooners, who have only dropped one match on the young season. Oklahoma will be without its preseason All-Big 12 selection, junior outside hitter Joanna Schmitt, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. However, new faces have been contributing to the Sooner lineup since the absence of Schmitt. While veteran senior Gabriela Tonon (3.24 KPG) continues to be an offensive presence, the play of sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland and junior transfer Eliane Santos has been impressive. Weiland has already set the school record for aces in a match (9) and is averaging 2.53 KPG. Santos entered her first match as a Sooner against UTA this past Wednesday and did not disappoint. The two-time junior college All-American (College of Southern Idaho) pounded a match-high 19 kills and collected 12 digs on defense. MEDIA CONTACT JESSICA SUMMERS Junior setter Rachel Jackson will be the key to the Sooner offense this weekend. In Jackson s last match, she set a school record for assists in a three-game rallyscoring match with 56. Sophomore transfer Hannah Sharp, a Louisville product, leads the defensive charge for the Sooners with 3.35 DPG while sophomore Anna Stadel leads OU at the net with 1.00 blocks per game. SCOUTING RICE OU will look to maintain its perfect series record against Rice (3-0) when it takes on the Owls Friday. Rice was on a four-match winning streak prior to dropping its last match to the Big 12 s Texas Tech. Through four matches, Conference USA member Rice is hitting at a.236 clip, but has held its opponents to a.151 mark. Senior outside hitter Olaya Pazo is tops in kills with 4.95 per game. SCOUTING NOTRE DAME The Sooners will face their first ranked team this season in No. 19 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are coming off their best victory in two years with an upset of then- No. 11 Texas in their Shamrock Invitational Tournament. Notre Dame s top player, senior middle blocker Laura Brewster was named the CVU Player of the Week this week for her efforts against Michigan and Texas in the Shamrock Invitational. Brewster leads the team with 4.77 kills per game while also averaging 1.62 blocks per game. SCOUTING UTSA Host team Texas-San Antonio is off to its best start in four years (3-1) and has swept all three matches it has won this season. Junior outside hitter Meagan Daniel, a two-time All-Southland Conference selection, leads the squad with 3.57 kills per game. Defensively, junior defensive specialist adds 5.0 digs per game and is the current Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week. E-MAIL JLSUMMERS@OU.EDU 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS RECORD: 4-1 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 8/27 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas W 3-1 HAMPTON INN BAMA BASH Tuscaloosa, Ala. 9/02 vs. Indiana Tulscaloosa, Ala. W 3-0 9/02 vs. Loyola Tuscaloosa, Ala. W 3-1 9/03 at Alabama Tusacaloosa, Ala. L 0-3 9/07 UT-ARLINGTON Norman, Okla. W 3-0 UTSA DOME RALLY San Antonio, Texas 9/09 vs. Rice San Antonio, Texas 11 a.m. 9/10 vs. Notre Dame San Antonio, Texas 1:30 p.m. 9/11 at UT-San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 5 p.m. 9/14 KANSAS STATE Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 9/17 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 1 p.m. 9/21 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 7 p.m. 9/24 COLORADO Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 9/28 NEBRASKA Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 10/1 at Texas Austin, Texas 6:30 p.m. 10/5 at Oral Robets Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m. 10/8 TEXAS A&M Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 10/12 at Baylor Waco, Texas 7 p.m. 10/15 IOWA STATE Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 10/19 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. 10/22 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. 7 p.m. 10/26 TEXAS TECH Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 10/29 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 6:30 p.m. 11/02 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m. 11/05 MISSOURI Norman, Okla. 4 p.m. 11/09 KANSAS Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 11/16 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 7 p.m. 11/19 BAYLOR Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 11/23 TEXAS Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. 11/26 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 7 p.m. All CAPS indicate home matches played at the Howard McCasland Field House Match will be broadcast live on the O-Zone SOONERSPORTS.COM PAGE 1
2005 ROSTER # NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) COMMENTS 1 Julie Chester S 5-10 So. Katy, Texas (Cinco Rancho HS) Has seen limited playing time this season 2 Rachel Jackson S 5-9 Jr. Arlington, Texas (Arlington HS) Set new single match record with 56 assists vs. UTA 3 Anna Stadel MB 6-1 So. Osage City, Kan. (Osage City HS) Leads team in blocks per game with 1.00 4 Laura Tomes MB 6-2 Jr. Sioux City, Iowa (Sioux City East HS) Second on the team in blocks with 0.69 per game 5 Lacy Barnes DS/LB 5-8 Fr. Rose Hill, Kan. (Rose Hill HS) Tallied five digs in collegiate debut 6 Sarah Weiland OH 6-0 So. Round Rock, Texas (Tulane University) Averaging 4.3 KPG in last two matches 8 Joanna Schmitt OH 5-10 Jr. Cottage Grove, Wis. (Deerfield HS) Sidelined due to ankle injury Abbi Owens OH 5-10 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Visitation Academy) Tallied five killls and digs in first weekend of collegiate action 10 Anna Monsen DS/LB 5-9 Jr. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton HS) One of four Sooners to play in all 17 games 11 Jennifer Adams MB 6-1 Sr. Livermore, Calif. (Livermore HS) Hampered by injury 12 Eliane Santos MB 6-2 Jr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (College of Southern Idaho) Tallied team-high 19 kills in Sooner debut vs. UTA 14 Hannah Sharp DS/LB 5-10 So. Fishers, N.Y. (University of Louisville) Averaging 3.35 digs per game 15 Gabriela Tonon OH 6-3 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Hutchinson CC) Pounded double-digit kills in four matches this season 16 Lindsay Schuessler DS/LB 5-2 So. St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway South HS) Tied career high with two digs vs. Loyola Head Coach Santiago Restrepo Second Season Seventh as Head Coach 139-89 (.610) East Stroudsburg, 1986 Assistant Coaches Steve Loeswick Second Season Eighth as Assistant USC, 1997 Kelly Files Second Season Fourth as Assistant Southern Mississippi, 2001 Director of VB Operations Jennifer Arbuckle Second Season Sixth as Assistant Virginia Tech, 1996 UP NEXT FOR THE SOONERS Following the Dome Rally, Oklahoma will begin preparation for the Big 12 season, which begins at home next Wednesday, Sept. 14 against Kansas State at 7 p.m. inside the Howard McCasland Field House. JACKSON BREAKS ASSISTS RECORD Junior Rachel Jackson set a new three-game rallyscoring record with 56 assists against UT-Arlington in the Sooners home opener. Ironically, Jackson broke her own previous record of 46 that she set last year on the exact same date (Sept. 7) against Oral Roberts. SOONERS SET NEW TEAM ASSIST MARK Led by Rachel Jackson s record-breaking performance against UTA (9/7), OU set a new three-game rallyscoring team assist record of 57. The previous record of 53 was also set last year on the same day against Oral Roberts. SANTOS SHINES IN OPENER In her first match as a Sooner, two-time junior college All-American (College of Southern Idaho) Eliane Santos posted a double-double with 19 kills and 12 digs for the Sooners. The junior middle blocker led all players in kills and tied teammate Joanna Schmitt s mark for the most kills in a three-game rally-scoring match at OU. Schmitt set the record last weekend against Indiana. BARNES MAKES SOONER DEBUT Freshman Lacy Barnes made her debut in the Sooner lineup at OU s home opener against UTA. Barnes, the only freshman to play in the match, showed promise adding five digs for the Sooner defense and adding one assist for the Oklahoma offense. SCHMITT EARNS ALL-TOURNEY HONORS Despite not playing in the final match of the Hampton Inn Bama Bash due to injury, Oklahoma junior outside hitter Joanna Schmitt was still selected to the Hampton Inn Bama Bash All Tournament team for her efforts against Indiana and Loyola-Chicago on Friday, Sept. 2. Schmitt hit at an impressive.547 clip in tournament action while pounding 42 kills and collecting 16 digs in two matches. In addition, The preseason All-Big 12 team member pounded a match-high 19 kills against Loyola-Chicago while hitting at an impressive.567 clip, a new career high. Schmitt s previous career high in hitting percentage was.486, set against Oral Roberts last September. Schmitt set a new three-game rally-scoring record with her 19 kills. Schmitt held the previous mark of 18 that was set her freshman season against Drake. WEILAND SERVES UP NEW RECORD Sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland, a Tulane product, broke all sorts of records after serving up nine aces against Loyola-Chicago Friday afternoon. Weiland set an Oklahoma sideout-scoring record as well as a new rally-scoring record Former Sooner Sheena Werling held the rally-scoring record with six aces while Gloria Holcomb held the sideout record with eight. In addition, the Sooners totaled 17 aces which set a new team-rally scoring record. Weiland also set new Big 12 records with her strong performance. She now holds the four-game rally scoring aces record mark in the conference. The previous record was eight and held by Katia Lara of Texas (2000). Currently, Weiland leads all Big 12 players with 15 aces on the season (1.25 per game). NEWCOMER CONTRIBUTION The Sooners have had multiple newcomers who have been strong additions to the Sooner lineup. Sophomore transfers Hannah Sharp (Louisville) and Sarah Weiland (Tulane) have been consistent leading contributors to the Sooners defensively and offensively. Sharp has collected double-digit digs in four matches while Weiland adds 1.07 aces a game and 2.53 KPG. Abbi Owens, a 5-9 outside hitter from Missouri, had been the lone freshman Sooner to receive noticeable playing team. Owens missed most of preseason after suffering a concussion, but made her first collegiate appearance against Loyola where she tallied five kills in two games. Following Loyola, Owens played in all three games against Indiana and collected five digs for the Sooners. SCHMITT SETS NEW CAREER MARK It only took her one match into the 2005 season to break the rally-scoring career record in digs for the Sooners. Junior Joanna Schmitt, a preseason All Big 12 selection, set the new career bench mark of 622 digs after collecting a team-high 13 digs in her first outing of the season (8/27). The Cottage Grove, Wis., native already owns the rallyscoring career mark in kills with a current tally of 990 and two more seasons ahead of her. Additionally, Schmitt is on pace to break the rally-scoring aces mark (73) and needs only 14 more to do so. Schmitt led the team in aces in 2004 after recording 20 over the course of last season. For more information on career records, turn to page four of the notes. PAGE 2 SOONERSPORTS.COM MEDIA CONTACT JESSICA SUMMERS PHONE 405.325.8372
HEAD COACH SANTIAGO RESTREPO Second Season At OU Seventh As Head Coach Career Record: 139-89 (.610) Familiarity surrounds the OU volleyball program as second year coach Santiago Restrepo enters the 2005 season. A year after leading Oklahoma to its best finish since 1997, Restrepo now returns five starters and has signed an elite class of five newcomers that include a two-time Junior College All-American and four others that will be expected to contribute immediately to the lineup. It is quite clear why excitement and enthusiasm surround the 2005 squad as it enters the second season of the Restrepo era. In his first season at the helm of the Sooner program, he led the 2004 OU squad to a 12-17 record. No Sooner squad had produced a better record since the 1997 squad that reached the NCAA Tournament. While it was a significant achievement for the rookie Sooner coach, Restrepo was not satisfied with a ninth place conference finish. At the forefront of Restrepo s mind is determination to reach the NCAA Tournament and finish in the upper echelon of the Big 12 Conference. In Restrepo fashion, he has made it clear to his players and others around the league that hard work will be the means to get there. The reigning Conference USA Coach of the Year, Restrepo, left Southern Mississippi to fulfill a dream of coaching in the Big 12. Restrepo completed his third season at USM and led his 2003 team to a program-best 27-6 record. That squad reeled off three winning streaks of at least six matches, including one eight-win string, the longest in school history. Three Golden Eagle players garnered All-Conference USA honors during Restrepo s tenure, including two in the most recently completed season. He left Southern Miss with a record of 52-40 (.565) and an overall mark of 127-72 (.638). Prior to coaching at Southern Miss, Restrepo served three seasons (1998-2000) as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University under Marilyn Nolen. A native of Bogota, Colombia, Restrepo served as the women s head coach at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University from 1995-97. He led the Warriors to a 21-11 record and a semifinal finish in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in his first season in the league. Also highly involved in the international circuit and USA Volleyball, Restrepo was selected as co-head coach of one of two USA Volleyball under-22 select teams that toured Argentina in June 2005. The squads, which included OU junior Joanna Schmitt, traveled Buenos Aires and the surrounding cities competing against the Argentina Youth National Team. Restrepo s squad tallied two victories over the National Team. 2005 BIOS (As of 9/8) #1 JULIE CHESTER Has seen limited playing time this season... Posted 18 assists against Alabama (9/03). #2 RACHEL JACKSON Averaging 12.81 assists per game through four matches... Set new three-game rally-scoring record with 56 assists vs. UTA (9/7)... Split setter duties with Chester against Alabama (9/3) and recorded 17 helpers... Tallied 51 assists, a season high, in OU s win over Loyola (9/02). #3 ANNA STADEL Leads team in blocks with 1.0 per game... One of four Sooners to produce double-digit kills against UTA (9/7)... One of two Sooners to hit above.300 against Alabama (9/3)... Added eight kills in OU s win against Loyola (9/02)... Tied career-high of two solo blocks against TCU (8/27). #4 LAURA TOMES Switched from middle blocker to right side this season... Hit at a.333 clip in loss to Alabama (9/3)... One of three Sooners to add three block assists in win over Indiana (9/2)... Hit at a.400 clip against TCU (8/27). #6 SARAH WEILAND The sophomore transfer has contributed immediately to the Sooner lineup... Posted season-high 16 kills against UTA (9/7)... Pounded double-digit kills (10) for the first time this season against Alabama (9/3)... Broke the OU and Big 12 single match record after serving up nine aces against Loyola (9/2)... Tallied eight kills in first start in the Sooner uniform against Indiana (9/2). #8 JOANNA SCHMITT A preseason All-Big 12 selection... Named to Hampton Inn Bama Bash All-Tournament team while only playing in two matches due to injury... Averaged 6.0 KPG while hitting at a.547 clip at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash... Set new threegame rally scoring record for kills with 19 in win BIG 12 STANDINGS (AS OF 9/5) over Indiana (9/2)... Set a new career high in hitting percentage against the Hoosiers with a.567 clip... Pounded match-high 23 kills against Loyola (9/2)... Opened season with an 18-kill, 13- dig performance in victory over TCU (8/27). #8 LACY BARNES Tallied five digs in collegiate debut (9/7). #9 ABBI OWENS Added five digs in loss to Alabama (9/3)... Pounded five kills in victory over Loyola (9/2). #10 ANNA MONSEN One of four Sooners to play in every game this season... Fourth on team in digs per game with 1.76... Added nine digs en route to OU victory over Loyola (9/2)... Collected seven digs in season opening win over TCU (8/27). #11 JENNIFER ADAMS Has been sidelined for a majority of last four matches due to injury... Added three block assists in OU s win over TCU (8/27). #12 ELIANE SANTOS Posted a double-double (19 kills, 12 digs) in Sooner debut (9/7). #14 HANNAH SHARP Claimed double-digit digs in four of five matches this season... Collected team high eight digs against Alabama (9/3)... Posted match high 15 digs in win over Loyola (9/2)... Only player on either team to produce double-digit digs (10) in Indiana victory (9/2)... Collected 11 digs at TCU in first performance as a Sooner (8/27). #15 GABRIELA TONON Produced double-digit kills in four matches this season... One of two Sooners with double-digit kills (11) against Indiana (9/2)... Pounded season high 14 kills against Loyola (9/2)... Opened season with a 10-kill, five dig performance against TCU (8/27). #16 LINDSAY SCHUESSLER Has played in 11 games for the Sooners... Tied career high with two digs against Loyola (9/2). Big 12 Games Overall Games vs. Ranked Teams W L Pct. W-L W L Pct. W-L Last 5 Streak Top 10 Top 25 Kansas State 0 0.000 0-0 5 0 1.000 15-4 5-0 W5 0-0 0-0 Nebraska 0 0.000 0-0 5 0 1.000 15-2 5-0 W5 3-0 4-0 Texas A&M 0 0.000 0-0 5 0 1.000 15-0 5-0 W5 0-0 1-0 Baylor 0 0.000 0-0 4 0 1.000 12-0 --------- W4 0-0 0-0 Colorado 0 0.000 0-0 2 0 1.000 6-0 --------- W2 0-0 0-0 Missouri 0 0.000 0-0 2 0 1.000 6-0 --------- W2 1-0 1-0 Iowa State 0 0.000 0-0 5 1.833 15-5 4-1 L1 0-0 0-0 Kansas 0 0.000 0-0 4 1.800 13-5 4-1 L1 0-0 0-0 Oklahoma 0 0.000 0-0 3 1.750 9-5 4-1 L1 0-0 0-0 Texas Tech 0 0.000 0-0 3 2.600 10-7 3-2 W3 0-0 0-0 Texas 0 0.000 0-0 1 1.500 5-3 --------- L1 0-0 0-0 MEDIA CONTACT JESSICA SUMMERS E-MAIL JLSUMMERS@OU.EDU SOONERSPORTS.COM PAGE 3
RECAPS UTA, 3-0 (9/7) The Oklahoma volleyball team swept UT-Arlington (32-30, 30-26, 30-11) in the team s first appearance in the newly remodeled Howard McCasland Field House Wednesday night. The Sooners pulled from behind to claim game one and took games two and three in the sweep. Highlighting the Oklahoma offensive charge was junior setter Rachel Jackson who led the Sooners to a team hitting percentage of.319 while adding 56 assists, a new three-game rally-scoring record. Jackson broke her own previous record of 46 that she set last year on the exact same date (Sept. 7) against Oral Roberts. In addition to setting an individual record, Jackson led the Sooners to a new three-game rally-scoring team assist record of 57. The previous record of 53 was also set last year against Oral Roberts. For the first time this season, OU had four Sooners with double-digit kills. Headlining the group was junior Eliane Santos, who was making her debut in the Sooner uniform. Santos pounded a match-high 19 kills and added 12 digs to earn the first double-double of her OU career. Santos 19 kills tied teammate Joanna Schmitt s mark for the most kills in a three-game rally-scoring match at OU. Schmitt set the record last weekend against Indiana. Defensively, Hannah Sharp continued to direct the Sooners. The sophomore transfer added double-digit digs for the fourth straight match, collecting a matchhigh 13. The Sooner defense held the Mavericks to a clip of.165, including a.000 hitting percentage in the final game of the match. ALABAMA, 0-3 (9/3) The Oklahoma volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday in a sweep (19-30, 26-30, 6-30) to Alabama at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Crimson Tide earned their third straight Hampton Inn Bama Bash title while Oklahoma dropped its first tournament match under second-year head coach Santiago Restrepo. The Sooners were playing without preseason All Big 12 member Joanna Schmitt, who suffered an injury in Friday s match against Loyola-Chicago. However, the junior outside hitter was still selected to the Hampton Inn Bama Bash All Tournament team for her efforts against Indiana and Loyola-Chicago on Friday. Schmitt hit at an impressive.547 clip in tournament action while pounding 42 kills and collecting 16 digs in two matches. While OU s offense struggled with a.153 hitting percentage against Alabama, the host school was hitting on all cylinders. The Crimson Tide hit.580 for the match, an opponent high under Restrepo at Oklahoma. Highlighting the Sooner offense were sophomores Anna Stadel and Sarah Weiland who tallied 10 kills each for OU. Senior Gabriela Tonon didn t record double-digit kills for the first time this season. The outside hitter was two off the mark after posting eight in Saturday s match. Junior Rachel Jackson and sophomore Julie Chester split the setting duties with Jackson recording 17 assists and Chester besting her with 18. Defensively, sophomore Hannah Sharp continued to show consistency after leading the Sooners in digs for the second straight match. The transfer from Louisville collected eight digs against the Crimson Tide. LOYOLA, 3-1 (9/2) The Oklahoma volleyball team picked up its second straight win of the day with a four-game victory over Loyola-Chicago Friday afternoon at the Hampton Inn Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Sooners took control of the first game, winning 30-22, but stumbled in the second game and dropped one to the Ramblers, 25-30. OU bounced back to claim the next two games, 30-28, 30-25, and push its overall season mark to 3-0. After suffering injuries to starters Jennifer Adams and Joanna Schmitt, the Sooners battled back with newcomers and upperclassmen taking the reigns. The status of Schmitt and Adams for Saturday s match against Alabama is unknown. One of the Sooners stepping it up was sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland, a former Tulane product, who broke a school record with nine aces in the contest. Weiland broke both the sideout-scoring record as well as the rally-scoring record. Despite suffering a late injury, Schmitt led all players with 23 kills in the contest which also tied the OU record for most kills in a four-game rally-scoring match. Senior outside hitter Gabriela Tonon also continued her stellar play after posting 14 kills in the match. It marked the third straight match for Tonon to post double-digit kills. Newcomer Hannah Sharp (a sophomore from Louisville) continued to impress in the Sooner uniform. The defensive specialist collected a match-high 15 digs, marking her third straight contest to top the double-digit mark. At the net, Oklahoma recorded nine team blocks with the help of sophomore Anna Stadel and junior Laura Tomes, who each posted a match-high three block assists. INDIANA, 3-0 (9/2) The Oklahoma volleyball team swept Indiana (30-28, 30-20, 30-22) Friday morning in the opening round match of the Hampton Inn Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The difference in the game was marked by the offensive production from both squads. The Sooners out hit the Hoosiers.347 to.095 while tallying 50 kills in the contest. For the second straight match, junior outside hitter Joanna Schmitt fueled the Sooners offensively. The preseason All-Big 12 team member pounded a matchhigh 19 kills while hitting at an impressive.567 clip, a new career high. Schmitt s previous career high in hitting percentage was.486, set against Oral Roberts last September. In addition to setting a new career high, Schmitt set a new three-game rally-scoring record with her 19 kills. Schmitt held the previous mark of 18 that was set her freshman season against Drake. Senior outside hitter Gabriela Tonon added double-digit kills for the second straight match this season. Tonon added 11 kills for the Sooner squad that hit a.571 clip in the final set. Sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland (Tulane) also contributed to the Sooner offense with eight kills while hitting at a match-high.583 clip. Junior setter Rachel Jackson continued to show consistency after tallying 41 of the team s 45 assists. Leading the charge defensively was sophomore transfer Hannah Sharp (Louisville) who collected a match-high 10 digs for the Sooners. It marked the second-straight match that Sharp posted double-digit digs. Schmitt also added nine digs for OU. AT TCU, 3-1 (8/27) The Oklahoma volleyball team opened the 2005 season with a strong start after recording a victory over TCU Saturday night inside the University Rec Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The Sooners took three out of four games from the Horned Frogs, winning the opening game and the final two (30-24, 23-30, 30-22, 30-19). It was no surprise that junior outside hitter Joanna Schmitt was the star of the match for Oklahoma. Schmitt, a preseason All-Big 12 selection, posted a double-double and finished with a match-high 18 kills and hit at an impressive.325 clip. Defensively, Schmitt led the way as well providing a team-high 13 digs for the Sooners. Schmitt now owns the OU rally-scoring mark in digs with 622. Schmitt passed previous record-holder Christina Maynes who had 621 digs. The Sooners were strong offensively, hitting at a.347 clip in the three games they won and finishing with an overall hitting percentage of.278, which is just short of the OU four-game rally scoring record of.289. Two other Sooners added double-digit kills to help guide OU to victory. Sophomore middle blocker Anna Stadel hit at a.417 clip while pounding 13 kills. Senior outside hitter Gabriela Tonon added 10 kills while junior Laura Tomes posted eight en route to the Sooner victory. Quarterbacking the OU offense was junior setter Rachel Jackson who assisted on 40 kills for the Sooners while sophomore Julie Chester came in to add seven assists. Sophomore-transfer defensive specialist Hannah Sharp (Louisville) showed promise in her Sooner debut, collecting 11 digs in the match. Junior defensive specialist Anna Monsen also contributed defensively with seven digs for the Sooners. Setting a career high was sophomore Lindsay Schuessler who came in to add two digs for OU. Oklahoma was even more impressive at the net with 12 team blocks. Stadel tied a career-high with two solo blocks while also adding five block assists. Sophomore transfer Sarah Weiland (Tulane University) also made her Sooner debut and added two block assists. PAGE 4 SOONERSPORTS.COM MEDIA CONTACT JESSICA SUMMERS PHONE 405.325.8372
CAREER HIGHS #1 JULIE CHESTER Kills......... 4 (twice, last vs. Texas Tech 11/10/04) Total Attempts.........10 (vs. Texas Tech 11/10/04) Hitting Percentage..... 1.000 (at Missouri 11/24/04) Assists...............60 (vs. Texas Tech 11/10/04) Aces.................... 3 (vs. Baylor 11/27/04) Digs.................. 12 (vs. Colorado 10/16/04) Blocks Solo.............. 1 (vs. Nebraska 10/9/04) Block Assists...........5 (vs. Texas Tech 11/10/04) #2 RACHEL JACKSON Kills.......... 5 (twice, last vs. Iowa State 9/17/04) Total Attempts.................... 6 (three times) Hitting %.....833 (twice, last vs. Iowa State 9/17/04) Assists.............................. 58 (twice) Aces.................. 4 (vs. Providence 9/3/03) Digs............ 17 (vs. Utah Valley State, 9/11/04) Blocks Solo...................... 1 (three times) Block Assists..........6 (vs. East Carolina 9/12/03) #3 ANNA STADEL Kills............ 12 (twice, last vs. Baylor 11/27/04) Total Attemtps............ 24 (vs. Baylor 11/27/04) Hitting %............478 (vs. Texas A&M 10/30/04) Digs.........................3 (at TCU 8/27/05) Blocks Solo....................... 2 (five times) Block Assists...........9 (vs. Texas Tech 11/10/04) #4 LAURA TOMES Kills...................... 17 (at Liberty 9/13/03) Total Attemtps.......... 30 (at Chattanooga 9/5/03) Hitting Percentage.619 (vs. Louisiana-Monroe 9/6/03) Aces.................... 2 (vs. Lipscomb 9/5/03) Digs............................ 5 (three times) Blocks Solo........ 2 (at Washington State 8/29/03) Block Assists..... 10 (twice, last vs. Baylor 11/27/04) #8 JOANNA SCHMITT Kills..................... 26 (vs. Baylor 10/1/03) Attack Errors... 15 (twice, last at Texas A&M 11/8/03) Total Attempts.......... 73 (vs. Nebraska 11/20/04) Hitting Percentage........567 (vs. Indiana 9/2/05) Assists....... 3 (twice, last at Oral Roberts 9/16/04) Aces.............. 5 (vs. Grambling State 9/4/04) Digs................... 20 (vs. Missouri 11/15/03) Blocks Solo....................... 1 (four times) Block Assists..................... 4 (three times) #10 ANNA MONSEN Kills................ 5 (vs. Kansas State 11/19/03) Total Attempts............15 (vs. Kansas 11/12/03) Hitting Percentage...500 (vs. East Carolina 9/12/03) Aces................................ 2 (twice) Assists....................7 (at Missouri 9/24/03) Digs............ 21 (twice, last vs. Baylor 11/27/04) Block Assists............. 3 (vs. Missouri 11/15/03) #11 JENNIFER ADAMS Kills.................. 15 (vs. Providence 9/3/04) Total Attempts........... 24 (vs. Missouri 11/15/03) Hitting Percentage......652 (vs. Providence 9/3/04) Assists..................... 3 (vs. Texas 9/24/03) Aces............. 4 (vs. Louisiana-Monroe 9/6/03) Digs.................. 3 (at Oral Roberts 9/16/03) Blocks Solo................ 2 (at Kansas 9/21/02) Block Assists..... 11 (vs. Utah Valley State, 9/11/04) #15 GABRIELA TONON Kills..................... 20 (vs. BYU, 9/11/04) Total Attemtps.............. 55 (vs. BYU 9/11/04) Hitting Percentage....361 (vs. Nebraska 11/20/04) Aces............... 2 (vs. Texas A&M 10/30/04) Assists..............................2 (twice) Digs............................... 11 (twice) Blocks Solo..................... 1 (three times) Block Assists.................... 4 (three times) #16.................... LINDSAY SCHUESSLER Digs................................2 (twice) Aces................... 1 (vs. Baylor 11/27/04) AVCA DIVISION I TOP 25 POLL (9/5/05) Team Points 2005 Record 1. Nebraska (58) 1,498 4-0 2. Washington (2) 1,427 4-0 3. Stanford 1,384 4-1 4. Penn State 1,316 4-1 5. Minnesota 1,210 3-0 6. Florida 1,153 4-0 7. Hawaii 1,146 2-3 8. Southern California 957 2-2 9. Wisconsin 939 3-0 10. UCLA 887 3-0 11. Louisville 849 3-0 12. Ohio State 823 2-1 13. Texas A&M 706 5-0 14. Missouri 651 2-0 15. Arizona 610 3-0 16. Tennessee 608 2-1 17. Texas 581 1-1 18. UC Santa Barbara 519 2-1 19. Notre Dame 446 3-0 20. San Diego 431 4-1 21. California 424 4-0 22. Long Beach State 180 3-1 23. Saint Mary s (Calif.) 164 5-1 24. Kansas State 126 5-0 25. Santa Clara 86 3-0 Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: Pepperdine 72, Purdue 52, BYU 43, Georgia Tech 35, Ohio 33, Colorado State 24, Rice 23, Illinois 23, Loyola Marymount 19, Florida A&M 16, Northwestern 12, Northern Iowa 7, Kansas 3, Utah 3. *Bold indicates OU opponents CAREER CLIMBERS Below is a list of current Sooners ranked on OU career lists since the rally scoring era began in 2001: KILLS (200 MINIMUM) 1. 990 Joanna Schmitt 03-Present 6. 342 Logan Pierce 2001 7. 332 Gabriela Tonon 04-Present HITTTING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM OF 150 KILLS) 1..255 Laura Tomes 03-Present 4..199 Candice Woods 01-2002 5..178 Jennifer Adams 02-Present ASSISTS 1. 1,909 Jessica Barney 01-2002 2. 1,668 Rachel Jackson 03-Present 3. 726 Julie Chester 04-Present ACES 1. 73 Jessica Barney 01-2002 2. 60 Joanna Schmitt 03-Present DIGS 1. 638 Joanna Schmitt 03-Present 2. 621 Christina Maynes 01-2003 DIGS PER GAME (2.0 MINIMUM) 1. 3.07 Stephanie Tengram 2003-2004 2. 2.73 Joanna Schmitt 2003-Present 5. 2.24 Jessica Barney 2001-2002 6. 2.22 Anna Monsen 2004-Present 7. 2.17 Rachel Jackson 2004-Present SOLO BLOCKS 1. 27 Candice Woods 2001-2002 2 16 Logan Pierce 2001 3. 15 Anna Stadel 2004-Present 4. 13 Laura Tomes 2004-Present 7. 10 Jennifer Adams 2002-Present BLOCK ASSISTS 1. 203 Jennifer Adams 2002-Present 4. 165 Jessica Barney 2001-2002 5. 84 Joanna Schmitt 2003-Present BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE 1. 1.21 Laura Tomes 2003-Present 2. 1.19 Anna Stadel 2004-Present 3. 1.00 Jennifer Adams 2002-Present MEDIA PAGE 5 CONTACT SOONERSPORTS.COM JESSICA SUMMERS MEDIA E-MAIL CONTACT JLSUMMERS@OU.EDU JESSICA PHONE SOONERSPORTS.COM 405.325.8372 PAGE 5
Oklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 07, 2005) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES... ( 4-1 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 2-1 ) CONFERENCE... ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( 4-1 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 2-1 ) ---------ATTACK---------- --SET--- ----SERVE---- --DIG--- ------BLOCKING------- ## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Santos, Eliane 3 19 6.33 8 40.275 1 0.33 0 0 0.00 0 12 4.00 0 2 2 0.67 0 1 8 Schmitt, Joanna 11 60 5.45 12 104.462 2 0.18 6 9 0.55 5 29 2.64 1 5 6 0.55 2 0 15 Tonon, Gabriela 17 55 3.24 32 146.158 2 0.12 7 7 0.41 1 15 0.88 1 5 6 0.35 1 0 3 Stadel, Anna 17 44 2.59 16 91.308 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 2 4 0.24 4 13 17 1.00 1 0 6 Weiland, Sarah 15 38 2.53 15 83.277 1 0.07 16 16 1.07 0 14 0.93 0 6 6 0.40 0 1 4 Tomes, Laura 16 34 2.12 12 76.289 1 0.06 2 5 0.12 0 6 0.38 2 9 11 0.69 2 2 11 Adams, Jennifer 6 9 1.50 3 19.316 0 0.00 1 4 0.17 0 1 0.17 1 3 4 0.67 0 0 9 Owens, Abbi 5 5 1.00 3 17.118 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 5 5 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2 Jackson, Rachel 16 5 0.31 4 17.059 205 12.81 2 1 0.12 0 17 1.06 0 5 5 0.31 4 6 1 Chester, Julie 6 1 0.17 2 6 -.167 27 4.50 0 1 0.00 0 3 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 14 Sharp, Hannah 17 1 0.06 2 4 -.250 3 0.18 2 5 0.12 10 57 3.35 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10 Monsen, Anna 17 1 0.06 0 2.500 3 0.18 2 0 0.12 0 30 1.76 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 16 Schuessler, Lindsay 11 0 0.00 0 1.000 2 0.18 0 0 0.00 4 5 0.45 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 5 Barnes, Lacy 4 0 0.00 0 0.000 1 0.25 0 1 0.00 0 5 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 TEAM 3 OKLAHOMA... 17 272 16.00 109 606.269 248 14.59 38 49 2.24 30 203 11.94 9 48 33.0 1.94 10 13 Opponents... 17 222 13.06 98 576.215 207 12.18 30 33 1.76 38 196 11.53 11 52 37.0 2.18 14 18 TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND -------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------- --- ----- ----------------------------- ------ ATTACK... Aug 27 at TCU W 3-1 30-24,23-30,30-22,30-19 493 Kills... 272 222 $ Sep 02 vs Indiana W 3-0 30-28,30-20,30-22 - Errors... 109 98 Sep 02 vs Loyola W 3-1 30-22,25-30,30-28,30-25 - Total Attacks... 606 576 Sep 03 vs Alabama L 0-3 19-30,26-30,6-30 326 Attack Pct....269.215 Sep 07 UTA W 3-0 32-30,30-26,30-11 429 Kills/Game... 16.0 13.1 SET... Assists... 248 207 Assists/Game... 14.6 12.2 SERVE... Aces... 38 30 Errors... 49 33 Aces/Game... 2.2 1.8 SERVE RECEPTIONS... Errors... 30 38 Errors/Game... 1.8 2.2 DEFENSE... Digs... 203 196 Digs/Game... 11.9 11.5 BLOCKING... Block Solo... 9 11 Block Assist... 48 52 Total Blocks... 33.0 37.0 Blocks Per Game... 1.9 2.2 Block Errors... 10 14 BALL HANDLING ERRORS 13 18 ATTENDANCE... Total... 429 493 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/429 1/493 Neutral site #/Avg 3/109 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak... 1 - MEDIA PAGE 6 CONTACT SOONERSPORTS.COM JESSICA SUMMERS MEDIA E-MAIL CONTACT JLSUMMERS@OU.EDU JESSICA PHONE SOONERSPORTS.COM 405.325.8372 PAGE 6