Sooner VB Team hosts TCU (W) & travels to Kansas (Sa) This Week!
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:56 pm
The Oklahoma Sooner Women's Volleyball Team has two matches this weekend and for the first time in Big 12 play will play in two locations in a week. On Wednesday, the Sooners will host TCU in a 6 PM match. On Saturday, the Sooners will travel to Lawrence, KS to play Kansas for a 1 PM first serve on the road.
On Wednesday the Sooners will attempt to win their first Big 12 match of the season as the Sooners are 0-5 in the Big 12 as they have played Texas, UCF and BYU who holds a combined 14-2 record in the Big 12 and the two BYU losses were to Texas. Texas is currently ranked 7th, BYU 9th and UCF is 28th. OU's schedule has been brutal so far in the Big 12. OU is 6-8 overall this season.
TCU has a 4-2 record in the Big 12 this season (11-6 overall) and have played K-State (3-3), Texas Tech (1-5) and Cincinnati (2-3). As you can see, their opponents have a combined record of 6-11 and none of the three teams are ranked. TCU has split their two-game DHs with K-State and Cincinnati. TCU swept the DH with Tech. TCU will host BYU on Saturday.
Kansas has a 3-3 record in the Big 12 this season (12-4 overall) and they are ranked 17th. Kansas has played Texas Tech (1-5), Houston (2-3) and Texas (6-0). Houston is ranked #21 and is 9-5 overall. Kansas does not play this week until Saturday against OU.
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about this week's matches against TCU and Kansas.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/10/1 ... s-saturday
In Oklahoma's 5 losses in the Big 12, they have played 16 sets with 10 of those sets being matches within 3 points (all loses). 57.5% of their big 12 matches have been very close and winnable against a very tough Big 12 schedule as noted above. In looking at the stats the errors are what is keeping OU from picking up that first win.
For the season, the Sooners have committed 570 errors in 51 sets for a 11.18 errors per set. The Sooner opponents have committed 458 errors in those 51 sets for 8.98 per set. OU is committing 2.20 more errors per set on average. The Sooners are winning 17.18 points per set on Kills,, Service aces and Blocks. Their opponents are picking up 15.57 points per set which is a 1.61 positive points a set. If the Sooner could reduce their errors by 2 each set, the path to wins is there. If the Sooners can put one more serve in, and one more attack attempt at the net into the court each set, they can win even against the best teams.
I think the Sooners will break through this week as they can defeat TCU on Wednesday night. If they win that match, they can carry some momentum into the Kansas match on Saturday.
Wednesday night is Military Appreciation Match for the Sooners at McCasland Field House.
Good luck to the Sooners this week.
Boomer Sooner!
On Wednesday the Sooners will attempt to win their first Big 12 match of the season as the Sooners are 0-5 in the Big 12 as they have played Texas, UCF and BYU who holds a combined 14-2 record in the Big 12 and the two BYU losses were to Texas. Texas is currently ranked 7th, BYU 9th and UCF is 28th. OU's schedule has been brutal so far in the Big 12. OU is 6-8 overall this season.
TCU has a 4-2 record in the Big 12 this season (11-6 overall) and have played K-State (3-3), Texas Tech (1-5) and Cincinnati (2-3). As you can see, their opponents have a combined record of 6-11 and none of the three teams are ranked. TCU has split their two-game DHs with K-State and Cincinnati. TCU swept the DH with Tech. TCU will host BYU on Saturday.
Kansas has a 3-3 record in the Big 12 this season (12-4 overall) and they are ranked 17th. Kansas has played Texas Tech (1-5), Houston (2-3) and Texas (6-0). Houston is ranked #21 and is 9-5 overall. Kansas does not play this week until Saturday against OU.
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about this week's matches against TCU and Kansas.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/10/1 ... s-saturday
In Oklahoma's 5 losses in the Big 12, they have played 16 sets with 10 of those sets being matches within 3 points (all loses). 57.5% of their big 12 matches have been very close and winnable against a very tough Big 12 schedule as noted above. In looking at the stats the errors are what is keeping OU from picking up that first win.
For the season, the Sooners have committed 570 errors in 51 sets for a 11.18 errors per set. The Sooner opponents have committed 458 errors in those 51 sets for 8.98 per set. OU is committing 2.20 more errors per set on average. The Sooners are winning 17.18 points per set on Kills,, Service aces and Blocks. Their opponents are picking up 15.57 points per set which is a 1.61 positive points a set. If the Sooner could reduce their errors by 2 each set, the path to wins is there. If the Sooners can put one more serve in, and one more attack attempt at the net into the court each set, they can win even against the best teams.
I think the Sooners will break through this week as they can defeat TCU on Wednesday night. If they win that match, they can carry some momentum into the Kansas match on Saturday.
Wednesday night is Military Appreciation Match for the Sooners at McCasland Field House.
Good luck to the Sooners this week.
Boomer Sooner!