OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha volleyball program takes on Oral Roberts and South Dakota in a pair of home matches Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Nov. 1. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m.
OPENING SERVE
• The Mavericks enter the homestretch of league play as the team plays host to Oral Roberts and South Dakota.
• Omaha aims to avenge a pair of five-set road losses from earlier this season against both the Golden Eagles and the Coyotes.
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Sadie Limback enters the week with a streak of 10-straight double-digit kill matches. She has also hit .300 or better in her last three matches and .500 or better in two of the last three.
• Limback is also coming off her sixth-career double-double and a career-high of five aces last weekend.
• After battling in 10 five-set matches this season, the Mavericks have won three-straight, three-set matches leading into this week's competitions.
• Omaha currently sits in fourth-place in the league standings.
NUMBER ONE IN OUR HEARTS
This Friday, Nov. 1, lone senior
Courtney Morehead will be recognized for her contributions with the Maverick program on Senior Day after the match against South Dakota.
Morehead, who wears the jersey No. 1, has played in all 24 matches this season for the Mavericks with four starts. She averages 2.16 digs per set as a defensive specialist, which ranks third on the team.
SCOUTING ORAL ROBERTS
The Golden Eagles are 2-8 in league play and 6-18 overall. Oral Roberts defeated Omaha on Oct. 1 earlier this year in Tulsa after a five-set match. Since the 3-2 win over Omaha and the 3-1 win over South Dakota State, ORU is on a six-match skid.
Head coach Sheera Sirola is the winningest coach in Summit League history with 279 wins at the helm in 17 seasons. CeCe Madison leads the league with 380 total kills and ranks second with 3.96 kills per set in conference play. Oral Roberts leads the all-time series over Omaha 9-7.
SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA
Top-ranked South Dakota is on a historic season as the team is 21-1 overall and a perfect 10-0 in league play. The Coyotes' only loss is a 3-0 defeat at Iowa State back on Sept. 3.
South Dakota defeated Omaha in five sets on Oct. 4. In that match, Omaha battled back from a 2-0 deficit and forced a fifth set, but ultimately fell 15-11. Anne Rasmussen leads the league and ranks top-3 in the nation with 4.81 digs per set. Elisabeth Juhnke leads the league with 4.00 kills per set, followed by Nebraska transfer Sami Slaughter with 3.39 kills pet set.
Setter Madison Jurgens leads the conference with 11.37 assists per set, ahead of Omaha's Clarkson who averages 11.10. Leanne Williamson is in her fifth season at the helm of the program. The Coyotes are also the defending Summit League Tournament Champions from a season ago.
