Follow the Match
The Omaha volleyball team concludes the regular season with its final matches at Baxter Arena vs. Oral Roberts this weekend. The Mavericks and Golden Eagles take the court on Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 27 at 6 p.m.
Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.
Quick Digs
- The Mavericks are 11-5 (10-4 Summit League) on the season after sweeping North Dakota State on the road two weeks ago.
- Sadie Limback became the first player in Summit League history to be named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week after leading Omaha to the road sweep over the Bison.
- Limback leads the Summit League with a .402 hitting percentage and ranks third with 3.94 kills per set.
- Sami Clarkson is first in the Summit League with 10.50 assists per set and is second with 651 assists on the year.
- Claire Mountjoy sits third in the conference with 4.71 digs per set.
- As a team, the Mavericks are second in the Summit League with 809 kills and 735 assists while third with a .211 hitting percentage and 95 service aces.
- Head coach Matt Buttermore is in his second season at the helm of the Omaha program.
Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
- Oral Roberts is 3-13 (3-11 Summit League) on the season after splitting with South Dakota State last weekend in Tulsa.
- Aixa Vigil paces the ORU attack with 3.18 kills per set in 13 starts this season.
- Kaia Dunford and Jaxie Wakley are adding 2.58 and 2.31 kills per set, respectively.
- Bryanne Soares and Sylvia Lawson are directing the ORU offense with 6.78 and 5.03 assists per set this season.
- Sarah Thiessen is third in the Summit League with 303 total digs on the year while Wakley and Sakira LaCour rank fourth and seventh in the league with 58 and 50 blocks, respectively.
- Head coach Frank Craig III in his first season leading the Golden Eagles.
All-Time Against Oral Roberts
Friday's match marks the 17
th all-time meeting between Omaha and Oral Roberts. The Mavericks and Golden Eagles split last season, resulting in an Omaha sweep over ORU on Oct. 29, 2019 in their last meeting at Baxter Arena.
