The Kentucky volleyball team rolled to a third straight win on Friday night, taking down the Oklahoma Sooners. Craig Skinner's squad has rebounded nicely from a loss to Florida, and continue to play well against the SEC. They beat the Sooners 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 25-16).
It was a close match for most of the night. Oklahoma led the first set 19-17, but Kentucky scored four straight points to take the lead, and closed it out. The Wildcats pulled ahead in set two. The Sooners kept in range, but fell behind 2-0 before taking the third set. Finally, in set four, Kentucky dominated, closing out the match.
Brooklyn DeLeye was terrific. She notched 19 kills and had just 1 error and a .600 hit percentage. Morgan Gaerte was right behind her with 16 kills, and Asia Thigpen added 13. Kassie O'Brien had 50 assists. On defense, Gaerte and Lizzie Carr led the way with 9 and 7 blocks respectively.
The Wildcats advanced their record to 14-3 on the season, and are now 6-1 in the conference. They'll travel to Arkansas on Sunday to take on the Razorbacks.
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