Celebration Win 2019
2
Oral Roberts ORU 4-8
3
Winner Little Rock LR 2-7
Oral Roberts ORU
4-8
2
Final
3
Little Rock LR
2-7
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Oral Roberts ORU 23 25 25 15 12 (2)
Little Rock LR 25 21 23 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Little Rock Rallies for 3-2 Win Over Oral Roberts

CONWAY, Ark. – Rally for the Rock. That would be the theme Friday evening for Little Rock Volleyball. Trailing two sets to one then trailing 12-8 in the fifth set, career days by multiple players with a will not to lose turned deficit after deficit into a dramatic 3-2 win over Oral Roberts at the UCA Invitational held at the Farris Center in Conway.
 
All it took was a 7-0 run to end the final set and clinch the match victory.
 
FINAL | Little Rock 3, Oral Roberts 2 | 25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-12 | Box Score | PDF
 
Little Rock (1-7) registered five players with double-digit digs led by a career-high 31 out of Diana Giordani, three players with double-digit kills including a career-high 19 by Laura Jansen and four players – Jansen, Carol Barbosa, Amna Osmankovic and Nathalia Vigineski – posting their first career double-doubles.
 
Barbosa and Osmankovic would provide a combined six kills in that final 7-0 run while Nathalia Viginieski set up match point with her third service ace of the contest.
 
Behind the Box Score
  • Laura Jansen (3 kills) and Janae Thurston (1 kill) put together a 4-0 run for Little Rock midway thorugh the first set. Jansen finished the set with five kills.
  • Little Rock trailed 23-21 before finishing the opening set on a 4-0 run for the 25-23 win.
  • Jansen posted six kills in the second set, hitting .267, with five digs.
  • The Trojans never trailed by more than five in the set, pulling as close as 23-20 late in the frame.
  • In the third set, Little Rock trailed almost throughout but never by more than three points. A pair of kills by Amna Osmankovic forced a tie at 22-22.
  • Carol Barbosa registered a kill to tie the set at 23-23 before ORU tallied two straight points to win the set.
  • Little Rock dominated the fourth set, going on a 9-0 run to take an 18-7 lead.
  • Nathalia Vigineski served up two aces in the fourth set.
  • The Trojans trailed 12-8 in the fifth set before the improbable and motivated 7-0 run to win the match.
  • Carol Barbosa and Amna Osmankovic eached tallied three kills during that run. Nathalia Vigineski brought the Trojans to match point with her third ace of the night.
 
Leaders  
Notable
  • Four Trojans recorded their first career double-doubles: Carol Barbosa (19 kills, 11 digs), Laura Jansen (19 kills, 16 digs), Amna Osmankovic (11 kills, 13 digs) and Nathalia Vigineski (33 assists, 13 digs).
  • Laura Jansen recorded career-highs in both kills (19) and digs (16).
  • Diana Giordani registered a career-high 31 digs.
  • Nathalia Vigineski served up a season-high three aces and tallied a season-high 33 assists. It was her first career game with 20-plus and 30-plus assists.
  • Maile Levy registered her first career service ace.
  • Anna Hurlburt recorded her first career kill. She finished the match with two kills and a block assist.
  • Little Rock is now 20-9 all-time against Oral Roberts and registered its first win over the Golden Eagles since 2009. The Trojans are 4-6 all-time against ORU in five-set matches.
 
Up Next
Little Rock will close out the UCA Invitational in familiar territory, hosting Central Arkansas at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock in the Trojans' home opener. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
 
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