NORMAN – Oklahoma volleyball earned its second consecutive top-15 victory Sunday afternoon, sweeping No. 9 Texas 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 30-28) in front of 2,280 fans at McCasland Field House.

Coming off a five-set upset of No. 12 Texas A&M on Wednesday, the Sooners (10-4, 3-2 SEC) recorded back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 2007. The victory also marked Oklahoma’s first home win over Texas since 2011 and its highest-ranked win since defeating No. 9 Texas on the road in 2024.

Sophomore Alyssa Flack led the Oklahoma offense with a career-high 19 kills, hitting .395 with just two errors on 43 attempts. Sophomore Tekoa Barnes added 14 kills on a .323 hitting percentage, while junior Alaleh Tolliver contributed nine.

Oklahoma hit .318 as a team, recording 48 kills while holding Texas (8-6, 4-2 SEC) to a .245 hitting percentage. The Sooners also finished with 40 digs and four service aces.

Sophomore Avaya Maga recorded 43 assists and six digs, while sophomore Aniya Warren led the defensive effort with 10 digs. Barnes and McKenna Brand each added eight digs.

SET ONE

Oklahoma took an early 7-4 lead before Texas battled back to tie the opening frame at 16. The Sooners responded with a 6-1 run, highlighted by an Elise Hani service ace and a solo block from Carley Butler, to build a 22-17 advantage.

Texas answered with five consecutive points to even the score at 22, but Barnes delivered a kill to put Oklahoma back in front. A Flack kill gave the Sooners set point, and a Texas attack error sealed the 25-23 victory.

SET TWO

The teams traded points early before Texas built a 9-6 advantage. Oklahoma responded with five straight points, including a block from Tolliver and Hani, to take an 11-9 lead.

The Sooners maintained control throughout the remainder of the frame, extending their advantage to 21-15 behind a block from Hani and Barnes. Oklahoma reached set point on a Barnes kill before the sophomore delivered a service ace to secure the 25-18 win and give OU a 2-0 match lead.

SET THREE

Oklahoma jumped out to a 14-8 advantage in the third set, but Texas chipped away at the deficit and eventually tied the frame at 17. The teams continued to trade points before the Sooners used a 4-0 run, capped by a Mikala Young service ace, to take a 24-20 lead.

Texas fought off four consecutive match points to tie the set at 24 and eventually took a 27-26 advantage. Flack delivered a kill to even the score at 26 before Butler added a kill to tie the frame again at 27.

With the score knotted at 28, Oklahoma capitalized on back-to-back Texas errors to claim the 30-28 victory and complete the sweep.

LOOKING AHEAD

Oklahoma looks to tally its third straight ranked win on Friday night against No. 4 Kentucky at 6 p.m.