AUBURN, Ala. – In the first of three straight road contests, Auburn (14-6, 5-4) heads west to face Oklahoma (12-7, 4-5) on Sunday in McCasland Field House.
First serve is set for Noon CT, and the match will be broadcast live on the SEC Network.
QUICK HITS
Freshman Greer Chambless shone against the Razorbacks, tallying career bests in kills (14), hitting percentage (.370) and blocks (5).
Auburn's 65 kills and 61 assists in the four-set win over Arkansas were a season-high for the Tigers.
The Orange and Blue defense has made a name for itself in 2025. Averaging 3.04 blocks per set, the Tigers rank No. 2 in the SEC and No. 3 in the nation.
With Alexis Dacosta bringing in 4.09 digs per set, the Auburn back row has been no slouch either. As a team, the Tigers are bringing in 14.77 digs per set, the most in the conference. Combined with the blocking efforts, Auburn is holding its opponents to just .181 hitting across the season, the sixth-best mark in the SEC.
Dacosta, the senior libero from Katy, Texas has put together five 20-dig performances this season and has reached double digits in 15 matches this season. Dacosta recently eclipsed the 1,000 dig mark for her career and has run down 622 digs in just 1.5 seasons on the Plains.
Kate Mansfield has been equally impressive at the net for the Orange and Blue. The Cal transfer leads the conference in blocking at 1.65 per set and sits No. 5 in the nation entering Wednesday's matchup. Mansfield has tallied at least five blocks in 16 of the 20 contests this season.
Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Dreves continues to put up career numbers this season. The Vancouver, Washington product is averaging single-season career highs in kills per set (3.88), hitting percentage (.277), blocks per set (0.68) and points per set (4.34).
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA
Head coach Aaron Mansfield and the Oklahoma Sooners enter Sunday with a 12-7 overall record with a 4-5 mark in SEC play. Oklahoma won four of its first five SEC matches before dropping four straight.
Senior outside hitter Alexis Shelton continues to be the primary offensive option for setter Avaya Maga and the Sooners. Shelton is bringing in a team-high 3.88 kills per set and 4.26 points per set.
Oklahoma has also found some success out of the middle. Junior middle blocker KJ Burgess enters Sunday with a .457 hitting percentage. The mark stands as No. 1 in the SEC and No. 4 in the country.
As a team, the Sooners rank inside the top five in the conference in aces per set (1.59), blocks per set (2.57), total assists (907), total kills (966), total aces (118) and total blocks (190.5).
AUBURN-OKLAHOMA SERIES
Auburn and Oklahoma have only met four times since their first matchup in 1979, and only two of those have come in the rally scoring era. Last year, the Sooners bested the Tigers in four sets in Norman.