TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
LSU senior Jurnee Robinson continued her dominant stretch with her third consecutive double-double and surpassed 2,000 career points in leading LSU to a 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-13) victory over Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
After dropping the opening set, LSU (11-11, 6-7 Southeastern Conference) rallied to win the next three and send its seniors out with a victory in the Tigers’ final home match of the season. LSU finished the year with a 7-4 record at the Maravich Center.
The Tigers hit .359 as a team, recording 57 kills on 54 assists and had five aces. LSU also held Oklahoma (12-10, 5-8 SEC) to a .193 hitting percentage while collecting 6.0 blocks and 60 digs. It marked the second time in the last four matches that LSU has hit .300 or better and the 12th time this season the Tigers have held an opponent below a .200 hitting percentage.
Robinson led all players with 27.5 points, finishing with 27 kills on a .407 hitting percentage, 10 digs, two assists and a block. Robinson reached the 2,000-point milestone during the match, becoming the fifth Tiger in program history to accomplish the feat.
Right side Tireh Smith turned in a season-high 12 kills while hitting a career-best .647. She also contributed two blocks. Setter Martina Villani dished out 47 assists, marking her fourth consecutive match with at least 40 assists. Villani added six digs, two blocks and a kill.
Defensively, libero Kiley Brooks paced all players with 20 digs, recording her fifth 20-dig performance of the season. Middle blocker Jessica Jones led the Tigers at the net with five blocks, including one solo, while adding four kills. Defensive specialist Katie Raymer had a career-best two aces and nine digs in the win.
LSU concludes the regular season at Texas A&M on Friday and at Texas on Sunday.
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