Neil McGlohon/ The Daily

The OU volleyball team had a better attack percentage, fewer errors and more blocks than Texas A&M Wednesday, but OU lost to the Aggies in four sets [23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25].

The Sooners had just eight fewer digs than the Aggies, but the reason Texas A&M was able to win was a 71-55 kill advantage.

The Aggies (15-10, 8-9) grabbed 16 more kills from 15 more total attacks against the highly-touted Sooner defense, but OU’s .223 attack percentage was higher than Texas A&M’s .216 percentage.

“It was a hard fought match,” OU coach Santiago Restrepo said. “When it came down to crunch time, Texas A&M simply played better. Things just didn’t fall our way when we needed them to.”

The teams traded points in the first set early. The Sooners built an 18-16 lead, but a three-point swing by Texas A&M gave the Aggies a lead and control. The Sooners dropped the first match 25-23.

In the second match, the Sooners scored first to lead 1-0, the only lead OU would have the entire set. The Aggies took the lead at 2-1 and never looked back to close the match 25-22.

Down two sets, the Sooners responded quickly after the break. OU led for most of the set, controlling the close score until a 13-13 tie. Texas A&M brought the game close with a three-point rally, but Oklahoma won 25-22.

The final set also began close and each team took turns building a three-point lead, but the Aggies finished the match with a 25-23.

Texas A&M committed 29 errors to the Sooners’ 15 and had just five team blocks opposed to OU’s nine .

Sophomore Suzy Boulavsky had a huge night for the Sooners, totaling 21 kills, a .351 attack percentage, 15 digs and four block assists. Her 21 kills also matched her career high she set earlier this season.

Francie Ekwerekwu, redshirt junior middle blocker, was the only other Sooner with double-digit offensive numbers, grabbing 11 kills. She added three block assists.

Junior Chrissy Disarro saw her most significant playing time this season and made the most of it. She finished with nine kills and a match-high five block assists.

Sophomore Caitlin Higgins, sophomore Brianne Barker and senior Bridget Laplante scored the remaining Sooner points, adding seven, five and two kills respectively. Freshman libero María Fernanda had 19 digs.

The Sooners (18-9, 11-7) host No. 1 Texas Wednesday, the season’s final game at McCasland Field House. The match will start at 7 p.m.