Volleyball scrimmage set for Saturday

FROM THE OU ATHLETICS OFFICE

NORMAN, Okla. —  The University of Oklahoma volleyball team will host its annual Crimson and Cream scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. inside the Howard McCasland Field House. The two-hour intrasquad scrimmage is free admission and open to the public.

Prior to the intrasquad scrimmage, the team will host the Crimson and Cream Kids Clinic beginning at 8:30 a.m. Following the match, the Sooners will host a picnic for the fans and offer tours of the Howard McCasland Field House and locker rooms and have inflatable games. Pizza and drinks will be available as long as supplies last. Players will also be available for autographs.

In addition, season ticket holders in attendance will have an opportunity to pick up their season ticket owner gift. The event will provide Sooner fans the first opportunity to watch the 2008 squad under the direction of fifth-year head coach Santiago Restrepo.

Oklahoma will open the season with the Sooner Legends Nike Invitational at the Field House Aug. 29-30. The Sooners will begin the four-team tournament on Friday, Aug. 29 against Michigan State at 10 a.m. CT.

Admission to all games of the tournament is free. The first 250 fans to attend Friday’s 10 a.m. match will receive an OU rally towel, while the first 250 fans at Saturday’s 1 p.m. OU-Cal Poly game will receive a schedule magnet.