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- ↑ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Volleyball media guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Amy Dahl". NCAA Statistics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ↑ "2009–10 OU Women's Basketball Media Guide". SoonerSports.com. p. 56. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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