OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University netted its first Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball win of the year 25-8, 25-11, 25-10 over St. Gregory's on Tuesday.
Victoria Cross, a sophomore from Oklahoma City, struck for seven aces, one shy of the single-match school record for OCU. The Stars (7-14, 1-2) snapped a six-match losing string.
Alex Benbrook, a sophomore from Enid, Okla., led the team with 12 kills. Both Benbrook and Samantha Ball contributed three blocks in the match. Ball, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., handed out 29 assists and picked up eight digs, and Jeannee Campbell chipped in seven kills.
In the first set, the Stars scored five points in a row to build a 19-5 advantage. Ball and Benbrook combined for back-to-back blocks during that run. Oklahoma City hit .348 in the set.
The second set saw a tie game at six points, the only such tie in the match. OCU answered with six points in a row as Benbrook had a kill, forcing St. Gregory's to take a timeout. After returning from the timeout, OCU never looked back and allowed just five more points before heading to the last set.
Cross recorded a string of five aces in the third set as OCU scored nine points in a row. In the third set, Cross' five aces in this set was accompanied by aces by Elizabeth Hendrix and Shelbey Veselka to give the Stars a total of seven in the third set alone. OCU kept their momentum going through the third, hitting .324.
Oklahoma City travels to Shawnee, Okla., to face Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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