Volleyball 10/2/2013 11:02:00 PM

Stars clip John Brown

OCU snags second five-set road win of 2013

Kristen Macy produced her fifth double-double of the season Wednesday. (Photo courtesy John Brown sports information)

Box Score
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. – Oklahoma City University pulled out a victory over John Brown (Ark.) 25-22, 27-29, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7 on Wednesday at Bill George Arena.
Rachel Gabel and Kristen Macy provided the Stars with 16 kills and 20 digs each. OCU improved to 11-7, 4-2 in Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball.
Gabel, a sophomore from Richardson, Texas, had her fourth double-double, and Macy, a freshman from Edmond, Okla., added three solo blocks. Danielle Robison, a senior from Dallas, scooped 18 digs, while Tori Thomas, a redshirt freshman from Norman, Okla., collected 17 digs for the Stars.
Hannah Mitcham, a sophomore from Fort Worth, Texas, posted 29 assists, four kills and eight digs, and Heather Watson, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., put together 17 assists for OCU. Torrie Flynn, a senior from Edmond, Okla., contributed nine kills, and Meghan Irwin, a junior from Arlington, Texas, chipped in seven kills and four blocks.
The Stars nabbed their second five-set road victory of the year.
"I'm so thankful that God gives us the opportunity to play this game we all love," OCU coach Nikki Dieball said. "I'm so proud of the effort we showed. We made several adjustments and played a whole bunch of people, so it was absolutely a team win."
Irwin nailed back-to-back kills, and Gabel hammered three kills to stake OCU to a 7-2 fifth-set advantage. Watson sparked four consecutive OCU points with a kill and an ace with Macy's kill capping the run for a 13-5 Stars lead.
Flynn added a kill, then Chazmin Franklin pounded the match-winning kill.
"They had a rocking crowd, so it was a great atmosphere to play in," Dieball said. "It's really fun to go into someone's house with a hostile environment and pull out a hard-fought win. JBU had a few really good runs at us, but we kept our composure and stayed the course. We are learning how to finish strong, and I just couldn't be happier for our girls."
OCU closed the first set with four points in a row. Franklin had a kill to touch off the set-clinching run.
In the third set, the Stars erased a 21-17 deficit with a 6-0 splurge. Flynn, Watson then Macy socked kills. Macy smacked kills to provide set point, then the clinching one.
OCU continues league play at Mid-America Christian at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Gaulke Activity Center in Oklahoma City.

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