Volleyball 8/30/2014 10:46:00 PM

OCU wins in Steele's coaching debut

Stars begin season 2-0 in Kansas Wesleyan Invitational

Kristen Macy had 27 kills in OCU's two wins Saturday.

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SALINA, Kan. – Oklahoma City University provided Kyle Steele his first head-coaching win with a 25-15, 25-19, 25-16 sweep of Haskell (Kan.) on Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Arena in the Kansas Wesleyan Invitational.
The Stars improved to 2-0 with a 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-15 victory over Tabor (Kan.) on Saturday night.
"It was a good start for us to have to climb some mental hurdles, and we took steps in finding our team identity," Steele said. "We struggled to control the ball at times, but when we limited our unforced errors, we looked pretty good. Regardless, it's good to be 2-0 at the end of the day."
Against Haskell, Tori Leisure paced Oklahoma City with 10 kills, while Kristen Macy added seven kills and two aces. Taylor Chase dished 22 assists, and Hannah Mitcham handed out 12 assists.
Kelley Shiels picked up seven digs and two aces, and Meghan Irwin and Jami-Rae Renwick knocked down four kills each for the Stars.
Leisure, a junior from Haslet, Texas, served up two aces as OCU racked up nine aces. OCU hit .280 for the match, .632 in the first set.
Against Tabor, Macy, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., produced a team-high 20 kills to go with eight digs for OCU. Chase, a junior from Yukon, Okla., notched 44 assists, five kills, four aces and five digs.
Irwin, a senior from Arlington, Texas, put together eight kills and two and a half blocks, while Rachel Gabel posted seven kills and 11 digs. Shiels, a senior from Edmond, Okla., contributed 13 digs and two aces.
The Stars face Briar Cliff (Iowa) at noon, then Friends (Kan.) at 6 p.m. Sunday in Salina, Kan.

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