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Texas Wesleyan TXWES 24-10
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Stars slip past Texas Wesleyan for SAC Tournament crown

OCU sweeps SAC regular-season, tournament titles for third consecutive year

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University nipped Texas Wesleyan 17-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 18-16 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena for its third consecutive Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball championship.
Oklahoma City reeled in both the SAC regular-season and tournament titles for the third consecutive year. The Stars (30-3) have four SAC Tournament crowns won in 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
OCU notched its fourth 30-win season ever. The Stars clinched a national-tournament berth after sharing the conference regular-season crown with Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas). OCU reached the NAIA Championships for the fourth time.
Oklahoma City will play in the NAIA Championship Opening Round on Nov. 17. The NAIA unveils the national-tournament bracket 10 a.m. CST Monday on its Facebook page, facebook.com/PlayNAIA, via Facebook Live.
The Stars' Marijana Bjelobrk, a junior from Belgrade, Serbia, secured the SAC Tournament most valuable player and SAC Tournament all-tournament acclaim for the second year in a row. OCU's Lauren Hermes, a junior from The Colony, Texas, took an all-tournament selection.
"We have hard-working young ladies who believe in each other and play selfless volleyball," OCU coach Santiago Restrepo said. "They adapt to anything teams throw at them."
Texas Wesleyan advanced to the SAC Tournament final and collected the league's tournament bid into the NAIA Championships for the second year in a row. The Lady Rams' Tierra Coverson and Sasha Robinson made the all-tournament team. Robinson took her second SAC Tournament all-tournament accolade.
In the fifth set, Coverson and Robinson teamed on a block to extend the match after OCU had match point at 14-13. Ella Lofton of the Stars crushed kills to give the Stars second and third chances to secure the win.
Lacy Beeler hammered a kill to put OCU on top 17-16, then Michelle Krenowicz served up the ace to finish off the victory for the Stars.
In the fourth set, Robinson put Texas Wesleyan ahead 5-0 by smacking a kill. OCU answered with four consecutive points to move up 15-12 sparked by Kenady Bertling's kill.
Texas Wesleyan took the third set and led two sets to one. Chastiny Brown nailed two kills and combined with Hannah Altman on a block to wrap up the set for the Lady Rams.
Bjelobrk sparked OCU with 15 kills, eight digs and three blocks, while Hermes posted her second consecutive 30-dig performance with 31. Hermes has three of the 18 30-dig outings by the Stars.
Taylor Horton, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., supplied OCU with her 15th double-double of the season with 30 assists and a career-high 21 digs, and Beeler, a sophomore from Jenks, Okla., produced 12 kills, 11 digs and four blocks for her 13th double-double this year. Caitlin Bosarge, a sophomore from Mustang, Okla., picked up 13 digs.
Robinson provided Texas Wesleyan with her fifth triple-double this year and third consecutive triple-double with 19 kills, 27 digs, 18 assists and four blocks. Coverson added 11 kills and eight blocks, while Brenda Pargas amassed 26 assists and nine digs. Brianna Sitton scooped up 21 digs for the Lady Rams.

 

Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
At Campus Sites
Tuesday's Results
Oklahoma City def. Panhandle State, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18)
Southwestern Assemblies of God def. Mid-America Christian, 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-18)
Southwestern Christian def. John Brown, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23)
Texas Wesleyan def. Wayland Baptist, 3-2 (25-18 ,23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-9)
At Oklahoma City
Abe Lemons Arena
Friday's Results
Semifinals
Oklahoma City def. Southwestern Christian, 3-1 (25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21)
Texas Wesleyan def. Southwestern Assemblies of God, 3-1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-17, 25-23)
Saturday's Result
Championship
Oklahoma City def. Texas Wesleyan 3-2, (17-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 18-16)
 
All-Tournament
Tierra Coverson, Texas Wesleyan; Lauren Hermes, Oklahoma City; Darian Parsons, Southwestern Christian; Sasha Robinson, Texas Wesleyan; Kali Shaw, Southwestern Assemblies of God.
Most valuable player: Marijana Bjelobrk, Oklahoma City.

30-Dig Club
Oklahoma City University
36—Dani Chase vs. Midland, Sept. 1, 2017
34—Meghann Turner at Lubbock Christian, Sept. 23, 2006; Shelbey Veselka at Wayland Baptist, Sept. 22, 2007; Shelbey Veselka at Southern Nazarene, Oct. 14, 2008
33—Nicole Gruenbacher at Southern Nazarene, Oct. 25, 2007; Lauren Hermes vs. Southwestern Christian, Sept. 11, 2018; Lauren Hermes vs. Southwestern Christian, Nov. 9, 2018 in Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament; Shelbey Veselka vs. Evangel, Sept. 26, 2008
32—Danielle Robison vs. McPherson, Sept. 1, 2012; Danielle Robison vs. Southwestern Assemblies of God, Sept. 30, 2013
31—Lauren Hermes vs. Texas Wesleyan, Nov. 10, 2018 in Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament; Kelley Shiels vs. Evangel, Sept. 6, 2014
30—Dani Chase vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State, Oct. 4, 2017; Victoria Cross vs. Sterling, Sept. 10, 2011; Nicole Gruenbacher vs. Texas-Brownsville, Nov. 17, 2006 in NAIA Region VI Tournament at Houston; Lauren Hermes vs. Texas Wesleyan, Oct. 20, 2018; Maryna Verbovetska vs. John Brown, Oct. 4, 2007; Maryna Verbovetska vs. Lubbock Christian, Nov. 10, 2007 in Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament at Plainview, Texas
 
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Players Mentioned

Dani Chase

#9 Dani Chase

DS/Libero
5' 8"
Senior
Taylor Horton

#10 Taylor Horton

S
5' 11"
Sophomore
Lauren Hermes

#6 Lauren Hermes

DS/Libero
5' 7"
Junior
Marijana Bjelobrk

#11 Marijana Bjelobrk

RSH
6' 1"
Senior
Michelle Krenowicz

#1 Michelle Krenowicz

S
5' 5"
Senior
Lacy Beeler

#2 Lacy Beeler

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Kenady Bertling

#15 Kenady Bertling

MB
6' 1"
Junior
Ella Lofton

#4 Ella Lofton

OH
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Dani Chase

#9 Dani Chase

5' 8"
Senior
DS/Libero
Taylor Horton

#10 Taylor Horton

5' 11"
Sophomore
S
Lauren Hermes

#6 Lauren Hermes

5' 7"
Junior
DS/Libero
Marijana Bjelobrk

#11 Marijana Bjelobrk

6' 1"
Senior
RSH
Michelle Krenowicz

#1 Michelle Krenowicz

5' 5"
Senior
S
Lacy Beeler

#2 Lacy Beeler

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Kenady Bertling

#15 Kenady Bertling

6' 1"
Junior
MB
Ella Lofton

#4 Ella Lofton

5' 8"
Senior
OH