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Lacy Beeler
Lacy Beeler provided OCU with 15 kills Saturday.
2
Wayland Baptist WBU 11-17, 9-11
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Winner Oklahoma City OCU 27-3, 18-2
Wayland Baptist WBU
11-17, 9-11
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Final
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Oklahoma City OCU
27-3, 18-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Wayland Baptist WBU 22 25 25 16 9 (2)
Oklahoma City OCU 25 21 23 25 15 (3)

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Game Recap: Volleyball |

OCU captures third consecutive SAC regular-season title

Stars enter conference tournament as top seed

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University wrapped up the Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball championship and No. 1 seed in the league postseason tournament after holding off Wayland Baptist (Texas) on Saturday afternoon 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-9 at Abe Lemons Arena.
Marijana Bjelobrk, a junior from Belgrade, Serbia, keyed OCU with 16 kills, 12 digs and four blocks. The Stars finished the regular season 27-3, 18-2 in the SAC.
Oklahoma City captured its third consecutive SAC regular-season crown. OCU shared the SAC regular-season title with Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) for the second consecutive year. Southwestern Assemblies of God completed the regular season also 27-3, 18-2 in SAC play.
OCU meets Panhandle State at 7:30 p.m. in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals at Abe Lemons Arena.
The Stars improved to 2-1 in matches decided in five sets this year. OCU took the lead 6-4 in the fifth and decisive set as Bjelobrk nailed a kill. Bjelobrk had two kills and teamed with Olivia Nutter on a block during a 4-0 run that rallied OCU from a 4-2 deficit.
OCU's Ella Lofton broke a 6-6 tie by knocking down a kill. The Stars tallied the final three points of the match as Lacy Beeler crushed a pair of kills, then Taylor Horton served up an ace.
The Stars reeled off a fourth-set 7-0 run that turned around a 7-6 deficit. Horton had a kill during the splurge, which put OCU up 13-7. Horton and Nutter smacked kills to give OCU the final four points of the set to force the fifth set.
Beeler, a sophomore from Jenks, Okla., totaled 15 kills, eight digs and two blocks, and Lofton, a sophomore from Cedar Park, Texas, turned in 14 kills and four blocks for Oklahoma City.
Horton, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., produced 49 assists, 11 digs and two aces, while Lauren Hermes, a junior from The Colony, Texas, tracked down 19 digs. Isabel Harwell, a freshman from Edmond, Okla., scooped up 16 digs, while Caitlin Bosarge, a junior from Mustang, Okla., contributed nine digs. Nutter, a freshman from Plano, Texas, led OCU with six blocks.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lacy Beeler

#2 Lacy Beeler

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Marijana Bjelobrk

#11 Marijana Bjelobrk

RSH
6' 1"
Junior
Taylor Horton

#10 Taylor Horton

S
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ella Lofton

#4 Ella Lofton

OH
5' 8"
Sophomore
Olivia Nutter

#18 Olivia Nutter

MB
5' 11"
Freshman
Isabel Harwell

#5 Isabel Harwell

DS/Libero
5' 5"
Freshman
Caitlin Briggs

#8 Caitlin Briggs

DS/Libero
5' 5"
Sophomore
Lauren Hermes

#6 Lauren Hermes

DS/Libero
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lacy Beeler

#2 Lacy Beeler

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
Marijana Bjelobrk

#11 Marijana Bjelobrk

6' 1"
Junior
RSH
Taylor Horton

#10 Taylor Horton

5' 11"
Sophomore
S
Ella Lofton

#4 Ella Lofton

5' 8"
Sophomore
OH
Olivia Nutter

#18 Olivia Nutter

5' 11"
Freshman
MB
Isabel Harwell

#5 Isabel Harwell

5' 5"
Freshman
DS/Libero
Caitlin Briggs

#8 Caitlin Briggs

5' 5"
Sophomore
DS/Libero
Lauren Hermes

#6 Lauren Hermes

5' 7"
Junior
DS/Libero