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Isabel Harwell
Isabel Harwell boasts of OCU's first 30-dig performance in the NAIA Championships.
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Oklahoma City OCU 34-2
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Winner Morningside (Iowa) MRNGSDE 17-12
Oklahoma City OCU
34-2
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Final
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Morningside (Iowa) MRNGSDE
17-12
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Oklahoma City OCU 25 21 18 26 11 (2)
Morningside (Iowa) MRNGSDE 17 25 25 24 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Morningside halts Stars' streak

OCU's winning string draws to close at 33 consecutive wins

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Oklahoma City University's record long winning streak came to an end in a 17-25, 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 15-11 setback to Morningside (Iowa) on Wednesday at the Tyson Events Center in the NAIA women's volleyball championships presented by Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront.
The Stars (34-2) moved their string to 33 consecutive victories Tuesday. Oklahoma City, ranked 16th, suffered its first loss since dropping a 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-9 decision to Evangel (Mo.) on Aug. 16 in Springfield, Mo.
OCU surpassed its previous program mark for longest winning string of 24 wins in a row from Sept. 9-Nov. 30, 2016. That Stars streak ended in the NAIA Championships.
Sophia Salak, a sophomore from McKinney, Texas, rang up 57 assists, seven digs, four kills and two aces for OCU. Salak turned in her third consecutive 50-assist performance.
The Stars' Isabel Harwell, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., tallied 30 digs for her second outing with 30 digs and the 20th 30-dig performance in OCU annals. Harwell tied the single-contest mark for digs with 36 at Evangel. Harwell became the first Star to pick up 30 digs in NAIA Championships play.
Lacy Beeler, a junior from Jenks, Okla., produced 18 kills, 11 digs, four blocks and two aces for her 17th double-double this year. Ella Lofton, a junior from Cedar Park, Texas, delivered a career-high 16 kills.
Marijana Bjelobrk, a senior from Belgrade, Serbia, provided OCU with 14 kills, nine digs, three blocks and two aces, while Caitlin Briggs, a junior from Mustang, Okla., raked in 19 digs.
OCU took the fourth set as Lofton and Beeler hammered the decisive kills after Morningside tied the score 24-24. The Stars erased an 11-8 deficit in the fourth.
In the fifth set, Sabrina Creason served up an ace to put tournament host Morningside in front 8-4. Olivia Nutter nailed a kill to cut OCU's deficit to 11-9.
The Stars take on top-ranked defending national champion Park (Mo.) at 2 p.m. Thursday.
 
30-Dig Club
Oklahoma City University
36—Dani Chase vs. Midland, Sept. 1, 2017; Isabel Harwell at Evangel, Aug. 16, 2019
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; Isabel Harwell at Morningside, Dec. 4, 2019 in NAIA Championships at Sioux City, Iowa; 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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