DES MOINES, Iowa – Eighth-ranked Bellevue (Neb.) defeated Oklahoma City University in four sets (18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18) in opening day action of the Grand View Tournament on Friday afternoon.
 
OCU (12-7) scored the last four points in the opening set win. That run started when senior Kenady Bertling found the floor with a lightly tapped ball over the net to give the Stars a 22-18 lead.
 
The second set was tied 20-20 before Bellevue (17-5) went on a 5-1 run to even the match. The Stars held leads in the third set (13-12) and fourth set (7-5) against the Bruins.
 
Junior Catelyn Vargas led OCU with 12 kills with junior Ella Lofton chipping in with 11 kills. Freshman Josie Thomas led the team with 16 digs with senior Sophia Salak leading the way with 40 assists and senior Olivia Nutter finishing with a team-high three blocks.
 
OCU will play two tournament games on Saturday. The Stars will face Trinity Christian (Ill.) at 10 a.m. and host Grand View at 1 p.m.