OKLAHOMA CITY - OCU volleyball wraps up the regular season schedule on a high note with a sweep over Science & Arts as Ruby Kelley leads the way with a double-double.

Score    

Oklahoma City 3, Science & Arts 0    

• Oklahoma City (13-12, 12-8 SAC)    
• Science & Arts (10-18, 6-14 SAC)    

Match Summary    

Set 1: 25-18 (OCU)    

Set 2: 25-16 (OCU)    

Set 3: 25-14 (OCU)    

Set 1 

The first four points to begin the match were traded between each side until OCU put together a 6-1 run as Ruby Kelley, Hannah Grundy, and Rylee Steward all pitched in with kills to give the Stars an 8-3 lead. USAO made its way back to tie it at 10-10 but freshman Jaiden Downey delivered back-to-back aces to help lead a four-point swing for the Stars. OCU began to pull away by outscoring the Drovers 11-4 as Grundy and Steward collected two kills each to close out the set for a 25-18 win.

Set 2  

After falling behind early on in set two Oklahoma City flipped a switch and turned up a notch as the Stars countered an 11-2 run as multiple Stars pitched in with kills including freshman Natalie Adams as well as Emma Nickerson to give the Stars a 16-6 advantage. USAO began to crawl back into it, cutting the deficit to six as the score sat at 19-13. Kelley and Steward each tallied kills that halted any signs of a comeback from Science & Arts as the Stars closed out the second set by outscoring the Drovers 6-3 to come out victorious in set two 25-16. 

Set 3  

OCU came out firing once again as the Stars began the third set taking a 5-1 lead after Gabrielle Fjeseth ignited Oklahoma City with a kill of her own. Leading by one the Stars took off on an 8-2 run after a pair of kills by Kelley gave the Stars a 16-9 lead. Holding a lead of 20-13 OCU finished off the match outlasting USAO 5-1 as Steward, Kelley, and Nickerson all contributed kills to win 25-14 and earn a sweep over Science & Arts. 

GAME NOTES  

• Oklahoma City made a total of 40 kills on a new season-high attack percentage of .407. Science & Arts tallied 29 kills on a .110 hitting percentage. 
• Ruby Kelley earned her 10th double-double of the season as Kelley rattled off 14 kills with 11 digs to also go along with two aces.
• Rylee Steward followed up right behind Kelley with the second-highest kill total of the match with nine while totaling three blocks. 
• Natalie Adams tied her season-high assist total in a three-set as Adams notched 33 assists making it the ninth time this season Adams has gone over 30 assists.
• The Stars claimed their eighth sweep of the season making it the most sweeps in a season since 2021.  
•  OCU earns the season-sweep over Science & arts after taking down the Drovers in three sets back in their previous meeting on Sept. 26.
• The Stars remain undefeated all-time against the Drovers after winning its 14th match since the series started in 2016.

NEXT GAME  

The Oklahoma City volleyball team heads into postseason play as the Stars earned the fifth seed in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 7 as OCU takes on John Brown in Siloam Springs, Ark. at 7:30 PM.