OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City heads out on the road for its final two road trips of the regular season this weekend, visiting the DFW metroplex for two matches.
 
The Stars visit Texas Wesleyan at 6 p.m. on Friday and Nelson at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
OCU Notebook
 
Setter of the Week: Natalie Adams again earned Sooner Athletic Conference Setter of the Week honors, the league announced Monday. Adams paced the Stars to a 2-0 record last week with 109 assists for an average of 12.11 assists per set. Adams had 60 helpers in a 3-2 victory over Wayland Baptist while adding 49 assists in a 3-1 win over Panhandle State. Adams also added 29 digs over the two matches for an average of 3.22 digs per set. It is the second consecutive Setter of the Week honor for Adams, who has now claimed the honor three times this season. She also was honored on Sept. 15.
 
Momentum: Oklahoma City's five-match win streak and nine wins in the last 11 matches have the Stars above .500 for the first time this season overall and in the Sooner Athletic Conference. OCU moved from outside of the postseason picture to challenging for a top-four seeding.
 
Last Match: Oklahoma City moved into a fifth-place tie after its 3-1 Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Saturday. The Stars won 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22 to pick up their fifth consecutive win and move to 12-10 overall and 7-5 in the SAC. Grace Smallwood led OCU with 20 kills, followed by Maddie Edwards with 13, Kaylie Marshall with 12 and Erin Mack with 11. Natalie Adams finished the day with 49 assists. Smallwood had a team-high three aces. Defensively, Marina Kalajdzic led with four blocks up front while four players had double-figure digs. Ryan Leland had 25 digs, followed by Kate Cleofe with 21, Smallwood with 16 and Adams with 11.
 
Road Stats: OCU is 5-6 in road games this season, averaging 13.2 kills per set. Grace Smallwood averages 3.95 kills and 3.92 digs per set on the road. Natalie Adams puts up 11 assists per set away from OCU.
 
Trending: During this five-match win streak, OCU is averaging 15 kills per set and swinging a .252 attack percentage. Grace Smallwood is averaging 4.42 kills and Natalie Adams 12.42 assists in the last five matches.
 
Winning Numbers: In OCU's 12 wins this season, Grace Smallwood averages just over four kills per set. As a team, OCU has a .231 attack percentage, led by Maddie Ewards at .372, in OCU victories this season.
 
Swing Away: Though she hasn't been SAC Attacker of the Week this season, Grace Smallwood is tied for first in the Sooner Athletic Conference with 3.75 kills per set.
 
Ready Set Go: Natalie Adams' 12-assist per set surge the past two weeks put her at a SAC-high 907 for the season and 10.43 per set. She is eighth nationally in assists per set.
 
Giddy Digs: The Stars have a trio of players averaging better than three digs per set, led by Grace Smallwood at 3.67. Kaylie Marshall is at 3.48 and Kate Cleofe averages 3.30. Smallwood is eighth and Marshall is 10^th in the SAC.
 
Blockage: Marina Kalajdzic and Maddie Edwards lead the team with 58 and 54 blocks, respectively. They average 1.37 blocks per set together.
 
Aces High: The Stars have been on the rise in service aces and now average 1.8 per set. Natalie Adams leads the team with 42, which is third in the SAC.
 
History with Texas Wesleyan: Texas Wesleyan took a 3-1 win from OCU in September. Sydney Alexander had 13 kills to lead TWU while Grace Smallwood had a dozen kills and a dozen digs for OCU. The Rams have won the last eight meetings.
 
Scouting the Rams: Texas Wesleyan has won 15 consecutive matches to move to 15-0 in the SAC and 18-4 overall. Sydney Alexander leads the SAC with a .386 attack percentage and Hanna Rubis averages a team-leading 2.69 kills per set.
 
History with Nelson: Nelson opened the SAC season with a 3-1 win at OCU in September. Mackenzie Smith had 13 kills for Nelson. Grace Smallwood had 13 kills and 13 digs for the Stars. The Lions have won the last nine meetings.
 
Scouting the Lions: The Lions are 15-9 overall and 13-2 in the SAC. They host Southwestern Christian on Friday. Alexandra Bonnett leads the team with 2.7 kills per set.
 
2K: Natalie Adams had 32 assists in the home win over Langston to bring her to an even 2,000 for her career.
 
On to 300!: Coach Kristen Coventon came into the season with 195 career coaching wins – 109 of those at Oklahoma City. The first Central Christian win this season was career win No. 200 for her. She picked up her 100th win of her Stars era at home against USAO on Sept. 28. Her win total now stands at 207 for her career and 121 at OCU.