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This Week in OCU Volleyball

 
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Stars continue their four-match road trek with matches at Mid-America Christian at 6 p.m. on Friday and at USAO at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

OCU Notebook
Setter of the Week: Oklahoma City University got its first weekly volleyball honor of the season with Natalie Adams taking Setter of the Week honors. Adams had 10.7 assists in two road matches for the week, adding 10 digs in each of those matches. It is the second career Setter of the Week honor for Adams, who is a two-time All-Conference selection.
 
SAC Standings: The Stars go into the weekend with a 0-4 Sooner Athletic Conference record along with Southwestern Christian and 0-5 Central Christian. Mid-America Christian is 3-2 and USAO is 2-3.
 
Kills Leader:
Grace Smallwood leads the Sooner Athletic Conference with 3.52 kills per set and Kaylie Marshall checks in at 2.78 kills per set, which is sixth in the conference. Smallwood averages 3.75 kills per set against Sooner Athletic Conference foes.
 
Assistance:
Natalie Adams' strong week in Texas saw her take over the league lead in assists at 9.43 per set. In matches against Sooner Athletic Conference teams, Adams gets 9.8 assists per set.

Blockage: Marina Kalajdzic is averaging 0.81 blocks per set and leads OCU with 29 blocks this season.
 
Diggin' It:
The Stars have three players averaging over three digs per set and two are hitters. Grace Smallwood checks in at 3.35 and Kaylie Marshall averages 3.3 per set. Freshman libero Katelyn Stephenson averages 3.27 per set.
 
Aces:
Ryan Leland leads OCU with 15 aces this season. Katelyn Stephenson has been strong with the serve with 12 aces this season.
 
Receiving:
Kaylie Marshall, Grace Smallwood and Katelyn Stephenson have been on the receiving end of 665 of the opposition's 813 serves this season. They've handled those at a 95.3 percent clip with Stephenson leading at .955.
 
History:
The Stars are 33-8 against Mid-America Christian all-time but the Evangels took two of three last season. OCU ended MACU's SAC Tournament with a sweep in Gauke last season. Grace Smallwood had 10 kills in that match. The Stars are 16-0 all-time against USAO. OCU won 3-1 in Chickasha last season.
 
Scouting MACU:
Mid-America Christian is 8-4 overall, 3-2 in the SAC and 3-0 at home this season. The Evangels are coming off a rough road trip in which they lost all six sets at Nelson and Texas Wesleyan. Seyi Atolagbe leads the SAC in attack percentage at .418.
 
Scouting USAO: The Drovers are 8-6 overall, 2-3 against the league and 2-1 at home. USAO has dropped nine of its last 10 sets. Chloe Conover leads the team at 2.43 kills per set. Ytzel Garcia leads the SAC with 34 aces. USAO has a conference-best 120 aces as a team.
 
Coach Kristen Coventon: Coach Coventon came into the season with 195 career coaching wins – 109 of those at Oklahoma City. She picked up her 100th win of her Stars era at home against USAO on Sept. 28. Her win total now stands at 198 for her career and 112 at OCU.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Natalie   Adams

#13 Natalie Adams

S
5' 9"
Junior
Marina Kalajdzic

#1 Marina Kalajdzic

MB/OH
6' 0"
Senior
Ryan Leland

#11 Ryan Leland

Setter/DS
5' 8"
Sophomore
Grace Smallwood

#5 Grace Smallwood

OH/DS
5' 7"
Sophomore
Katelyn Stephenson

#8 Katelyn Stephenson

DS/L
5' 9"
Freshman
Kaylie Marshall

#20 Kaylie Marshall

OH
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Natalie   Adams

#13 Natalie Adams

5' 9"
Junior
S
Marina Kalajdzic

#1 Marina Kalajdzic

6' 0"
Senior
MB/OH
Ryan Leland

#11 Ryan Leland

5' 8"
Sophomore
Setter/DS
Grace Smallwood

#5 Grace Smallwood

5' 7"
Sophomore
OH/DS
Katelyn Stephenson

#8 Katelyn Stephenson

5' 9"
Freshman
DS/L
Kaylie Marshall

#20 Kaylie Marshall

5' 10"
Junior
OH