OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City won the first set and played evenly with Texas Wesleyan through the first two sets before losing 3-1 on Saturday.
 
OCU was plagued by 13 serving errors and nine receiving errors, falling 23-25, 27-25, 25-11, 25-23.
 
The Stars got 15 kills from Kaylie Marshall and a dozen from Grace Smallwood while Natalie Adams hoisted 36 assists.
 
Layla Olvera came through with a pair of aces.
 
Defensively, Smallwood had 12 digs and Marshall was in on five blocks.
 
OCU got the first set, 25-23. Down 22-20, the Stars used a 4-0 run to take a 24-22 lead behind an Erin Mack kill and an Olvera ace. Smallwood would later put the game away with a kill.
 
OCU lost the second set 27-25 and points were even at 50-50 but momentum had swung toward the Rams.
 
The Stars dipped to 3-5 overall and 0-2 in the Sooner Athletic Conference with a four-match road swing upcoming. Next up for OCU is a match Friday at Oklahoma Panhandle State.