OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City wrestles twice this week with a Sooner Athletic Conference dual on Friday at Wayland Baptist and a home match against Carl Albert State College on Sunday.
 
The duals begin at 6 p.m. in Plainview and at 4 p.m. in Oklahoma City.
 
OCU Notebook
Wrestler of the Week: Avery Ashley was been named the KCAC/Sooner Athletic Conference Women's Wrestler of the Week, the KCAC conference office announced Tuesday. Ashley was selected for her performances from Jan. 5-11 by a vote of the conference's Sports Information Directors. The KCAC and Sooner merged to one national qualifying group in women's wrestling in 2025-26, and have chosen to honor one Women's Wrestler of the Week between the two conferences. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Athletic Solutions. She was 4-0 on the week with two victories against ranked wrestler, among them the second-ranked wrestler in the NAIA.
 
Previously: Oklahoma City won both of its matches on Saturday to take 13^th place at the NWCA National Duals Tournament. The 15^th-ranked Stars defeated No. 18 Dickinson State 38-10 and then walloped No. 12 Missouri Valley 33-4. Ashley Avery, Bryce White and Ella Murphey won two more matches each on Saturday to stay perfect at 4-0 for the weekend. Avery, unranked at 110 pounds, scored a technical fall, 10-0, against No. 8 Jenna Gerhardt of Dickinson State and repeated that same score against Raquel Garcia of MVC. For the weekend she had three technical falls and one pin. Thirteenth-ranked White won by technical fall against MVC opponent after pinning Dickinson State's  Makenzie Shaw in 68 seconds at 131 pounds. Murphey, ranked ninth at 207, got a forfeit and then pinned her MVC opponent in 45 seconds. Symphony Veloz at 180 pounds, went 2-0 on Saturday to finish the weekend with three wins with a pin and a decision on Saturday. Sixth-ranked Corin Lowe scored two wins at 145 with a pair of technical falls. Makayla Munoz also went 2-0 on Saturday with a pin against DSU and a technical fall against MVC.  Natalia Posada, ranked 16^th, and Anna Vogt scored a win each at the 138-pound level.
 
Rankings: New rankings come out on Thursday but the Stars are currently ranked 15th. Seven OCU women are included in the individual rankings. Corin Lowe is the highest-ranked Star at sixth in the 145-pound class. Ella Murphey is also in the top 10, ranked ninth at 207. Also ranked are No. 11 Alexis Miller at 103, No. 3 Bryce White at 131, No. 15 Anna Vogt and No. 16 Natalia Posada at 138 and No. 14 Makayla Munoz at 160.
 
Dual Threat: OCU had its first dual of the season last week and went 2-2. The Stars were 2-0 on Saturday with wins over No. 12 Missouri Valley and No. 18 Dickinson State.
 
Checking in on WBU: The Pioneers are 6-2 in duals this season after lopsided wins over North Texas and Oklahoma State last week. WBU is currently ranked sixth with 11 ranked wrestlers. Jordan Suarez is ranked second at 145 pounds.
 
About Carl Albert: Carl Albert hosts Murray State on Wednesday night.
 
Up Next: The Stars are scheduled to compete in the Missouri Valley Invite Jan. 23-24.