OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City volleyball wraps up the home portion of its schedule with a pair of contests this weekend, facing Wayland Baptist at 6 p.m. on Friday and Oklahoma Panhandle State at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
The Stars enter the weekend at 17-7 overall and 11-7 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
 
With the season winding down to its final two weeks, a logjam sits behind 17^th-ranked Nelson. Texas Wesleyan is second at 12-5, followed by Wayland Baptist and USAO at 11-6 and OCU, John Brown and Ozarks at 11-7.
 
The top four teams host a first-round match in the SAC Tournament, making this weekend very significant. OCU clinches a playoff berth with a win in any of the next four games, but a home berth is another matter. A pair of wins this week not only clinches a postseason berth, but would vault the Stars past Wayland Baptist. The Stars very much control their destiny.
 
Grace Smallwood returned from injury last week and leads the Stars with 3.78 kills and 4,14 digs per set. Kacie Townsend is second in kills at 3.35. Kate Cleofe leads the team with 30 aces and is second with 3.43 digs per set. Townsend is second with 29 aces.
 
Rylie Steward leads the Stars with 8.04 assists per game with Natalie Adams at 6.28.
 
Amber Jones heads the team with 60 blocks with Maddie Edwards at 57.
 
WBU is 15-10 overall and 11-6 in the league after a 3-1 loss at home against John Brown on Saturday. The Pioneers face off with OPSU on Tuesday. WBU defeated OCU 3-2 in Plainview this season.
 
Deniz Yileri leads the Pioneers with 3.1 kills per set and 37 aces.
 
OPSU is 6-15 overall and 6-11 in the SAC heading into Tuesday's match at WBU.
 
OCU won in Goodwell this season, 3-0.
 
Tanner Robinson leads the Aggies at 3.08 kills per set.