Oklahoma City University Athletics

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City won a crucial Sooner Athletic Conference volleyball match, defeating Mid-America Christian on Friday, 3-1.
 
The Stars won 25-13, 22-25, 25-16, 30-28.
 
Grace Smallwood led the Stars with 17 kills and had a double-double with 22 digs. Bailey Lowder added 11 kills. Natalie Adams led the Stars with 50 assists and three aces.
 
Defensively, Maddie Edwards had three blocks and Lowder added two. Joeci Hunt led the Stars with 23 digs, followed by Smallwood's 22, Kacie Townsend with 16 and Adams with 14.
 
The Stars used a 10-2 to replace a tied game with a 16-8 lead and finished on a 3-0 run, punctuated by a Smallwood ace.
 
After dropping the second set, OCU got two kills form Amber Jones in a 7-0 run to give the Stars a 22-14 lead.
 
The marathon fourth set saw Edwards get two kills to stave off a set point by the Evangels. MACU was able to buck two OCU match points before Townsend and Smallwood strung together consecutive kills for the match win.
 
The Stars play at USAO at 1 p.m. on Saturday for a home berth in the SAC Tournament.