OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City hits the road for its last regular-season trip to Texas this weekend to play at Texas Wesleyan on Friday at 6 p.m. and Nelson on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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The Stars are alone in second place in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings and will clinch a postseason berth this weekend with a win or a Panhandle State loss.
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OCU is 17-5 overall and 11-5 in conference, facing two teams that are responsible for two of those five losses. TWU and Nelson both left Abe Lemons Arena with 3-1 wins last month.
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The Stars are led by
Kacie Townsend, who leads the team with 3.48 kills per set.
Bailey Lowder (2.6 kills per set) and
Amber Jones (2.53) are also seen as kill threats.
Rylie Steward averages 8.44 assists per set.
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Kate Cleofe leads the Stars with 29 aces, followed by Townsend (27),
Joeci Hunt (25) and Steward (23). Townsend has been on the receiving end 462 times with a 94.8 success rate.
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Cleofe leads the Stars with 3.53 digs per set. Jones has 55 blocks and
Maddie Edwards has put back 51 to lead the front row defense.
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TWU is 13-10 overall and 10-5 in the SAC after winning in five sets at College of the Ozarks on Saturday. Faith McClellan leads the Rams with 2.48 kills per set.
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Nelson is 19-4 overall and 15-0 in the SAC following a sweep at John Brown. Addison Standley leads the Lions at 2.95 kills per set.
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