OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City heads to its last regular-season road trip this weekend with a home playoff berth on the line.
 
The top four seeds host a first-round match in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament and though the Stars enter the weekend in fifth, they could end up in a logjam tie for third with 14 wins. OCU plays at Mid-America Christian on Friday at 6 p.m. and finish at USAO at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Nelson has clinched the top seed. Wayland Baptist and Texas Wesleyan both have 14 wins. Nelson and TWU play Wayland Baptist at Panhandle State this weekend. OCU has 12 wins and could get to 14 with a sweep this weekend and USAO will be favored to beat Southwestern Christian on Friday, which would give them 14 wins. College of the Ozarks is tied with OCU and has Langston (2-18 in the SAC) and Central Christian (0-20) this weekend. The Stars could finish anywhere from third to eighth, depending on the outcomes this weekend.
 
OCU is 18-8 overall and 12-8 in the league after a 3-0 win over Panhandle State on Saturday.
 
Grace Smallwood leads OCU with 3.65 kills per set with Kacie Townsend checking in at 3.40. Rylie Steward leads the team with 7.83 assists per set and Natalie Adams is at 6.46.
 
The Stars average 2.03 aces per set, led by Townsend and Kate Cleofe with 30 each and Joeci Hunt with 29.
 
Smallwood leads OCU with 4.30 digs per set with Cleofe at 3.43 and Hunt at 3.11. Up front, Amber Jones and Maddie Edwards lead the team with 61 and 60 blocks, respectively.
 
MACU surprised OCU in October, 3-2, and is 15-11 overall and 10-9 in the SAC after knocking off John Brown in Arkansas, 3-2, on Saturday. Abby Conaway leads the Evangels with 3.29 kills per set.
 
USAO dropped a 3-2 decision at OCU last month and enters the weekend at 19-8 overall and 13-6 in the SAC after a 3-2 win at the College of the Ozarks on Saturday. The Drovers are on a six-match winning streak. Chloe Conover leads the team with her 3.07 kills per set.