OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City attacked at a blistering .300 percentage and took a three-set win over Evangel in the Stars Invitational on Friday, 25-15, 25-11, 25-18.
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Grace Smallwood had 16 kills and
Amber Jones tacked on nine to pace the OCU offense. Jones swung for a .400 percentage with Smallwood at .382.
Natalie Adams had 32 assists and led the team with three aces.
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Heading the defensive charge were
Kate Cleofe and
Ryan Leland with 14 digs each and Smallwood with 11.
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After never trailing in the first two sets, OCU was down briefly and early in the third but used a late 5-0 run to pull away.
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The 2-0 Stars finish off the Stars Invitational on Saturday with two matches, hosting LSU-Shreveport at 11:30 a.m. and Texas A&M-Texarkana at 4:30 p.m.
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