OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City University Stars won their fourth straight match by defeating the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 3-0 in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup tonight (Oct. 24) inside the Gaulke Activity Center.
The Stars took the lead with a 25-15 win in the opening set and then used a pair of kills by Meghan Irwin to fuel a 10-1 spurt that gave OCU control of the second set for another 25-15 win.
OCU then closed out the match with a 25-17 win in the third set.
Shannon Niemeier led the Lady Evangels (3-22, 1-11 SAC) with a match-high 15 kills and Hannah Luedtke dished out a team-best 20 assists. Luedtke also tied Camera Broadnax for team-high honors with seven digs on the night.
Kristen Macy paced the Stars (17-9, 9-3 SAC) with 14 kills, followed by Irwin's 12 kills. Taylor Chase produced a whopping 37 assists for OCU, while Macy and Kelley Shiels each led the way with nine digs for OCU.
The Lady Evangels will next be in action Monday night (Oct. 27) for another conference tilt at Southwestern Assemblies of God University at 7 p.m. in Waxahachie, Texas.