EDMOND, Okla. – Oklahoma Christian held early leads in the first two sets but didn't keep pace with DBU's attack Friday night, falling 3-0 (20-25, 19-25, 16-25) to the Patriots inside the Eagles' Nest.
Chloe Jones led Oklahoma Christian with 10 kills and eight digs. Leah Duncan added eight kills on .263 hitting with a team-best three blocks, and Kenzy McArtor chipped in seven kills. Molly Brunell hit .313 with six kills off the bench.
Summer van Meerveld dished out 21 assists to go with eight digs, and Zoe Wisdom added 14 assists. Macey Nehring and Jenna McClure each had digs in the back row, with Nehring finishing with eight and McClure six.
SET 1 | DBU 25, OC 20
Jones opened the match with three early kills, and a service run from her pushed the Eagles in front 11-8. DBU answered with five straight points behind a pair of blocks to take a 13-11 lead. Duncan's back-to-back kills tied it at 16-16, but the Patriots took five of the final six points to close out the set.
SET 2 | DBU 25, OC 19
Van Meerveld's serving sparked a three-point run that gave OC an 11-8 lead, and a McArtor kill kept the Eagles in front 16-14. DBU then scored six straight, with Lauren Witte accounting for five kills during the stretch, to take control.
SET 3 | DBU 25, OC 16
Karly Wells strung together three consecutive kills to give DBU an 11-5 advantage. Jones and Duncan led an Eagles push late, but the Patriots finished off the sweep.
Witte paced DBU with 15 kills without an error on 26 swings, and Wells added 13 kills. Aizlyn Dewberry hit .615 with nine kills and five blocks.
Up Next
Oklahoma Christian closes its home schedule Saturday at 2 p.m. against Texas Woman's in the Nest. The Eagles will honor seniors Sara Freeman and Lauren Cary before first serve.
