The women’s basketball team, which is No. 1-ranked won against Our Lady of the Lake University 108-83 Friday at Abe Lemons Arena in a showdown of NAIA Division I women’s basketball teams ranked in the top 15. Senior Yvonte Neal totaled 31 points, four 3-pointers and three assists for the Stars, now 1-1 on the…
Women’s Cross Country Places 15th in National Championships
The women’s cross country team took home a program-best 15th-place showing in the NAIA championships Saturday. Sophomore Sara Moore had the best finish among the Stars at 31st place to be one spot shy of all-American status. No. 20-ranked OCU scored 436 points. The Stars improved from last year’s 16th place. “The women ran really…
Men’s Cross Country Wins Second-Consecutive National Title
The men’s cross country team won its second consecutive NAIA national title Saturday. Junior Peter Koskey led the Stars with a third-place individual finish in the 8,000-meter race. Koskey paced five OCU runners who took all-American honors with top-30 finishes. OCU turned in a meet-best 55 points, while Southern Oregon University had a runner-up showing to…
Director of Facilities Resigns
Director of Facilities Jeff Castleberry has resigned to accept an opportunity to serve as the Director of Facilities at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center Campus. Castleberry’s last day at the university is Nov. 25. Castleberry has served as OCU’s director of facilities since 2008, and has been instrumental in developing the facilities team at…
Men’s Wrestling Defeats Bacone College
The men’s wrestling team beat Bacone College in Muskogee 34-9 Wednesday at the Palmer Center. The Stars, who are ranked 12th in NAIA wrestling, moved to 3-2 in duals. The team got rid of a 9-7 deficit by taking the final five matches of the dual. Sophomore Ricky McCarty pinned Bacone’s Tyler Logan in 1:47….
Former OCU Golfer Qualifies For Pro Tournament
Former OCU golfer James Marchesani has earned his way into the Australian Masters that starts Thursday and goes through Sunday at the Metropolitan Golf Club. Marchesani, the 2014 NAIA men’s golf individual champion, picked up one of the six pre-qualifying berths. Marchesani finished second in program history with a 72.22 career stroke average. Marchesani became…
Men’s soccer team ends winning season
The men’s soccer team finished a successful season without a bid to the NAIA championship round.NAIA officials released a list of teams on the roster for the qualifying rounds Monday, Nov. 17. The Stars did not make the list, despite having a season of winning matches.
Seniors featured in annual cabaret performance
The annual Stargazing Cabaret is hosting their own senior showcase.The Stargazing Cabaret is a student-organized and student-performed show that happens twice a year, once in the fall semester and once in the spring. The show is done to benefit the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids Organization, which is one of the nation’s leading industry-based fundraising and grant-making organizations.
Men’s Basketball Suffers Loss Against Langston
The men’s basketball team lost to Langston University, 83-68, Tuesday at Abe Lemons Arena. Senior R.J. McGhee anchored the Stars with 22 points. OCU fell to 2-2 in men’s basketball. The Stars led 8-1 just inside the first two minutes, their largest lead of the game. Langston University went on an 11-4 run to tie…
Men’s Soccer Await Their Bid For Nationals
The men’s soccer team has been working their way to the NAIA Championships in Delray Beach, Florida in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament. The men finished their regular season with a record of 8-4-2 overall and finished first in their conference games with a 7-1-1. The Stars were hoping to excel in their tournament so…
OCU Law School to move downtown
The law school is on schedule to move to their downtown location, 800 N. Harvey, in December of 2014.The move was approved in October 2012, and the school is on schedule with their original plan of moving to their new location in 2014.
Cross-Country Places Top 5 in NAIA Mid-States Classic
The cross-country men won their race, while the women placed third in the NAIA Mid-States Classic. Sophomore David Mountford finished first in NAIA men’s cross country with a second-overall placing, and sophomore Sara Moore provided OCU’s 18th-ranked women with a fourth-overall placing. The Stars had six men in the top 10 finishes, and turned in…
Sororities gather for Festive Feast
The campus’s four sororities are coming together to give thanks for sisterhood with their annual Festive Feast.
Men’s Soccer Wins Sooner Athletic Men’s Soccer Championship
The men’s soccer team won the Sooner Athletic men’s soccer championship Oct. 31. The Stars celebrated their senior night Oct. 31 with a win against the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma at Stars field. The men had their first conference defeat to Texas Wesleyan University 2-1 in overtime Oct. 28 at Martin Field….
Officials rework scholarship, tuition requirements
University officials set a new mandate that tuition remission scholarships will only cover 16-hours each semester.Tuition remission is a scholarship that includes a percent discount on tuition for eligible full-time students.
Officials lock dorm doors on campus, encourage vigilance
Methodist Hall’s back doors have been locked for extra security on campus.The doors were locked and the handles removed due to security concerns with people going in through the back doors this summer, said Bradd Brown, chief of university police.
Administrator Lee Hall announces retirement
Lee Hall, director of first-year experiences and student disability services coordinator, retired Friday, Oct. 31.
Director of First Year Experience Lee Hall retires
Director of First Year Experiences and Student Disability Services Coordinator Lee Hall retired Oct. 31.
Women’s Soccer’s Loss
The women’s soccer team lost to Mid-America Christian University 3-2 in overtime at the Evangel Field in Oklahoma City, Okla. OCU fell to 5-6-1, 3-3-1 in Sooner Athletic women’s soccer. Allison Worsham, junior forward, scored the first two goals of the game. Her first goal in the 12th minute, she collected a deflected shot and…
Men’s Soccer Beats Mid-America Christian University
The men’s soccer team beat Mid-America Christian University 3-1 Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Evangel Field in Oklahoma City, Okla. OCU improved to 7-3-2, 6-0-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference men’s soccer. The Stars were first on the scoreboard. Logan Stewart, freshman forward, beat a defender on the outside and sent a ball into the 18-yard…
Student featured in Wrestling Hall of Fame ad
An OCU student will appear in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s fundraising campaign to raise money for updates.Emily Webster, senior captain of the women’s wrestling team, is featured at the end of the campaign’s video, asking for donations for the fundraiser.
Volleyball team dedicates game to breast cancer awareness
The volleyball team will dedicate their pink-out game in support of breast cancer awareness to a player’s family member.The pink-out game is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, and will be dedicated to senior Kelley Shiel’s grandmother, Sandra Allen, who died of breast cancer at age 71.
Women’s Wrestling Wins Five Duals
The women’s wrestling team had five wins Friday, Oct. 24 in the Oklahoma City Cliff Keen Duals at Abe Lemons Arena on the OCU campus.
Women’s Basketball ranked prospective Sooner Athletic Conference winner
The women’s basketball team is the favorite to win the Sooner Athletic Conference title.
Men’s Basketball ranked fourth in Sooner Athletic Conference
The men’s basketball team has been projected to finish fourth place in the Sooner Athletic Conference, whose season begins Oct. 31.
University officials implement Ebola prevention measures
All official travel to Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone by University faculty, staff, and students have been suspended due to the Ebola virus outbreak in Dallas.
