The women’s wrestling team advanced in the NWCA National Duals with a 33-11 quarterfinal victory over Wayland Baptist on Friday at the Fort Wayne Convention Center. The Stars, ranked second in the Women’s College Wrestling Association, moved to 18-2 with the victory over seventh-ranked Wayland Baptist. The Stars advanced to a semifinal dual 9 a.m. Saturday…
Men’s basketball team continues in SAC play
The men’s basketball team beat USAO 78-76 on Thursday, Jan. 8 in USAO Fieldhouse. Senior Gary Inglett led all scorers with 24 points and six rebounds. The Stars improved to 6-3, 2-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference play, while USAO fell to 1-9, 0-3. Senior R.J. McGhee added 19 points, seven rebounds and five steals, and…
Women’s basketball team continues in SAC play
The women’s basketball team defeated USAO 87-51 Thursday, Jan. 8 at USAO Fieldhouse. The Stars started the game on a 20-0 run. OCU, ranked second in NAIA Division I women’s basketball, improved to 8-1, 3-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference play, while USAO went to 5-6, 2-1 in SAC play. Senior Ouleymatou Coulibaly led all scorers with 24…
Men’s basketball gets ‘revenge’
The men’s basketball team was able to get revenge against St. Thomas, Texas, 91-74 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. St. Thomas had beat the Stars 84-65 in Houston on Nov. 15. Senior Gary Inglett led the charge for the Stars with 23 points and added seven rebounds. The Stars improved to 5-3 while St. Thomas fell to 5-6….
Women’s basketball victory
The women’s basketball team beat Lubbock Christian University 85-81 Thursday, Jan. 1 at the Rip Griffin Center. The Stars erased an 18-point deficit and trailed 79-69 with 3:22 to go. OCU, ranked second in NAIA Division I women’s basketball, rallied for its seventh consecutive win to go to 7-1. Senior Rateska Brown led for the Stars with 21 points,…
Five wrestlers finish top-three
The Stars had five wrestlers provide top-three finishes in the Newman Jet Invitational at Fugate Gymnasium on Sunday. Junior Zach Skates and sophomore Miguel Tovar finished first in their weight classes, while sophomore Ricky McCarty took second, senior Aaron LaFarge and sophomore Adrian Gains placed third. Skates provided the Stars with wins by major decision, sudden victory and…
Women’s basketball moves to 6-1
The women’s basketball team moved to 6-1 with their win against Evangel University 81-52 Tuesday at Abe Lemons Arena. Senior Rateska Brown scored 26 points for the Stars. Brown had six rebounds and five 3-pointers while shooting 10-for-12 from the field. Senior Janay Borum had 17 points, four assists and three steals and hit 6…
Men’s basketball victory
The men’s basketball team beat Wayland Baptist University 93-89 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. Prior to the win, Wayland Baptist University was undefeated for the season. Senior Tharone Chilton topped the Stars with 21 points. The Stars improved to 4-3, 1-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference, while Wayland Baptist University fell to 8-1, 1-1….
Women’s basketball victory
The women’s basketball team defeated Wayland Baptist University 86-74 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. Senior Rateska Brown was the game’s leading scorer with 28 points. The Stars improved to 5-1, 2-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference play, Wayland Baptist University fell to 4-4, 1-1. The Stars had an 11-point lead with 14:39 to play in…
Women’s basketball victory
The women’s basketball team beat Texas Wesleyan University 84-69 Thursday at the Sid Richardson Center. The Stars improved to 4-1, 1-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference play, Texas Wesleyan University fell to 6-4, 0-1 in women’s basketball. The Stars jumped out to a 12-2 lead three minutes into the game. In the first half senior Ouleymatou…
Women’s wrestling victory
Senior Brieana Delgado’s seven-second fall highlighted the women’s wrestling victory against the University of the Cumberlands 43-5 on Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena. Delgado unleashed a five-point move on Ashley Talaro-Potter to gain the fastest fall in OCU history. The Stars, ranked second in the Women’s College Wrestling Association, went up to 17-2 with the…
Men’s wrestling victory
The men’s wrestling team beat Lindenwood University-Belleville 49-3 Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena. Senior Aaron LaFarge and sophomores Adrian Gaines and Derek Sivertsen stuck falls for the Stars. The Stars, ranked 12th in NAIA wrestling, moved to 4-2 in duals. The Stars remain unbeaten against NAIA competitors this season. “We’re 4-0 against NAIA teams,” Coach…
Women’s Basketball Beats MidAmerica Nazarene University
The women’s basketball team beat MidAmerica Nazarene University 78-63 Saturday at the Noble Complex in the Oklahoma Baptist Holiday Classic in a battle of top 25-ranked women’s basketball teams in NAIA Division I. Senior Rateska Brown rang up 31 points while burying seven 3-pointers. The Stars improved to 3-1. Senior Ouleymatou Coulibaly supplied the Stars…
Men’s Basketball Wins Against UCO
The Stars beat the University of Central Oklahoma 109-97 Saturday at Hamilton Field House. The Stars had four players score double digits, three scoring more than 20. Senior Tharone Chilton led all scorers with 24 points. OCU went to 3-2 in men’s basketball. The Stars started the game 6-0 before UCO opened up a 17-2…
Women’s Basketball Wins Against Our Lady of the Lake University
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…
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…
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….
Men’s Soccer Advances to Finals
The men’s soccer team beat Texas Wesleyan University 3-2 in double overtime Tuesday. The win advances the men to the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament finals. The Stars have won eight of their last nine matches. Senior Forward Ruy Vaz gave the Stars an early lead. In the eight minute, freshman Forward Jeffrey Matthews found Vaz…
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…
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….
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…
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.
