Lady Bison Face McKendree Thursday

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (4-8) AT McKENDREE (8-4)

7 p.m. | Thursday, April 20

Leemon Field | Lebanon, Ill.

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist lacrosse begins the final road trip of the season Thursday, facing non-conference opponent McKendree in Lebanon, Illinois.
 
This will be the last non-conference meeting of the season for the Lady Bison, who enter the game with a 2-2 record outside of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.
 
OBU averages 8.2 goals per game and gives up 14.0 per contest. The Lady Bison lead NCAA Division II with 13.83 caused turnovers per game and Allison Ingrim is eighth in the nation with 2.67 caused turnovers per game.
 
Offensively, Alexis Martin has 18 goals to lead the way for OBU, and Paige Morrison has scored 17 times. Lauren McCormack has won a program-record 47 draw controls and Ingrim has a team-high 39 ground balls.
 
Freshman Courtney Barnickle allows 14.7 goals per game with a .375 save percentage. Caity Cullison has appeared in six games in goal, making 13 total saves at a .317 clip.
 
The Bearcats are 8-4 this season and 4-2 at home, averaging 15.8 goals per game while allowing 9.8 goals to opponents. Victoria Lelo leads the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with 46 goals scored and 86 draw controls this season.
 
Porta has started all 12 games in goal, giving up an average of 10.3 goals on a .441 save percentage. Dana DiPasquale has 21 assists to pace the team, Amy Porta has collected 28 ground balls, and Lelo has caused 15 turnovers.
 
OBU will return to RMAC action Saturday at No. 2 Lindenwood in the final game of the season.