Lady Bison Square Off with Crimson Storm

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (7-7, 2-0 GAC) at SOUTHERN NAZARENE (6-6, 1-0 GAC)

7 p.m. | Thursday, Sept. 21

Sawyer Center | Bethany, Okla.

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist volleyball continues their slate of Great American Conference matches Thursday when they face Southern Nazarene at 7 p.m. in Bethany.
 
The Lady Bison (7-7, 2-0 GAC) swept Southeastern Oklahoma State Tuesday in the home opener at the Noble Complex, finishing with a season-high .326 attack percentage. OBU defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State 3-1 to open the conference season.
 
Thursday will mark the 56^th chapter in the series between the Lady Bison and Crimson Storm (6-6, 1-0 GAC), the most for any OBU opponent. Both teams defended home court last year, with the Lady Bison falling 0-3 at the Sawyer Center in the final match of the regular season. Southern Nazarene owns a 30-25 advantage in the all-time series.
 
Redshirt freshman Mikayla Watson continues to lead the way for the Lady Bison with 2.76 kills per set. After picking up 6.5 blocks against SOSU Thursday, Sophia Couto raised her blocks per set average to 1.20, ranked No. 37 in NCAA Division II. Hayden Blair adds 7.71 assists and libero Suzanny Figueiredo cleans up the back row with 4.47 digs per set.
 
Southern Nazarene defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State 3-1 Tuesday to snap a two-match losing streak. The Crimson Storm are paced by Bailee Turang with a GAC-leading 3.84 kills per set. Setter Kylie Smith assists at a rate of 9.35 per set and Elyse Berlin picks up 4.30 digs.
 
Live stats will be available HERE, with a free video stream HERE.