Coming Up on Bison Hill (Sept. 25-Oct. 1)

SHAWNEE – The Bison and Lady Bison hit the road this week for several key Great American Conference meetings, but you still have some opportunities to catch your favorite student-athletes in action at home. Here's what's coming up on Bison Hill.
 
Monday: Women's Golf hosts the Oklahoma Baptist Fall Invitational in Midwest City on the John Conrad Golf Course. The Lady Bison claimed fourth in a field of 11 teams at their own tournament last season. Men's Golf heads north to Lake City, Minnesota, for the JR Watkins Invitational, hosted by Winona State. The Bison were a late add to the tournament, and will face a slew of in-region opponents from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
 
Tuesday: Women's Golf wraps up at the OBU Fall Invitational. Men's Golf plays its final round at the JR Watkins Invitational. Women's Soccer takes on Southern Nazarene in rivalry action in Bethany at 7 p.m. The Lady Bison are the lone team atop the GAC standings after the opening week of matches. Volleyball welcomes East Central to the Noble Complex for a 7 p.m. contest. Oklahoma Baptist swept East Central in the squads' meeting in Shawnee last year.
 
Thursday: Men's Soccer meets Fort Hays State on the pitch at 7 p.m. in Hays, Kansas. The Bison fell to the then-No. 25 ranked Tigers in Shawnee last season, and will enter Thursday night's match looking for a better showing. Volleyball makes the trip to Weatherford to face Southwestern Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. The Lady Bison have never lost to SWOSU since joining the GAC, dropping just four sets across four matches in that span.
 
Friday: Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving travels south to Denton, Texas, for the North Texas Relays. The Bison claimed two relay crowns at the Division I meet last year, while the Lady Bison had strong showings from Suzanne Afchain and Victoria Fonville. Men's and Women's Tennis heads to Bolivar, Missouri, for the ITA Central Regional. Both squads had individuals and doubles pairings reach the Round of 16.
 
Saturday: Men's and Women's Tennis continues competition at the ITA Central Regional. The No. 19-ranked Women's Cross Country team heads to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Chile Pepper Festival, hosted by the University of Arkansas. The Lady Bison last ran at the meet in 2015, claiming third in a field of 33. Women's Soccer returns home to take on East Central at the OBU Soccer Complex at 11 a.m. Reagan Mann netted OBU's only goal in a 1-1 tie with the Tigers in Shawnee last season. Men's Soccer takes on the University of Mary in a neutral site contest in Hays at 3 p.m. Oklahoma Baptist dropped Mary, 4-3, in a tense affair at the OBU Soccer Complex last season. Football heads east to Magnolia to take on Southern Arkansas at 6 p.m. The Bison are still searching for their first win of 2017.
 
Sunday: Men's and Women's Tennis conclude play at the ITA Central Regional.