Lady Bison Face Bulldogs Thursday

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (9-7, 4-0 GAC) at SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE (5-12, 2-2 GAC)

7 p.m. | Thursday, Sept. 28

Pioneer Cellular Event Center | Weatherford, Okla.

Live Stats | Match Notes

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist travels to Weatherford Thursday to face Southwestern Oklahoma State at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
 
The match marks the fourth straight Great American Conference opponent for the Lady Bison (9-7, 4-0 GAC), with the previous three matches ending with OBU sweeps. Dating back to the Northwestern Oklahoma State match on Sept. 12, the Lady Bison have won the past 10 sets against conference foes by a combined 86 points.
 
OBU ranks fifth in the conference with a .200 team hitting percentage while holding opponents to .147, the third-best mark in the GAC. Mikayla Watson contributes 2.82 kills per set and Sophia Couto averages 1.15 blocks. The Lady Bison rank first in the conference at 2.43 blocks per set and are 14^th in the NCAA. Hayden Blair averages 7.75 assists and Suzanny Figueiredo has protected the back row at a clip of 4.64 digs per set.
 
Southwestern snapped a seven-match losing streak Tuesday, defeating Southeastern Oklahoma State 3-0. Four of the seven losses for the Bulldogs (5-12, 2-2 GAC) were five-set matches. SWOSU picks up 10.4 kills as a team on a .165 attack percentage. Danusia Sipa Borgeau leads the team with 2.73 kills per set and Kodee Avery provides 8.10 assists, which ranks sixth in the GAC. JaLisa Hollingshed is 10^th in the league with 0.90 blocks and Kaitlyn Dillon is fourth in the GAC at 4.96 digs per set.
 
SWOSU is providing live stats for the match, available HERE. It is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.