Lady Bison Host HSU Thursday

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (11-8, 6-7) vs. HENDERSON STATE (13-6. 9-4)

5:30 p.m. | Thursday | February 1, 2018

Noble Complex | Shawnee, Oklahoma

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist takes on Henderson State in a key women's basketball contest Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Noble Complex.
 
Henderson State stands third in the Great American Conference, owning a 9-4 mark among its 13-6 overall record. OBU enters at 11-8 overall and in a three-way logjam for fourth at 6-7 in the GAC.
 
Two games currently separate fourth place from 11^th place with four teams tied at 5-8 ahead of 4-9 Southern Arkansas. The top eight teams advance to March's conference tournament in Bartlesville.
 
Oklahoma Baptist features the No. 7 scoring offense in NCAA Division II at 81.9 points per game.
 
Reigning GAC Player of the Week McKenzie Cooper leads the team at 17.8 points per game, followed by Tasha Edge at 15.1, Shaylan Coleman at 12.7 and Lexi Williams at 10.8. Point guard Autumn Avina has 90 assists and 46 steals. Edge leads the team with 8.7 rebounds per game.
 
HSU also features four double-figure scorers in Pink Jones (16.3), Haleigh Henson (13.3), Torrie Thompson (11.1) and Hailey Estes (10.9), though Thompson has missed the last four games.
 
Henderson State scored an 85-61 win over the Lady Bison in Arkansas last December, getting 22 points from Thompson. Edge got a double-double in the last meeting, picking up 11 points and 10 rebounds. Lexi Williams led OBU with 12 points and Shaylan Coleman kicked in 10.
 
Game coverage begins with the pregame show with Todd Miller at 5:05 p.m. Catch the live coverage on www.OBUBison.com/watch with radio coverage provided in Shawnee on KGFF AM-1450 and FM-100.9.