Lady Bison Send Off Seniors Saturday

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist wraps up the regular season Saturday at 2 p.m., hosting Northwestern Oklahoma State in the Lady Bison Senior Day celebration.
 
OBU attempts Saturday to send its seniors Sam Engles, Dely Chavez, Abigail Hicks, Kerregan Edwards, Emmily Infante and Jennifer Goethe out of their final regular seasons as the first team to finish the Great American Conference schedule at 12-0.
 
OBU comes in at 13-4 overall and 11-0 in the conference.
 
Ruth King leads OBU with a dozen goals and five assists for 29 points. Edwards and Hannah White contribute five goals and four assists each for 14 points. Tori Kitchel checks in at four goals and three assists for 11 points.
 
Emily Griffith leads the Lady Bison in goal with a GAC-best 0.86 goals-allowed per game average. She has 48 saves in 16 starts, a total kept low by a stingy back line that has allowed 9.3 shots per game.
 
The Rangers come to town with a 3-11-1 overall record, including a 3-8 league mark.
 
Eliminated from postseason contention, Northwestern is led by Yazmin Gomez and Calvonis Prentice, each with three goals.
 
Reagan Allen (2.52 GAA, 49 saves) and Kiara Fontanilla (2.00 GAA, 44 saves) have split time in the net for NWOSU.
 
The Lady Bison host the Great American Conference next weekend with semifinals set for Thursday and the championship scheduled for Saturday. Times have not yet been announced.
 
OBU will play Ouachita Baptist in the semifinals for a chance to play Southwestern Oklahoma State or Harding in the championship.