Lady Bison Host Southeastern in GAC Opener

SHAWNEE – The Lady Bison are set to open Great American Conference play on Thursday, Nov. 29 when they welcome Southeastern Oklahoma State to Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex at 5:30 p.m. Thursday's contest will be the sixth and final game of OBU's extended homestand to open the 2018-19 season.
 
Last Time Out

• OBU lost in a heartbreaker to Rogers State to move to 3-2 on the year
• Autumn Avina poured in a game-high 28 points on 8-of-16 shooting while also recording seven assists and six rebounds
• Mikayla Shulanberger (16) and Charissa Price (15) were the only other Lady Bison to reach double figures in the loss
• Katy Custer led OBU with eight rebounds

Scouting the Savage Storm

• The Savage Storm enters Thursday's meeting with a 1-2 record, with their lone win coming against Dallas Christian to open the season
• Southeastern is averaging 73.7 ppg with a plus-16.3 scoring margin. Katie Webb leads all players in the GAC with 22.3 ppg
• SOSU is third in the GAC shooting 34.8 percent from long range. Alix Robinson is averaging 3.3 makes from beyond the arc
• Webb also leads the league with an average of 9.3 rebounds, though SOSU holds a minus-4.0 rebounding margin

Bison Offensive Report

• OBU ranks fourth among GAC schools with an average of 75.6 ppg. Avina leads the team and is second in the league at 21.8 ppg. The Lady Bison boast a plus-15.4 scoring margin
• Victoria Blankenship is second on the team with 11.4 ppg, followed by Custer's 10.0 ppg
• Avina leads all Division II with an average of 8.2 assists
• Custer and Price have combined for four 3-point attempts made per game
• Free throw shooting has been a struggle for OBU as they are converting on just 60 percent of their trips to the charity stripe

Bison Defensive Report

• The Lady Bison are allowing opponents to shoot 37.8 percent from the field and 31.5 percent from beyond the arc
• OBU is one of just three teams with a positive rebounding margin, outrebounding their opponents by 2.6 per game. Custer leads the team with 6.4 rpg, followed by Blankenship's 5.6
• Shulanberger leads the league with an average of 4.6 steals through five games