Lady Bison Close out 2018 at Home

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (1-10) AT OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (4-5)

Monday, Dec. 31 | 3 p.m.

Shawnee, Okla. | Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist is set to host Central Christian College (Kan.) on Monday, Dec. 31 as the Lady Bison look to put a bow on 2018 with a return to the win column. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. from Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex.
 
Last Time Out

• The Lady Bison held a nine-point halftime lead, but ultimately dropped an 83-71 decision to Southwestern Oklahoma State on the road to drop to 1-3 in the Great American Conference
• Charissa Price poured in a career-high 22 points thanks in large part to a 6-of-13 performance from the 3-point arc Her six 3-pointers made ties the single-game high by a GAC player this year
• Autumn Avina was the only other Lady Bison to reach double figures, scoring 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds and eight assists
• OBU outdueled SWOSU on the boards, owning a 50-45 rebound advantage

Scouting the Tigers

• Central Christian enters their New Year's Eve bout with a 1-10 record and a minus-13.8 scoring margin
• Piper Kalthoff leads the Tigers averaging 16.3 ppg while shooting 42.3 percent from the field. Mycah McDonald is second on the team with 13.9 ppg
• Opponents hold a plus-11.5 rebounding margin against CCC this season. Kassidy Forsberg leads all Tigers with 7.7 rpg
• CCC averages 22.5 turnovers/game with opponents averaging 11.6 steals/game
• Opponents are shooting 42.6 percent from the field, including 31.9 percent from long range, against the Tigers

OBU Offensive Report

• Oklahoma Baptist is 3-2 against non-conference opponents this season, outscoring non-GAC schools by 15.4 ppg
• Three Lady Bison are averaging at least 10 ppg outside of league play, led by Avina's 21.8. The other two Lady Bison are Victoria Blankenship (11.4) and Katy Custer (10.0)
• Avina averages 8.2 assists/game and owns a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio in nonconference games this year
• OBU is shooting 45.5 percent from the floor outside of GAC play, but just 26.1 percent from beyond the 3-point line

OBU Defensive Report

• The Lady Bison enjoy a plus-2.6 rebounding margin in nonconference games. Custer leads the team with 6.4 rpg
• In five games away from the GAC, the Lady Bison are holding opponents to just a 37.8 field-goal percentage to go along with 31.5 percent from distance
• Mikayla Shulanberger and Avina have combined to average 8.4 steals/game outside of conference play, paced by Shulanberger's 4.6
• Non-GAC schools hold a .36 assist/turnover ratio against OBU's defense this year