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Oklahoma Baptist – Women's Basketball Notes
Oklahoma Baptist (7-9, 3-7) vs. Southern Arkansas (2-14, 1-9)

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THE GAME

• Oklahoma Baptist hosts Southern Arkansas at the Noble Complex with tip off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
• As part of OBU Athletics' "Fanuary" campaign, Thursday has been designated as "Throwback Thursday" wear fans are invited to come to the game wearing your best 90s apparel for chances to win prizes throughout the night!

FOLLOWING THE LADY BISON

• Live video of the game will be streamed live at OBUBison.com/watch.
• The game will be broadcast live on KGFF 1450 AM in the Shawnee/Seminole area, as well as online at KGFF.com, with the "Voice of the Bison", Todd Miller on the call.

TEAMS

• Oklahoma Baptist is 7-9 overall and 3-6 GAC and in a four-way tie for seventh...They share the No. 8 spot with Arkansas Tech, Ouachita Baptist and Northwestern Oklahoma.…Record is 2-3 in the last five games…Playing at home for the 12^th time this season where they are 5-7.
   
• Southern Arkansas is 2-14 overall and 1-9, alone in 12^th place…SAU has lost 12 of its last 13 games…Only victory in that stretch was a 62-56 victory at Arkansas-Monticello on Jan. 17.…They are 1-5 on the road and have lost games by an average of 27 points
  • SAU was 9-19 last season, 8-14 in GAC and tied for eighth.… SAU has qualified for the GAC Tournament three times …None since 2016… Olivia McWilliams is the top returner…She led the in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (2.7 spg), fifth in points (11.9 ppg).
     

COACHES
Oklahoma Baptist – Casi Bays (Oklahoma Baptist) 128-91 (58.1%), 8th season
Southern Arkansas  – Adam Collins (Charleston Southern) 2-14 (12.5%), 1^st season

SERIES

• Teams are meeting for the sixth time since the series began in 2016…OBU has won five-of-six with SAU's only win coming was 74-71 in February 2017.
• In the last meeting, OBU won 82-77 on Jan. 25, 2018 in Magnolia, Ark.... Mackenzie Cooper had 26 points to lead OBU, including connecting on six-of-13 from three-point range.
   

LAST OUTING

• OBU lost 67-65 game to Northwestern Oklahoma State Saturday in Shawnee…Mikayla Shulanberger had 17 points to lead OBU, one point off her season high (18) vs. Central Christian.
• SAU lost 66-46 to Harding Saturday in Magnolia, Ark…Alyssa Crase scored a team-high 14 points off the bench.
   

OBU KEY STATS

• OBU ranks fourth in the GAC in scoring, averaging 72.2 points a game…The Lady Bison are 3-0 when they score 80 or more points.
• Autumn Avina ranks fifth in the GAC in scoring (17.6 ppg.), first in assists (8.6) and first in steals (59)…Has the GAC's only triple double in game against Ouachita Baptist (18 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast)
• Katy Custer is averaging 19 points per game in her last two outings…She is 10-of-22 (45.4%) from the field and nine-of-18 (50.0%) from three-point distance during that time.

 
SAU KEY STATS

• SAU is last in the GAC in scoring offense (56.1 ppg)…Scored fewer than 50 points three times…Scored 77 in a win against Mississippi's Southeastern Baptist, a first-year NAIA program.
• Ariana Guinn is SAU's top scorer averaging 10.9 points…Scored 17 against Southeastern Baptist.
• Brette Watcha is SAU's top three-point shooter with 24 makes…She made four in a 78-50 loss earlier this year.