Steve Morgan

Women's Lacrosse 02.23 Jordan Beech | Assistant Director of Athletics Communication | jordan.beech@okbu.edu

Lacrosse Faces Maryville to Close Road Trip

Oklahoma Baptist Women's Lacrosse Notes
Oklahoma Baptist (2-0) at Maryville (0-1)

THE GAME

Oklahoma Baptist (2-0) looks to close out February with their third straight win when they take on Maryville at 12 p.m. on Saturday in St. Louis, Missouri
The Lady Bison will be playing on less than 24-hour's rest after winning decisively, 21-1, against Saint Mary in a neutral site game on Friday night
OBU hasn't opened up a season with three straight wins since they made the move to Division II

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

Maryville struggled in their season-opener last Saturday, falling 20-1 against No. 4 Lindenwood at home
Haley Downs scored Maryville's first goal in program history in the first half against Lindenwood
Maryville registered four total shots, while allowing 34
Tabatha Saake got the start in goal, allowing 14 goals in 34 minutes of action while registering three saves. Alyssa Graebner saw 26 minutes of action, picking up four saves while allowing six goals

THE COACHES

THE SERIES

Oklahoma Baptist and Maryville have never met on the field prior to Saturday as it is Maryville's first-ever season of play

OBU NOTES

The Lady Bison are averaging 18.5 goals through two games this season, while topping the 20-goal mark for the first time this season against Saint Mary on Friday night. OBU boasts a shooting percentage of .493
Lauren McCormack has a team-high 11 goals and three assists this season for a team-high 14 points. She's moved into fourth all-time in points with 78 (50g, 28a), and is now 22 shy of the career record
Devin Miller is second on the team with six goals and two assists, while Shay Morgan is third on the team in points with four goals and three assists. Morgan scored her first career goal against USM
Courtney Barnickle is averaging 6.67 goals against this season in 90 minutes of action, while also owning a .600 save percentage
Defensively, OBU has held opponents to an average of 18 shots per game
Two of Taylor Skomp's five goals have been game-winning goals for OBU this season

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