OBU Hosts Mountain Lions for Home Opener

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist welcomes the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to the OBU Lacrosse Complex for the team's 2019 home opener on Saturday, March 9 at 11 a.m. The game will also serve as both teams' Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opener.

The Lady Bison will be searching to get back in the win column after dropping a 12-11 overtime decision on the road to Maryville two weeks ago.
 

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Oklahoma Baptist Women's Lacrosse Notes
Colorado-Colorado Springs (1-3, 0-0 RMAC) at Oklahoma Baptist (2-1, 0-0 RMAC)
 
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN LIONS

• UCCS has dropped three straight games since taking their season opener, 24-1, against Adams State. However, two of those losses have been to teams ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Top 25 poll in Regis and Tampa
• The Mountain Lions average 12.5 goals/game, paced by freshman Angela Noughton with 10 goals this season. Vanessa Nelson is second on the team with eight goals despite missing Monday's game against Tampa
• Natalie Church leads UCCS with 19 draw controls, while Audrey Napp and Naughton each have 11. UCCS owns a 61-49 advantage in draw controls through four games
• Emma Becker and Kennedy Travis have split time in goal, with Becker starting every game and Travis serving as the closer. The two goalies have combined for a 13.25 goals-against average and 40.4 save percentage

 
THE COACHES

• Colorado-Colorado Springs: Christine Hatton (Tennessee Wesleyan), 12-22
• Oklahoma Baptist: Jordan Beech (Oklahoma), 15-29

 
THE SERIES

• OBU and UCCS are tied, 1-1, in the all-time series, and both teams have won on their home field
• The Lady Bison claimed the first win in the series, 15-10, for the team's second-ever win against Division II competition in 2017, the first season OBU was a full member of Division II

 
OBU OUTLOOK

• Oklahoma Baptist is averaging 16.0 goals/game this season, led by Lauren McCormack's 14. Taylor Skomp is second on the team with nine goals, followed closely by Devin Miller with seven
• McCormack has 17 points (14g, 3a) this season, 19 shy of becoming OBU's first 100-point scorer
• The Lady Bison lead all of Division II with an average of 34.67 ground balls/game. Freshman Madison Gordon is second in the country after averaging 7.33 ground balls/game through the first three games of the season
• Defensively, OBU is allowing just 7.33 goals/game on 20.7 shots. Opponents are converting on just 35.5 percent of their shots so far this season
• Courtney Barnickle has played all but 30 minutes in goal this season, racking up an 8.25 GAA and 54.2 save percentage. She is 42 saves away from the career record
• McCormack's 40 draw controls this season is already tied for the third-best mark by a Lady Bison in a single season. OBU has a 52-22 advantage in the category