Lacrosse Hosts Final Home Game

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist women's lacrosse welcomes Colorado State-Pueblo to the OBU Lacrosse Complex on Thursday, April 25 for a 6 p.m. conference game. The game is also fans' last chance to catch the Lady Bison in action at home this season.

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 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTES
Colorado State-Pueblo (4-8, 2-5 RMAC) at Oklahoma Baptist (5-7, 1-6 RMAC)
 
SCOUTING THE THUNDERWOLVES

• Colorado State-Pueblo enters Thursday's contest with a 1-4 mark in their past five games. However, their lone win was by forfeit against Fort Lewis College
• The Thunderwolves are averaging 9.7 goals/game on 24.3 shots for a shooting percentage of 43.6. Taylor Christensen leads all CSU-Pueblo players with 27 goals this season
• Allison Wurscher has done a little of everything for her team this season, posting a team-high 36 points thanks to 19 goals and 17 assists
• On the defensive side of the field, CSU-Pueblo is giving up 11.9 goals/game on 30.3 shots/game. Ane Marie Horton has seen every available minute in cage this season, posting a 44.2 save percentage with 134 saves, the most by a goalie in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference this season
• CSU-Pueblo has won 48.0 percent of their draws this season, paced by Christensen's 53
• The Thunderwolves average 20.2 ground balls/game, again led by Christensen with 37

 
OBU OUTLOOK

• The Lady Bison are 3-2 in their last five games, but are just 1-2 against conference opponents in that same span. A win on Thursday would assure OBU matches their program record of RMAC wins, while also guaranteeing a winning record at home for the first time since 2017
• Oklahoma Baptist comes into Thursday's contest averaging 11.2 goals/game, led by Lauren McCormack's 38. Taylor Skomp is second on the team with 25, while Shay Morgan, Devin Miller and Madison Gordon are tied for third with 15 each
• Emery Kennedy's tenth goal of the season off a free position last Saturday marks the second time in three years that OBU has had at least six players score 10 or more goals
• OBU owns a minus-2.4 scoring margin through 12 games. The Lady Bison defense is giving up 29.0 shots/game
• The Lady Bison defense has kept it relatively clean inside the critical scoring area, allowing just 2.7 free-position attempts/game
• OBU ranks second in Division II with an average of 29.1 ground balls. McCormack leads the team with 42, followed closely by Madison Gordon's 41
• McCormack ranks second in the country with 11.17 draw controls/game, just .02 behind Indianapolis' Payton Romig