RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Bison women's soccer team was picked to repeat as champions of the Great American Conference as voted on by the conference coaches on Tuesday afternoon.
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Oklahoma Baptist received 34 points and five first-place votes in the coaches' poll as they were picked to win their third consecutive title. The Bison have won the past two regular season crowns with a combined record of 21-0-3, and last year claimed the GAC Tournament championship for the first time in program history.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State is projected to finish in second place with 27 points and one first-place vote. The two sides have met in the last two GAC Championships.
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Ouachita Baptist rounds out the top three with 25 points, just edging out fourth-place Harding with 24 points. Southern Nazarene is picked to finish fifth, earning 17 points and the final first-place vote. East Central is slated for sixth with 11 points, while Northwestern Oklahoma State finished in seventh with nine points.
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Oklahoma Baptist opens their regular season on Thursday, Sept. 5 when they welcome Washburn to the OBU Soccer Complex at 6 p.m.
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