Bison Return to Noble to Tip Off Home Stand

SHAWNEE – The Oklahoma Baptist women's basketball team returns home after a four-game road trip as they look to defend home court for the next three games. First up OBU will take on Ouachita Baptist this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Then on Saturday the Bison will welcome Henderson State with tip off set for 1 p.m. The games will feature coverage on KGFF in Shawnee and live video available on obubison.com with Todd Miller and Scott Wanish.
 
McKenzie Cooper leads the way for the Bison with a 14.5 points per game average. Jaylin Stapleton enters the week looking to continue her double-digit points per game streak, she put up 11 in the game against Arkansas-Monticello to bring her streak to four. Ugochinyere Nwarie leads the Bison in rebounds averaging five per game.
 
Ouachita Baptist comes into Shawnee having dropped their last six games. Maja Gertsone leads the Tigers with a 12.4 points per game average. She is coming off a 17-point performance in the Tigers last game.
 
Henderson State will enter the Noble Complex ranked third in the Great American Conference. Hailey Estes leads the Reddies with a 14.1 points per game average. She enters this weekend's contest having put up a double-double in the Reddies last game.
 
Reserved and general admission tickets for this weekend's contests are available at the Noble Complex box office, or online at OBUBison.com/Tickets. As part of OBU Athletics' #OBUFanuary, during this Thursday's games all attendees will receive a Bison Bingo Card. As the games progress fans can claim a variety of prizes for a bingo. On Saturday OBU Athletics' will host "A Day in the Office," a theme night in which fans will have the opportunity to answer trivia questions and participate in halftime games that are centered around the hit tv show The Office.
 
For complete coverage of OBU women's basketball, follow the team's official Twitter account (@OBU_WBBall).