SHAWNEE – The biggest match of the year to date comes tomorrow for Oklahoma Baptist when it travels to GAC preseason favorite and rival Southwestern Oklahoma State for a 4 p.m. match. OBU will follow that up with a home contest on Oct. 8 against Northwestern Oklahoma State at noon.
Thursday's contest in Weatherford represents the top-two teams currently in the GAC standings. OBU is 4-5-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the conference, good for first. As for the Bulldogs, they boast a 2-4-4 mark and 2-0-2 record in GAC play which slots them second.
The series between these two schools has been a close one. SWOSU leads 7-6-4 with the last game, a season ago in the GAC Tournament Final, going the Bison's way 1-0.
Last week, the Bison went 1-0-1 with a tie at Southern Nazarene and home win against East Central. With those results, OBU moved its GAC statistical rankings around a little.
As a team Individually
| 4th in shots: 12.30 per match |
Katie Fowler: 2nd in goals (6); 5th in assists (2) |
| 5th in points: 34; 3.4 per match |
Krissy Fulton: 5th in assists (2) |
| 5th in goals: 13; 1.3 per match |
Kaylee Swaner: 6th in shots on goal (11) |
| 5th in assists: 8 |
Anna Fulton: Two off GAC lead with 1 GW goal |
SWOSU has been up and down through 10 matches. They played then 6th-ranked Central Missouri to a 3-2 loss before being edged by ranked West Texas A&M 2-1. Since then, the Bulldogs have tied East Central and Ouachita, two teams the Bison have beaten in the last couple weeks. Here's how coach Mark Persson's squad stacks up in the GAC:
As a team Individually
| GAC leader in goals allowed (14) |
Ashley Hughes: 1st in saves (56); 2nd in GAA (1.46) |
| 4th in shots: 12.30 per match |
Ruth Vasquez: 6th in shots on goal (11) |
| 6th in goals: 11; 1.31per match |
Launa Torrez: 6th in points (7) |
| 6th in assists: 3 |
Micaela Swain: 1 game-winning goal |
The Rangers (4-4-2, 1-2-1) come to Bison Hill looking to stop a five-game OBU winning streak in the series. To date, Oklahoma Baptist has won 13-of-14 in series history against Northwestern. Last year, the green and gold won twice in the regular season before earning a 5-2 victory over the Rangers in the GAC Tournament.
As a team Individually
| 2nd in shots on goal (7.80) |
Isabella McMillan: T1st in assists (4) |
| 2nd in points: 53 |
Tiara Campbell: T3rd in goals (5) & points (12) |
| 3rd in goals: 18; 1.80 per match |
Abby Nunez: T6th in goals (4)) |
| GAC leader in assists: 17 |
No Rangers goalie ranks in top-5 of any GAC stat |
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