SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist picked up two road conference victories last week and are looking for more with matches against Southern Nazarene and East Central this coming Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
A week ago, the Bison rallied for a 5-3 win at Ouachita and earned a tough 1-0 win at Harding to improve to 3-5 and more importantly 2-0 in the Great American Conference. They are in first place heading into Tuesday night's match at SNU.
Senior
Katie Fowler scored a hat trick against Ouachita, a match in which the green and gold trailed 3-0 late in the first half. Also in that contest,
Olivia Kenas and freshman
Annabelle Joski tallied goals while newcomer
Krissy Fulton notched two assists.
Then against Harding,
Anna Fulton tallied the game-winner on an assist by
Makenzy Morgan to complete the perfect week. Defensively, sophomore goalie
Ireland Jeffrey started the second half against Ouachita and the entire match versus HU and did not surrender a goal.
Here's how OBU currently stacks up in the GAC:
As a team…
4th in assists (5)
4th in save percentage (.696) and saves per game (4.88)
5th in goals (9) and points (23)
Individually…
Katie Fowler: 4th in shots (2.75) and 5th in goals (4)
Krissy Fulton: 3rd in assists (2)
Southern Nazarene is looking to stop an 11-match losing streak to the Bison on Tuesday. In the last 11 matches, SNU has tallied five goals while giving up a whopping 58 to OBU. In series history, OBU leads 15-6-1. Currently, the Storm have a 3-4-1 record and are coming off a 1-1 tie to Harding.
Here are SNU's ranks within the GAC:
As a team…
1st in goals scored (24); the most they've tallied since 2016 (26)
2nd in assists (12)
6th in goals allowed (18)
Individually…
Kenzie Macklin: GAC leader in goals (7), points (16) and shots (5.14)
Karla Ramirez: 3rd in assists (2)
Gianna Bonnett: 2nd in saves (51)
East Central is off to a slow start, having attained a 1-5-3 record. The Tigers' lone win came against SNU on Sept. 16 by a 3-2 count. ECU's defense has been an issue, having allowed multiple goals in seven of nine matches. Most recently, ECU lost to Northwestern Oklahoma State 4-2. As far as history against OBU, the Tigers have not won in the last 13 matches and are 2-12-2 overall.
Here are the leaders for the Tigers:
Individually…
Jocelyn Caracheo: GAC leader with 4 assists
Alexis Perez: 6th in goals scored (4)
McKenna Leveling: 4th in goals against average (2.16) and saves per game (4.33)
As a team…
3rd in points (41) and assists (11)
4th in goals (15)
7th in goals allowed (22)
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