SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist's final regular-season home match comes Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. when it hosts Southern Nazarene at the OBU Soccer Complex.
It will be Senior Night for the program as the team honors
Alanna Bloomingdale,
Olivia Kenas,
Michaela White and
Annika Pinter.
Coming into Wednesday night's contest, there is a log jam of contenders for the Great American Conference Tournament set to begin next week. In a tie for first place with 16 points are Harding and Southern Nazarene. Three teams follow with 15 points: Oklahoma Baptist, Ouachita and East Central.
At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in the standings qualify for the GAC Tournament with the No. 1 seed earning hosting rights.
Earlier this season, SNU defeated OBU 1-0 on a Bella Morgan first-half goal. The Crimson Storm's defense also limited the Bison to just two shots on goal. That was OBU's second-fewest on-target attempts this season.
Here are notes on both teams ahead of Wednesday's match.
Bison Notes
- OBU tied East Central last week, 0-0, despite out-shooting the Tigers 12-7 in on-target looks.
- Freshman keeper Claire Stoermer notched seven saves and recorded her fifth shutout. That's third-most in the conference.
- Over the last few weeks, the Bison's offense has improved. After sitting in fourth for a bit, OBU is second in the GAC averaging 13.53 attempts per match.
- Leading that cause are Lex Williamson and Emma Teague who are ranked top-ten in shots on goal.
- The team is also second with 13 assists.
- Kenas remains one goal off the GAC lead. She has four this fall.
- OBU is one of only two teams (Harding) with three players ranked top-ten in assists. They are Bloomingdale (4), Ashley Bell (4) and Sam Sheffield (3).
- Also, of note offensively, Teague has scored three times, a top-five mark in the GAC.
Crimson Storm Notes
- SNU is on a six-match unbeaten streak. That includes two wins and four ties.
- In their last contest, the Storm played ECU to a 1-1 draw on Nov. 1.
- Southern Nazarene has struggled on the road this season, posting a 1-3-2 record.
- Morgas is the GAC leader with 11 points. She's scored four times with three helpers.
- As a unit, coach Josh Smith's team is third in the GAC in these categories: shots, points and goals.
- Ella Adams is another offensive threat for the Storm. She is fifth in the league in shots (2.73) and has three assists. Her seven points are a top-ten GAC total.
- SNU has arguably the best goalie in the conference. She's Gianna Bonnett and she leads in goals against average (.744) and shutouts (7).
- Bonnett is also second in save percentage (.831).
