SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist STUNT's efforts in the third-quarter jumps and tumbles routines helped the Bison to victories over Dallas Baptist and Oklahoma State on Sunday at the Noble Complex. OBU won 22-6 over DBU before earning an 18-12 win over the Cowgirls.
The Bison improved to 5-1 with the results.
DBU Game
Late in the second quarter's pyramids and tosses, the Bison began to pull away from the Patriots. The scoreboard read 5-4 OBU and by halftime, the hosts led 7-4.
Then in the third during jumps and tumbles, OBU continued to notch points. In fact, the Bison bumped their lead to 11-4.
During the fourth, the Bison extended their advantage even more. Nursing a seven-point lead, 11-4, OBU ran up the score to 19-4. By game's end, OBU won 22-6.
OSU Game
The Cowgirls led at halftime, 6-5, before the green and gold cleaned up some errors and pulled away in the third and fourth quarters. As a part of the third-quarter jumps and tumbles, the Bison scored four points and seized a 9-6 advantage.
Then in the fourth, during the combined routines, OBU extended its lead to as many as seven, 18-11, before the final margin.
Head Coach
Jessica Stiles said afterwards,
"I thought the team handled the pressure of two really tough games. They made some mistakes in the beginning but really rallied to come together and fix those mistakes."
Stiles added, "We're really proud of the jumps and tumbles. That's a quarter we've really been working on in practices to increase our execution, our technique, as well as our sticks and those steps on those landings. That's really what sets you apart from other teams."
Tomorrow, the Bison will face Southern Nazarene at 4:30 p.m. before a 7:30 start time against Alma College.
