SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist women's basketball will give fans a glimpse of this year's team when it hosts Oklahoma City University in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Noble Complex. The Bison will open the regular season at Cameron on Monday, Nov. 9.
Oklahoma Baptist will have six returners and seven newcomers on this year's roster, including
Jordyn Anderson,
Brenna Butler,
Katelyn Davis, and
Parker Stevenson, who all saw significant playing time a year ago.
Anderson started all 28 games as a freshman and averaged 10.4 points per game, while Davis (10.7 ppg) and Butler (6.6 ppg) each started 27 games. Stevenson (6.7 ppg) played in 27 games as the primary bench option for the Bison, averaging 19.2 minutes per game.
Key newcomers include transfers
Reese Hoadley (Nicholls State) and
Aaliyah Young (Western Oklahoma State College). Hoadley appeared in 17 games for the Colonels last season and was an All-State and All-Region selection at Georgetown High School (TX), where she set numerous school records. Young made 59 starts over two seasons for the Pioneers, averaging 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game en route to First-Team All-Regin honors.
The Bison will be led once again by head coach
Bo Overton, who is entering his seventh season at OBU. Overton also spent five seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma City University, where he won 145 games and led the Stars to the 2017 NAIA National Champonship.
Oklahoma City University opened its regular season on Oct. 24 with an 83-81 victory over Williams Baptist. Wednesday's meeting between the Bison and Stars will mark the first time the teams have met since Nov. 17, 2023, when OBU earned a 78-45 victory in what was a regular-season contest for the Bison.
Wednesday's exhibition contest will be a ticketed event, and fans can
purchase tickets online or at the door. Fans can follow along with
live stats.
