SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist (2-11-1, 1-7-1 GAC) is in its final week of the 2026 campaign and has two home matches this week.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m., the Bison welcome Southwestern Oklahoma State (7-3-6, 5-2-3) before a Saturday, Oct. 31 contest with Southern Nazarene (6-6-2, 5-3-1 GAC) slated for a 6 p.m. start.
Earlier this season, OBU fell at SWOSU 2-1 and at Southern Nazarene 4-1. Below are notes on the teams.
For the Bison:
In their last contest, OBU fell at East Central 1-0 despite outshooting the Tigers 21-12 which included a 10-3 shots on target advantage.
That was the sixth time this season that the Bison were held scoreless. Heading into this week, OBU's 12 goals are a program-record low.
Addison Gray had three of the team's shots on target which bumped her per-game average to 1.29. That is slotted sixth in the GAC. Gray is also 10th in the conference with three goals.
Gray scored in the previous matchup with SWOSU on Sept. 16.
Historically, OBU and SWOSU have played in Shawnee 13 times in the D2 era with each squad winning six matches. There was also a 3-3 double-overtime draw in October of 2017. As for the SNU series, the Bison lead that 9-5-1.
For the Bulldogs:
SWOSU is unbeaten (3-0-2) in its last five matches after a 1-1 tie against Ouachita on Oct. 24.
They are the conference leader with 27 goals, 23 assists and 77 points. Southwestern also leads in shots on goal per contest (8.19).
The Bulldogs are still in contention for the GAC Regular Season Title, holding at third place with 18 points. That's one match from first-place Ouachita (21 points).
SWOSU has the top two scorers in the league in Braelee Epp and Kinsey Geasland. Both have scored eight times while Epp has added two assists.
Saoirse Hourigan also is the GAC leader with six assists while goalie Emma Young's 0.85 goals against average is second-best in the league.
For the Crimson Storm:
SNU is holding on to fourth place in the league standings. Like SWOSU, they still have a chance at earning the No. 1 seed for the GAC Tournament.
The Crimson Storm are coming off a 1-0 win against East Central on Oct. 21.
Darby Boehler and Danika Womack have combined to tally nine goals. Each of these players are top seven in the GAC in goals scored.
In goal is Madaline Bullard. She's fifth in the conference with a .784 save percentage and second with 5.75 saves per match.
