SHAWNEE – After picking up a road sweep over Southwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday, Sept. 15, Oklahoma Baptist volleyball looks to stay perfect in Great American Conference play when it hosts Southern Nazarene at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Noble Complex.
The Bison (10-4, 2-0 GAC) are hoping to extend their winning streak to 15 over the Crimson Storm (9-5, 1-1) and pick up their 40th win all-time in the series.
SNU earned a 3-1 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday, snapping a five-match losing streak after an 8-0 start to the season.
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PERFECT START IN GAC PLAY
- Oklahoma Baptist enters Thursday's matchup at 10-4 overall and 2-0 in Great American Conference play after sweeping Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State.
- OBU has hit.240 across its first two conference matches, totaling 92 kills with 30 errors on 253 attacks.
- The Bison have held their two GAC opponents to a combined.178 hitting percentage.
- OBU owns a 15-2 advantage in service aces and a 15-11 advantage in total blocks through two conference matches.
- The Bison have allowed an average of 20.0 points per set in GAC play.
BACK AT THE NOBLE
- Thursday marks OBU's first home match since the GAC-MIAA Crossover.
- The Bison are 3-2 at home this season.
- Oklahoma Baptist owns a 160-47 record inside the Noble Complex during Anna Howle's tenure.
- Three of OBU's next four matches will be played inside the Noble Complex.
OBU vs. SNU SERIES HISTORY
- Oklahoma Baptist leads Southern Nazarene 39-33 all-time and 20-4 during OBU's NCAA Division II era.
- The Bison have won 14 consecutive meetings since SNU's last victory on Nov. 7, 2019.
- OBU has won 42 of 51 sets during the streak, producing a 42-9 set record with seven sweeps.
- OBU is 9-2 at home, 9-2 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites against the SNU during the Division II era.
- Southern Nazarene's last victory in the series came Nov. 7, 2019, when the Crimson Storm won in four sets in Bethany.
- OBU has won seven consecutive home matches in the series since a five-set loss at the Noble Complex on Sept. 13, 2018.
- Thursday's match will be the 25th Division II-era meeting between the programs.
