SHAWNEE – Fresh off its fourth-straight Great American Conference win, Oklahoma Baptist volleyball looks to remain perfect in conference play when it travels to East Central at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Bison (12-4, 4-0 GAC) are looking to start 5-0 in conference action for the second year in a row while the Tigers (5-10, 1-3) are looking to snap a two-match losing streak.
OBU enters Thursday's contest in a first-place tie atop the GAC standings and has largely rolled through its conference foes to this point, posting three sweeps in its four GAC victories. ECU has dropped two in a row, but has beaten Oklahoma Baptist in the last two contests in Ada.
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UNBEATEN IN GAC PLAY
- Oklahoma Baptist enters Thursday at 12-4 overall and 4-0 in Great American Conference play following its latest win over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday.
- The Bison have swept three of their first four conference opponents, and could have easily swept all four. OBU led Southern Nazarene 2-0 last Thursday, but held off a pesky Crimson Storm squad for a 3-2 victory.
- OBU owns a 12-2 set record in GAC play.
- The Bison are hitting .268 in conference matches, totaling 213 kills with 61 errors on 568 attempts.
AN OBU WIN WOULD...
- Improve Oklahoma Baptist to 13-4 overall and 5-0 in GAC play.
- Extend the Bison's overall winning streak to four matches.
- Improve OBU to 18-6 against East Central during the Division II era.
- Improve the Bison to 8-4 in Ada during the Division II era.
- Give OBU its first road victory over ECU since Oct. 31, 2023.
- Give Anna Howle career victory No. 449, one win shy of 450.
- Give the Bison five consecutive victories to begin the GAC schedule for the second year in a row.
AN OBU LOSS WOULD...
- Drop Oklahoma Baptist to 12-5 overall and 4-1 in GAC play.
- Snap the Bison's three-match overall winning streak.
- Drop OBU to 17-7 against East Central during the Division II era.
- Move the Bison to 7-5 in Ada during the Division II era.
- Give East Central consecutive home victories over OBU.
- Leave Howle at 448 career victories, two wins shy of 450.
OBU vs. ECU SERIES HISTORY
- Oklahoma Baptist owns a 17-6 record against East Central during the NCAA Division II era.
- The Bison are 10-2 at home and 7-4 in Ada against the Tigers during that span.
- OBU won 14 of the first 15 Division II-era meetings, including nine consecutive victories from Oct. 27, 2016, through Nov. 2, 2021.
- The series has become more competitive recently. The teams have split their last six meetings.
- East Central has won three of the last four meetings, although OBU swept the Tigers in Shawnee on Oct. 2, 2025.
- OBU and East Central split their two 2025 matches. The Bison won 3-0 in Shawnee before the Tigers earned a five-set victory in Ada.
- East Central has won the last two meetings in Ada, defeating OBU in four sets in 2024 and five sets in 2025.
OBU-ECU Series Results (DII Era)
| Date |
Location |
W/L |
Score |
| 9/29/15 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-1 |
| 10/29/15 |
Ada |
W |
3-1 |
| 9/27/16 |
Ada |
L |
2-3 |
| 10/27/16 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 9/26/17 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 10/26/17 |
Ada |
W |
3-2 |
| 9/18/18 |
Ada |
W |
3-2 |
| 10/18/18 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 9/26/19 |
Ada |
W |
3-0 |
| 11/5/19 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 2/19/21 |
Ada |
W |
3-1 |
| 3/23/21 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 4/8/21 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 9/21/21 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 11/2/21 |
Ada |
W |
3-2 |
| 9/13/22 |
Ada |
L |
0-3 |
| 10/25/22 |
Shawnee |
L |
2-3 |
| 9/21/23 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 10/31/23 |
Ada |
W |
3-2 |
| 10/1/24 |
Ada |
L |
1-3 |
| 11/12/24 |
Shawnee |
L |
1-3 |
| 10/2/25 |
Shawnee |
W |
3-0 |
| 11/13/25 |
Ada |
L |
2-3 |
Oklahoma Baptist leads the Division II-era series, 17-6.
