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ADA, Okla. - In a high scoring affair, the Oklahoma Baptist men's basketball team could not slow down the high powered East Central offense as they fell to the Tigers in Ada by the score of 97-85 on Saturday afternoon. OBU shot 31 of 67 (46%) and 9 of 24 (38%) from deep while also going 14 of 22 (64%) from the free throw line. On the other side, East Central was red hot, shooting 31 of 56 (55%) from the field, 12 of 19 (63%) from deep, and 23 of 27 (85%) from the free throw line. East Central held a 36-33 advantage in rebounds OBU forced 14...
DURANT, Okla. - Oklahoma Baptist hung tough with the GAC favorite Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm on their home floor, but ultimately the Bison could not contain the hot shooting home team as they fell on Thursday evening 94-79 in their conference opener. OBU shot 28 of 63 (44%) from the field and 9 of 23 (39%) from deep while going 14 of 17 (82%) from the charity stripe. Southeastern was red hot all game, going 33 of 57 (58%) from the field, 12 of 22 (55%) from behind the arc, and 16 of 22 (73%) from the free throw line. Southeastern...
DURANT, Okla. - Turnovers would doom the Oklahoma Baptist team as they dug themselves a deep hole early in the second half in an eventual road loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State, 90-79, in their GAC opener on Thursday evening. The Bison shot well on the night, going 27 of 55 (49%) from the field, but only went 4 of 17 (24%) from deep. The Bison got to the free throw line 30 times and shot 70 percent from the stripe. The Savage Storm was a red hot 30 of 54 (56%) from the field while also going 4 of 17 from behind the arc (24%), but going an...
SHAWNEE - The Oklahoma Baptist men's basketball prepare for a stiff test this upcoming as they take on the preseason GAC favorites in Southeastern Oklahoma State on Thursday in Durant before returning home on Saturday to take on the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers at the Noble Complex. OBU is coming off a historic weekend as they went 1-1 including their first NCAA Division II road victory over a ranked team, defeating then No. 24 Tarleton State by the score of 69-57 in Stephenville, Texas. The Bison used a dominant performance on the...
STEPHENVILLE, Texas - The Oklahoma Baptist men's basketball team used a dominant performance on the boards to go with stifling defense as they knocked off No. 24 Tarleton State 69-57 on Thursday evening as Wisdom Gymnasium. OBU shot 21 of 59 (36%) from the field including 10 of 33 (30%) from beyond the arc and 17 of 23 (74%) from the free throw line. On the other side, the Texans shot 21 of 58 (36%) from the field including 6 of 26 (26%) from deep and 9 of 16 (56%) from the free throw line. OBU completely dominated the boards with a 50-33 advan...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Oklahoma Baptist men's basketball team was selected to finish third in the Great American Conference this upcoming season as voted on by the GAC coaches on Thursday afternoon. OBU will open their season with an exhibition on Halloween night against Oklahoma City beginning at 7 p.m. Their first regular season game will also be in Noble on November 8th as they take on Nebraska-Kearney at 7:30 as part of the Bison Conference Challenge. Southeastern received eight first-place votes and edged out Southern Nazarene as the pre...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Oklahoma Baptist men's soccer team got a pair of goals early in the second half to break a deadlock at one a piece and earn an impressive 3-1 win over Ouachita Baptist on the road at Kluck Field on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers got on the board in the first five minutes to take the early 1-0 advntage, but that seemed to spark the Bison attack as they controlled possession and worked to find an equalizer throughout the first 45 of play, getting numerous opportunities at goal. The equalizier would finally come in the...
SHAWNEE - Senior Isaiah Mallory rushed for 169 yards on 18 carries while junior Preston Haire threw for 312 yards, rushed for 62, and had four total touchdowns as the Oklahoma Baptist football team earned a thrilling 50-41 win over East Central on Saturday night under the lights at Crain Family Stadium at the Hurt Complex. For a team that was severely struggling to establish a running game so far in 2019, OBU found its footing on Saturday night as they rushed for 289 yards as a team and racked a season-high 601 yards on the evening averaging 9....
SHAWNEE - The Oklahoma Baptist women's golf team shot the high round of the day with a 308 (+20) on Tuesday afternoon to finished with a two-round score of 620 (+44) and a second place finish at the Oklahoma Baptist Fall Invitational at Shawnee Country Club. The Bison had five total golfers finish in the top 10 including three in the top five. Shelby Phillips, Josie Patterson, and Hayden Meiser all finished with scores of 154 (+10) to finish even. Meiser had a terrific afternoon and had the low round of the day with a 73 (+1). Phillips was...
SHAWNEE - The Oklahoma Baptist men's soccer team went toe-to-toe in a wild match-up with the Harding Bisons on Thursday evening, but a pair of late goals from teh visitors sunk OBU as they fell 4-2 in their conference opener. OBU held a 26-14 advantage in shots including a 10-7 mark in shots on target. The Bison also dominated corner kicks in the match, holding an 11-1 advantage on te night. The Bison got on the board first in the eighth minute as Herbert Lima found a 2 on 1 situation and found a cross into the box to a streaking Dominic...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - A total of four softball players were named to the 2019 All-GAC Team while two student-athletes earned GAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors on Thursday evening at the GAC Banquet. Mahina Sauer was named a first team All-GAC first baseman as well as a second team All-GAC utility player. Caitlyn Curlee was named to the second team while Brooklyn Sparkman and Kai Sanchez were honorable mention selections. Jacey James and Sauer were named GAC Distiguished Scholar-Athletes. Sauer, a junior from Mililani, Hawai'i, had an outst...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - The Southern Nazarene softball team saw their 2019 season come to a close on Friday morning as they fell to the Harding Bisons in the quarterfinals of the GAC Tournament, 8-0 (5). Unfortunately for SNU, it was a game to forget as they were eliminated in five innings while also being no hit. Three errors did not help the Crimson Storm's cause. Harding got one run across the board on an error in the first and proceeded to add two in the fourth before exploding for five runs in the fifth inning to finish the game off. Mahina...
BETHANY - For the first time in school history, the Southern Nazarene women's golf team will compete at the NCAA Central Super Regional on May 6-8 at Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Okla. SNU was ranked 11th in the final regional rankings, earning the nod to move into the postseason. It has been a breakthrough season for the Crimson Storm with many firsts since joining the Division II ranks. SNU shot under 300 for the first time in the Derrick Taylor era en route to a second place finish at the Diffee Ford Invitational and also won their...
BETHANY - The Southern Nazarene softball team earned two more wins on Saturday as Skye Ah Yat walked it off in the 1tth of game one while a trio of pitchers came through in game two as the Crimson Storm completed a four-game sweep of Arkansas-Monticello, 3-2 (11) and 2-1. It is the first sweep of the year for SNU and could not have come at a better time as they put together a terrific all-around weekend of softball. In game one, Arkansas-Monticello took advantage of two SNU miscues in the field as took a 1-0 lead on a fielding error. SNU...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm dropped a pair of softball contests to the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns on Friday at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex, falling 8-0 (5) in game one and 5-2 in the second contest. In the first game, SNU could not get anything going as they could only muster two hits in five innings as Tech was the ones with the hot bat, using a four run fourth inning to eventually take an 8-0 win in five innings. Jacey James and Skye Ah Yat each had a hit on the afternoon while Brooklyn Sparkman took her...
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - The top-seeded Southern Nazarene men's basketball team got a pair of 20-point performances from Micah Speight and Jhonathan Dunn to go with a stellar defensive performance as they routed the 5th-seeded Henderson State Reddies to the tune of 84-64. The win sends the Crimson Storm back to the GAC Championship Game as they will defend their title against the winner of No. 2 Southeastern Oklahoma State and No. 3 Oklahoma Baptist. SNU shot a red-hot 32 of 58 (55%) from the field including a blistering 18 of 29 (62%) in the...
BETHANY - The Southern Nazarene softball team returned home for conference play as they took on the Henderson State Reddies in a doubleheader on Friday afternoon. SNU took the first game in a decisive 9-1 win before falling in game two, 9-3. SNU got things rolling in the first inning as Kai Sanchez blasted a RBI single to right center to give the Crimson Storm a 1-0 lead. Later in the third inning, Mahina Sauer stepped to the plate and blasted a two-run bomb over the right field wall to push the score to 3-0. The Crimson Storm carried that...
BETHANY - The 15th-ranked Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm shot a season-high 61% from the field as they cruised to a 96-75 win over Harding to clinch their second consecutive Great American Conference Regular Season Championship on Thursday evening at The Sawyer Center. On a emotional night which included an amazing win from the women and the honoring and naming of the basketball court after longtime SNU Coach and Athletic Director Bobby Martin, the men capped the night in grand fashion, clinching a share of the title after Southern Arkansas...
BETHANY - it was another terrific effort for No. 17 Southern Nazarene as they rolled past Southwestern Oklahoma State 94-64 to sweep the weekend as well as the series over the Bulldogs. SNU oustscored their opponents 196-122 in their two contests this week. While the Crimson Storm took care of business in Sawyer, SNU got a little help in Arkadelphia as Ouachita upset Southern Arkansas to increase SNU's lead in the GAC Standings to two games with four more to play in the regular season. SNU shot 29 of 64 (45%) from the field and 10 of 28 (36%)...
BETHANY - Sometimes a true test of a champion is how you respond after you've fallen and what you do when you pick yourself up. After a stunning loss at home to Southeastern that saw their 25-game home streak snapped, No. 17 Southern Nazarene had to get ready for an Oklahoma Baptist team that was currently tied for third in the GAC. A team that took SNU to the brink last month which saw SNU escape with a one point win on Bison Hill. Tonight in Sawyer? The heart of a champion was on display and a statement was made. The Crimson Storm shot 53%...
BETHANY - We've said it before and it always remains true. In rivalry games, anything can happen. Unfortunately for the Southern Nazarene softball team, they found that out the hard way on Thursday evening as they were three outs away from earning their fourth victory of the year, leading 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh, but eventually fell to the Oklahoma Christian Eagles by the score of 5-4 in eight innings. Through four innings, it was a pitching dual between Caitlin Lewis of SNU and Kali Crandall of OC as they kept both teams scoreless....
BETHANY - We've said it before and it always remains true. In rivalry games, anything can happen. Unfortunately for the Southern Nazarene softball team, they found that out the hard way on Thursday evening as they were three outs away from earning their fourth victory of the year, leading 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh, but eventually fell to the Oklahoma Christian Eagles by the score of 5-4 in eight innings. Through four innings, it was a pitching dual between Caitlin Lewis of SNU and Kali Crandall of OC as they kept both teams scoreless....
HUMBLE, Texas - Rhett Bechtel shot a three-round score of 217 (+1) including a 68 (-4) on Tuesday afternoon to lead the Southern Nazarene golf team to a three-round team score of 913 (+49) to place second at the Houston Classic at the Golf Club of Houston. Oklahoma City won the event with a three-round score of 889 (+25) while the Crimson Storm followed in second place. Wayland Baptist placed third at 920 (+56) while St. Thomas (TX) was fourth at 926 (+62). Midland rounded out the top five (+81) while Southwestern College (+98) and...
EDMOND, Okla. - It was a tough day of softball for Southern Nazarene as they dropped a pair of contest to host Central Oklahoma 11-8 and Cameron 9-0 (5) on the first day of the UCO/OC Softball Festival in Edmond on Saturday afternoon. In the first match up against the Bronchos, Riley Kalman came to the plate with a two on and two down and smacked a three run homer to center to give the Crimson Storm a 3-0 advantage. UCO got one back in the bottom of the first, but Kalman struck again in the third with a two-out RBI single to bring the score to...
BETHANY - Sometimes a team just has your number. After falling to Southeastern by a stunning score earlier this year in Durant, 10th-ranked Southern Nazarene and the Savage Storm played more a match-up these that was expected on Saturday afternoon in the Sawyer Center. However, Southeastern rode 11 made 3-pointers and their star Kevin Buckingham to an 81-77 win, ending SNU's incredible 25-game home winning streak, formerly the second longest streak in Division II. The Savage Storm was 24 of 47 (51%) from the field and 11 of 21 (52%) from deep....
