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SHAWNEE – Entering the week in pole position to claim the program's first-ever No. 1-seed for the Great American Conference Tournament, Oklahoma Baptist volleyball is set to close out the regular season against Southeastern Oklahoma State and Northwestern Oklahoma State. The Bison will close out their home slate on Tuesday, Nov. 12 against the Savage Storm at 5:30 PM inside Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex. Oklahoma Baptist then travels to Alva for a big showdown against the Rangers. In conjunction with Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas C...
SHAWNEE – Used to impacting matches more with her hands than her feet, Emily Griffith notched the lone goal of the evening in a clash of conference titans on Thursday night in Great American Conference action. Coming into Thursday night, just two points separated perennial Great American Conference favorites Oklahoma Baptist and Southwestern Oklahoma State. The Bison, unbeaten in their previous four regular-season matches against SWOSU, rode a strong defensive performance and a timely goal to dispatch the Bulldogs, 1-0. Coming on as a f...
SHAWNEE – For the first time since 2015, Oklahoma Baptist has won 10-straight matches after claiming a straight-set victory over rival Southern Nazarene, 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 26-24), on Tuesday night in Shawnee. The Bison defense shut down the Great American Conference's top scorer, Bailee Turang, forcing her into a minus-.065 hitting percentage and just eight kills for the match. Julia Brinton did the heavy lifting, posting eight total blocks, the most in a three-set match by a player in the GAC this year. Oklahoma Baptist made quick work of S...
ADA, Okla. – Another match, another sweep for Oklahoma Baptist volleyball as the Bison made the trip to Ada and knocked off the Tigers of East Central, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-13), on Thursday night. The win pushes the Bison's historic win streak to nine, while also keeping OBU atop the Great American Conference standings with a perfect 3-0 mark. Oklahoma Baptist rode a balanced attack to get past ECU. No Bison scored more than nine kills on the night, but six had at least four kills as OBU racked up 43 kills for the match. Malia Leatherland pace...
SHAWNEE – Another straight-set triumph for Oklahoma Baptist was the result on Tuesday night when the Bison faced off against Northwestern Oklahoma State inside Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex. It was much the same for OBU as it has been for the entirety of their Division II-era record eight-match win streak, pairing a relentless defensive effort with an efficient offensive approach. The Bison hit .356 for the match against Northwestern, averaging 15.7 kills across three sets while holding the Rangers to a .112 hitting percentage and a miserly...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – For the second time in as many weeks, Emily Griffith has been named the Great American Conference's Goalkeeper of the Week. The award was announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference offices. Griffith, a Parker, Colorado, native, played 200 minutes in goal last week, posting a .778 save percentage with 10 saves against two goals allowed for a .90 goals-against average. Griffith provided a critical save in the second extra-time period to preserve a road tie against Midwestern State, one of eight saves in the match. She t...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Despite more than doubling Midwestern State in shot attempts, Oklahoma Baptist Women's Soccer finished Wednesday's bout with the Mustangs in a 1-1 deadlock after regulation and two periods of extra time. Reigning GAC Defensive Player of the Week Hannah Evans showed she could be a threat offensively as well, putting OBU on top in the 34th minute of action. The junior defender took a free kick from 30 yards out that proved too strong for the goalkeeper's hands. The goal was Evans' first in the Green and Gold. The Bison were...
DALLAS, Texas – Oklahoma Baptist went 1-1 on Friday to open their weekend tour of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, dropping Pace, 3-1, before suffering five-set heartbreak to host Dallas Baptist, 3-2. Match 1 Oklahoma Baptist 3, Pace 1 The Bison got out to a blistering start in the first set, laying down 14 kills while hitting at a .355 clip. Though they dropped the second set by a score of 25-21, OBU rallied back with two dominant performances in the final two frames to secure their third-straight 3-1 win. Malia Leatherland's 12 kills h...
SHAWNEE – The Oklahoma Baptist women's soccer team opens up the 2019 season with a pair of home matches at the OBU Soccer Complex. The Bison play host to Washburn on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. before turning around for a 12 p.m. tilt on Saturday, Sept. 7 against Dallas Baptist. After going 15-5-1 last year, including the first perfect record in Great American Conference play in GAC history, the Bison are set to return their top three scorers from 2018 in Ruth King, Tori Kitchel and Hannah White. King, the reigning GAC Offensive Player of t...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Bison women's soccer team was picked to repeat as champions of the Great American Conference as voted on by the conference coaches on Tuesday afternoon. Oklahoma Baptist received 34 points and five first-place votes in the coaches' poll as they were picked to win their third consecutive title. The Bison have won the past two regular season crowns with a combined record of 21-0-3, and last year claimed the GAC Tournament championship for the first time in program history. Southwestern Oklahoma State is projected to f...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist halted their losing skid emphatically, taking down Adams State, 19-6, at the OBU Lacrosse Complex on Saturday afternoon in conference action. It is OBU's first conference win since April 1, 2017. Eight different Lady Bison found the back of the net on Saturday as the offense continued to find progress from earlier in the week. Oklahoma Baptist assisted on 10 of their 19 goals. Like on Thursday at Westminster, Brooke Harden opened the scoring for OBU at the 27:41 mark in the first half which sparked a four-goal b...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Despite a strong start, Oklahoma Baptist women's lacrosse fell, 17-9, on Thursday in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action against Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. After taking a 3-2 lead in the first six minutes off goals from Brooke Harden, Taylor Skomp and Lauren McCormack, the OBU offense went cold. The Lady Bison were held scoreless for a 19-minute stretch that put OBU in a 12-4 hole before Skomp stopped the bleeding with a goal with 2:43 left on the clock. The Lady Bison won the second half, 5-4, w...
SHAWNEE – A Rogers State shot with 0.2 seconds left on the clock handed Oklahoma Baptist an 82-80 loss in their final nonconference contest of the 2018-19 season. Oklahoma Baptist had brief flirtations with the lead down the stretch but were unable to create distance against the Hillcats. The Bison then tied the game with 17 seconds left thanks to a put-back by Dishon Lowery off an Antonio Wade miss. Unfortunately, RSU's Brewster Peacock hit a six-foot jumper off the glass inside the final second, denying OBU a chance to respond. Brantly T...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist closed out 2018 in style, dominating Central Christian College on the way to a 79-53 victory in their final nonconference tuneup of the season. Outside of a brief one-point lead at the start of the second quarter, the Lady Bison led by as many as 28 points in the rout. Oklahoma Baptist was strong in the paint, scoring 38 points, and also generated 27 points off Central Christian's 28 turnovers. Victoria Blankenship paced OBU with a game-high 20 points and added 10 boards to complete her double-double. Mikayla S...
SHAWNEE – Despite a career performance from Dishon Lowery, Oklahoma Baptist suffered their first loss on their home court this season, 77-74, to Central Oklahoma. The loss moves OBU to 4-5 on the season heading into a six-day break for Christmas. Lowery finished with 22 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. He went 9-of-13 from the field, and four of his 10 rebounds were on the offensive glass. The Bison led by as many as eight in the first half, but saw their lead dwindle to two points at halftime, 3...
SHAWNEE – After leading OBU to a convincing win over Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford this past week, Davion Turner has been named the Great American Conference Player of the Week. Turner, a senior from Dallas, Texas, averaged nearly a point per minute against the Bulldogs, scoring a career-high 27 points in 30 minutes of action. He shot 5-of-7 from long range, matching his career-high for 3-pointers made in a game. Turner completed his first career double-double by also pulling down a game-high 13 rebounds. Turner is the first B...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The Bison put on a dominant showing on the road, taking down Southwestern Oklahoma State, 87-74, for their third win in four games. As a result of the win, Oklahoma Baptist moves to 3-1 in Great American Conference action this year to continue their best start to league play since joining the GAC during the 2015-16 season. Davion Turner was dialed in from long range, hitting 5-of-7 3-point attempts for the afternoon to set a new career high with 27 points. He finished with a game-high 13 rebounds as well to put the f...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Despite a career performance from Charissa Price, Oklahoma Baptist dropped to 1-3 in the Great American Conference by virtue of an 83-71 loss against Southwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Weatherford. Price only needed a half to match her career high, pouring in 19 points. She did the bulk of her damage from long range, hitting 5-of-9 from the 3-point line in the first half. She finished with 22 points, while tying high watermark in the GAC this season with six 3-pointers made. Oklahoma Baptist led 48-39 h...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist used a 17-2 run to open the second half to put down East Central, 76-66, inside Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex to move to 2-1 in the Great American Conference standings. Oklahoma Baptist went into halftime nursing a narrow lead, 36-35, over ECU, with Dishon Lowery leading the way with eight points and nine rebounds. The Bison offense then went on a dominating run, sparked by 3-pointers from Julian Daughtry, to open the second half before keeping ECU at arm's length the rest of the way. It's the first time OBU has o...
SHAWNEE – A turnover-prone first half proved costly as Oklahoma Baptist fell to East Central, 70-52, in Great American Conference action on Tuesday night inside Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex. The Lady Bison struggled to maintain possession of the ball over the first 20 minutes action, committing 17 turnovers, including 11 in the first quarter of play. As a result, OBU went into halftime down 33-17; East Central scored 16 points off turnovers in the half. While OBU did tighten up their ball control coming out of the break, the deficit p...
SHAWNEE – Autumn Avina poured in 21 points and tied her own Great American Conference record with 14 assists as the Lady Bison dropped Northwestern Oklahoma State, 92-83, for their first win on the road this year. The win also moves OBU to 1-1 in the GAC on the opening weekend of conference action for the second straight year. After falling behind 17-2 midway through the first quarter, Katy Custer sparked a 23-4 run over four minutes to give OBU a lead they'd never relinquish. The Lady Bison would grow the lead to as much as 44-31 going into th...
ALVA, Oklahoma – A 3-point shot in the final second of the game by Northwestern Oklahoma State saddled Oklahoma Baptist with their first Great American Conference loss of the season as OBU fell, 78-77, on Saturday in Alva. The Bison led by five heading into the final two minutes, but saw their lead shrink as OBU went 2-of-4 on free throw attempts in the final 27 seconds. Antonio Wade led the Bison with 19 points and seven assists, while Davion Turner and Dishon Lowery each finished with 17 points. Turner was dialed in from beyond the arc, c...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist saw a 12-point halftime lead evaporate as the Lady Bison fell, 78-76, to Southeastern Oklahoma State on the opening night of Great American Conference action. The loss moves OBU to 3-3 overall to close out an extended homestand inside Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex. Autumn Avina powered the Lady Bison throughout the game, tying the GAC single-game record with 14 assists in the loss while pouring in 13 points to go along with seven rebounds. The Lady Bison built up their lead by shooting 45 percent from the field i...
SHAWNEE – It took overtime, but Oklahoma Baptist handed Southeastern Oklahoma State their first loss of the season as Jason Eaker and the new-look Bison experienced Great American Conference action for the first time Thursday night. The Bison dropped the Savage Storm, 80-77, in front of a crowd of 791. Brantly Thompson forced Southeastern's Kevin Buckingham into a long 3-point attempt in the final .4 seconds of overtime that fell short of the rim with the Bison holding a three-point lead. The win sees OBU start GAC competition 1-0 for the f...
EDMOND, Oklahoma – A pack mentality proved crucial as Oklahoma Baptist posted their best finish at the Great American Conference Championship, finishing second in the team standings and placing four on the All-GAC roster. "I couldn't be more proud of how the guys raced today," said head coach Matt Kennedy. "They really executed well. They trusted in the race strategy and have grown so much throughout the season. It was great to see that on display today." Entering the season, OBU had been picked to finish third in the conference. The Bison n...
