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Bison Win Deciding Game in ATU Series
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist gained ground on the leaders in the Great American Conference baseball standings winning the third and final game of its series with Arkansas Tech, 13-2. The Bison (17-11, 12-6 GAC) won two-of-three against...
OBU's Kelso Wins Number Five in Harding Victory
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist picked up an important conference baseball victory with a 2-1 win over visiting Harding University Friday night in Shawnee. The win improved OBU to 13-9 and 9-4 in the Great American Conference while Harding fell to...
Long, OBU Pick Up Wins Against Fort Hays
EDMOND – Oklahoma Baptist picked up a pair of impressive softball wins defeating Fort Hays State in doubleheader Wednesday in Edmond. The Lady Bison were 12-4 winners in game one and completed the sweep with a 11-8 victory in the nightcap. OBU...
Bison Bounce ECU, Advance to GAC Semis
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist's basketball season lives on as the Bison emerged victorious in a hard-fought 73-66 win over East Central in the first round of the Great American Conference tournament. The win was OBU's first NCAA Division I...
Bison Bow Late Against Bronchos
EDMOND – Oklahoma Baptist had in-state rival Central Oklahoma wobbling but could not topple the Bronchos losing 7-2 Tuesday in baseball game at Edmond. OBU and UCO played seven innings knotted at two before the Bronchos broke open the game with...
OBU Women Drop Season-Ending Game to SAU
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist closed out its women's basketball season with a 73-58 loss to Southern Arkansas Saturday. The Lady Bison finished with a 10-18 record and were tenth in the Great American Conference with a 6-16 mark. OBU's Katy Cus...
OBU Baseball Finishes off Reddies, 6-2
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist added to its growing list of baseball wins beating visiting Henderson State, 6-2. The game concluded a three-game series in which the Bison won two-of-three. OBU, now 10-7 overall and 6-3 in the Great American...
Men Play UAM in Important Basketball Game
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist faces Arkansas-Monticello in a men's basketball game Thursday that will play an important role in determining the final Great American Conference tournament pairings. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from Steelman...
Bison Complete Three-Game Sweep of NWOSU
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist finished off Northwestern Oklahoma State in impressive fashion taking both ends of a baseball doubleheader Monday in Alva. The Bison were 21-10 and 11-8 winners to complete a three-game sweep of the Rangers. OBU, now 8-6...
OBU Softball Wins Big in Final Game vs NWOSU
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist split its softball doubleheader with Northwestern Oklahoma State winning the final game, 15-3. The Bison were beaten 7-5 in the first game. OBU won two games in the four-game series and moved its record to 6-7 overall...
Bison Bested by ATU's Buzzer-Beating Shot
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist let a large second-half lead slip away allowing Arkansas Tech to escape with an 89-87 men's basketball victory Thursday in Shawnee. Alex Brown's putback of an errant three-point attempt with 0.4 seconds was enough to...
Women Tripped by Tech in Home Loss
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist lost meaningful ground in its efforts to gain a berth in the Great American Conference women's basketball tournament by suffering a 91-65 loss to visiting Arkansas Tech Thursday in Shawnee. OBU fell to 10-15 overall and...
Bison Clinch Tournament Spot with ECU Win
ADA, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist put itself in a favorable spot heading into the final weeks of the men's basketball season with an important 66-64 victory over East Central. The win clinched a spot in the Great American Conference Tournament,...
Women Fall at Buzzer Against ECU, 70-67
ADA, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist stayed step-for-step with East Central throughout much of the game, but it was the Tigers who came away with rugged 70-67 women's basketball victory. The loss dropped OBU to 10-14 overall and 6-12 in the Great...
OBU Women Fall Short in SNU Loss, 82-78
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist put together a spirited effort but came up short losing 82-78 to Southern Nazarene in a women's basketball game Thursday night in Bethany. The loss dropped OBU to 10-13 overall and 6-11 in the Great American Conference....
OBU Men Lose Road Game at Southern Nazarene
BETHANY – Oklahoma Baptist ran up against a red-hot basketball team losing 102-62 to nationally-ranked Southern Nazarene Thursday in Bethany. The 40-point margin was the Bison's biggest most lopsided loss this season. OBU still remains in good...
Pitchers Team to One-Hit ECU in Easy Win
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist used five different pitchers who all had turns in silencing East Central in a 13-2 baseball romp Tuesday in Shawnee. Starter A.J. Merkel along with relievers Hudson Pearson, Albert Monge, Caleb Bly and Shane Kelso teamed...
Softball Uses Big Fifth Inning in CCU Win
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist won its 2019 softball home opener, coming back for a 4-3 victory over visiting Colorado Christian Tuesday in Shawnee. Grace Van Horn pitched six solid innings and Shelby Savage had a two-run triple as part of a four-run...
Men Roll Over Visiting SWOSU, 83-69
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist righted itself in a big way with a comfortable 84-77 victory over visiting Southwestern Oklahoma. OBU, losers of three straight men's basketball games, regained some much-needed momentum improving to 12-10 on the year...
Women Battle SWOSU in Tight Game
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist challenged nationally-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma State for the entire game but the Bulldogs made plays down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 84-77 women's basketball win. The loss dropped OBU to 10-12 overall and 6-10...
Women Beat Southeastern at Buzzer, 74-72
DURANT, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist stayed alive in its chase for a second straight berth in the Great American Conference post-season tournament with a 74-72 women's basketball victory at Southeastern Oklahoma. Autumn Avina's layup at the buzzer was...
OBU Men Start Slow, Lose 83-71 at Henderson
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- Oklahoma Baptist sputtered out of the starting blocks and could not regroup as the men's basketball team lost 83-71 at Henderson State. The loss dropped OBU's record 11-9 overall and 10-4 in the Great American Conference. OBU...
OBU's Track Collects 10 First-Place Finishes
NORMAN – Oklahoma Baptist was the top finishing school in both the men's and women's track competition at the Central Oklahoma Invitational Saturday in Norman. The Bison took home first-place finishes in 10 different events, five men and five women...
OBU's Blankenship Scores 36 in win over UAM
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist got a season-high 36 points from Victoria Blankenship and held off Arkansas Monticello down the stretch to emerge with a 75-70 women's basketball victory. The win evened OBU's record at 9-9 overall and 5-7 in the Great...
Women Make Easy Work of Visiting SAU
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist made certain of its outcome early taking care of visiting Southern Arkansas from early on in its way to an easy 67-47 victory in women's basketball action Thursday in Shawnee. Victoria Blankenship scored 20 and Katy...