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BETHANY – Vladimir Nemcok scored 13 points and Kevin Franceschi added a dozen in Oklahoma Baptist's 88-57 loss at Southern Nazarene Monday. Franceschi, who also led the team with eight rebounds, was 8-9 at the free throw line. OBU was 19-23 as a team from the free throw line for 82.6 percent. The Bison return to GAC road action Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. game at Northwestern Oklahoma State....
BETHANY – Oklahoma Baptist got 19 points from Katy Custer and 10 from Carrington Small in a 96-65 loss at Southern Nazarene Monday. Custer had three three-pointers and Small had her first collegiate double-figure scoring game, hitting two three-pointers among her four field goals. Tasha Edge led the team with six rebounds while Cameerah Graves dished out five assists. The Lady Bison return to the road Thursday with a 5:30 p.m. contest at Northwestern Oklahoma State....
SHAWNEE - Lexi William and Tasha Edge scored 13 points each in a 63-47 loss to East Central in the Noble Complex Saturday. Edge posted a double-double with 13 points to match her scoring. Autumn Avina collected four steals. Oklahoma Baptist plays at Southern Nazarene Monday at 5:30 p.m....
AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma Baptist concluded its weekend at the Pro Swim Series at Austin, which featured a few colleges and numerous Olympic medalists and national team swimmers from around the globe. "We did fine in that competition," said OBU Coach Sam Freas. JP Goyetche was 15th in the 100 backstroke at 58.52 with Felipe Ramirez in 52nd at 1:01.70. Kristijan Stunkovic was 23rd in the 200 butterfly at 2:08.30 and Ramirez was 43rd at 2:12.32. Alex Mundt was 33rd in the 200 individual medley at 2:12.13 with Stunkovic finishing 48th at 2...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist visits Southern Nazarene at 7:30 p.m., Monday, as part of Great American Conference Rivalry Week. The Bison (4-8, 1-7) are looking to snap a four-game slide while Southern Nazarene comes in a 7-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference. Southern Nazarene swept the series last year to snap a nine-of-10 run by OBU. It was the first sweep by SNU in the series since 2006-07 in the Sooner Athletic Conference. Chandler Rickey has scored 13 and 19 points since his concussion and raised his scoring average to a team-beat 15.8 p...
SHAWNEE – After being ranked ninth in the preseason Great American Coaches poll last season, the Bison went out, finished third and won the NCCAA national championship. The league's coaches took note. Oklahoma Baptist is ranked No. 1 in the GAC preseason coaches' poll for 2017. "After a year of going through the league and seeing how tough it is, it's an honor to be ranked No. 1," said OBU Coach Bobby Cox, who eclipsed the 1,250-win mark last season. "It is a surprise. We've got a solid core of players back, but there's a lot of baseball to b...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist returns to the pool this weekend for the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, hosted by the University of Texas. The meet includes numerous national swimmers from around the world and a number of NCAA Division I competitors. Andre del Rio, JP Goyetche, Alex Mundt and Kristijan Stunkovic are on the psyche sheet for the men and Juliana Cifuentes and Faith Moss are listed for the OBU women. OBU returns home Jan. 25 to take on Tabor and St. Gregory's....
SHAWNEE – The Bison of Oklahoma Baptist bring a relatively healthy squad into Saturday's game against a tough East Central squad. Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m. For the first time since he's been the head coach, Quinn Wooldridge has the full complement of players he expected to be able to use at the beginning of a season. Vladimir Nemcok returns from injury and will play for the first time this season with Timotis Kuckailis since the first half of the season opener. East Central is 9-4 overall and on a nine-game win streak since losing to A...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist concludes its brief Great American Conference home stand Saturday with a 1 p.m. contest against East Central. OBU has a 20-19 edge in the all-time series. OBU lost in Ada last year but bounced back with a 40-point improvement in the Noble Complex. East Central has not swept the season series since 1992-93. Both teams are coming off of losses. The Lady Bison (4-9, 1-6) fell to Southeastern Oklahoma State despite a rally from 12 points down in the fourth quarter. East Central (2-9, 1-6) lost by 21 at home to S...
Box Score SHAWNEE – Chandler Rickey had 13 points and Steven Green added 10 in a 63-35 loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State Thursday in the Noble Complex. Green led the Bison with nine rebounds. OBU is 4-7 overall and 1-6 in the Great American Conference. The Bison return to action at home Saturday against East Central. Tipoff is 3 p.m....
SHAWNEE – A furious fourth-quarter rally by Oklahoma Baptist came up short against Southeastern Oklahoma State, 81-77, Thursday. After trailing by 12 going into the final frame, Kaydee Banks drained a three-pointer with 1:08 to give OBU a 77-76 lead and Katy Custer grabbed a rebound on the other end, but the Lady Bison were whistled for a 10-second violation with 39.1 seconds to play. Sa'Liesha Hunter tagged a three-pointer, giving Southeastern a 79-77 lead with 25.6 seconds remaining, OBU missed on the other end. OBU shot 52 percent from t...
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Oklahoma Baptist scored a 5-3 win over Florida Institute of Technology Saturday in a dual quickened by weather. "The whole thing took 42 minutes and 13 seconds because radar had lightning moving in and we had a short window," said OBU Coach Sam Freas. "Some of our kids swam three times in that time, just because the way it was." The meet was tied at 3-3, but Victoria Fonville, Miriam Avila, Blandine Tantart and Faith Moss won the 200 free relay for a 4-3 lead. The men's 200 free squad of Devyn Hill, Chad Brandon, Marc S...
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist suffered through a pair of scoring droughts but forced overtime before falling at Arkansas-Monticello Saturday 89-86. Katy Custer and Tasha Edge had double-doubles with Custer getting a career-best and OBU season high 29 points to go with 10 rebounds. Edge added 17 points and led the Lady Bison with 12 rebounds and shared team-high assists honors with Lexi Williams with six. Custer was 12 of 16 from the field. Her 29 points is the most for a Lady Bison in their NCAA transition. OBU was down three points w...
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist dropped a 74-54 decision at Arkansas-Monticello Saturday. OBU got 18 points from Travon Moore and 10 from Kevin Franceschi. Moore led the Bison with seven rebounds and three assists. OBU was without starters Chandler Rickey and Vladimir Nemcok, who sat out with injuries. The Bison are 4-6 on the season and 1-5 in the Great American Conference. OBU returns to action Thursday with a home contest against Southeastern Oklahoma State at 7:30 p.m....
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist flexed some defensive muscle in the fourth quarter and claimed its first Great American Conference win at Southern Arkansas Thursday, 67-53. After leading throughout the first half, OBU found itself down four points early on in the fourth quarter, but held the Lady Muleriders to 9 percent shooting for the quarter. OBU outscored SAU 23-8 in the fourth quarter. OBU was on the downside of a 23-10 foul count through three quarters, but hit 11 of 14 free throw attempts in the final quarter. Edge finished with 14 p...
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist got 19 point from Kevin Franceschi and 10 from Timotis Kuckailis, but lost a Great American Conference contest Thursday, 75-65. OBU shot 44 percent from the field, including 46.7 percent (7-15) from three-point range. Steven Green led the Bison with 10 rebounds. Now 4-5 overall and 1-4 in the GAC, the Bison play at Arkansas-Monticello Saturday at 3 p.m....
SHAWNEE – Tasha Edge scored 24 points for Oklahoma Baptist in a 71-59 setback at the hands of Northeastern State Saturday in the Noble Complex. OBU trailed by 17 at the half but used a 24-12 third quarter to trim the lead to 51-46 heading into the fourth quarter. Cameerah Graves added 13 points and four assists for the Lady Bison with Edge also leading the team with seven rebounds. Now 3-7, the Lady Bison return to action Thursday in Magnolia, Arkansas, taking on Southern Arkansas in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff....
WINDSOR, Ont. – Oklahoma Baptist swimming alum Daniel Carranza Ramirez qualified Friday morning for the FINA World Swimming Championships semifinals in the 50 meter butterfly. Ramirez, who helped establish OBU as a NAIA powerhouse as a three-time NAIA Outstanding Swimmer of the Year and 19 national championships, swam the event in 22.89 seconds. His time was 11th of the 110 swimmers with the top 16 advancing to the next round. He will be in the second semifinal heat. The semifinals are scheduled for 6:02 p.m. (Central). Former OBU teammate A...
SHAWNEE – Chandler Rickey and Steven Greenrecorded double-doubles but Harding claimed an 83-74 win over the Bison Saturday in the Noble Complex. Rickey had 21 points and 11 rebounds while Green added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Rickey also had five blocked shots. Vladimir Nemcok contributed 17 points and a game-high six assists. The Bison kept the score close late, but Harding was strong at the free throw line down the stretch to keep OBU at bay. Now 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the Great American Conference, the Bison host Oklahoma Wesleyan, Dec. 1...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist got double figure scoring from three players in an 81-58 loss to Harding Saturday. Aliyah White led OBU with 13 points, followed by Katy Custer with 12 and Lexi Williams with 11. Custer and White pulled seven rebounds each. Cameerah Graves had five assists and three steals. OBU played the final three quarters close but didn't overcome a 31-15 first quarter deficit. Now 3-6 overall and 0-4 in the Great American Conference, the Lady Bison are idle until a Dec. 31 contest at home against Northeastern S...
AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma Baptist posted a number of personal bests and a few top 10 NCAA Divisikon II top times at the University of Texas Invitational Friday and Saturday. "We swam better than we did here last year," said OBU Coach Sam Freas. "Just about everyone did a little better than expected," Kristijan Stunkovic swam a 1:49.6 in the 200 butterfly, a 4:35 in the 500 free, a 3:57.85 in the 400 individual medley and a 1:52 in the 200 individual medley. J.P. Goyetche recorded a 43.8 in the 100 free, a 48.45 in the 100 backstroke and a 2...
KISSIMMEE, Fla – Oklahoma Baptist men's soccer has advanced to the semifinals at the NCCAA National Championship. The Bison finished second in Pool "B" with a 1-1 record, and qualified as the fourth team in the semifinal round with the best goal differential among the remaining one-loss teams. OBU is set to face familiar foe Southwestern Christian on Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m....
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist made key adjustments in the second half and hung on for a 73-71 win over Rogers State Saturday in the Noble Complex. OBU trailed 37-36 at the half and Coach Casi Baysemphasized rebounding and defense for the second half. "In the first half we didn't block out well and we didn't guard the three-pointers very well," Bays said. "We made the adjustment and came out in the second half and held them to two three-pointers and we got more rebounds." A shot at a third three-pointer of the half by RSU was well-contested and o...
RUSTON, La. – Oklahoma Baptist battled but came away on the short end of a 79-63 score in a men's basketball exhibition at Division I Louisiana Tech Wednesday. With the score tied at 28-28, the Bulldogs ended the first half on a 21-6 run to take a 49-34 halftime lead. Louisiana Tech scored one more point than the Bison from there. "We played well," said OBU Coach Quinn Wooldridge. "The guys competed. La. Tech is really good and we didn't back down." Kevin Franceschi and Chandler Rickey led the Bison with 17 points each with Franceschi adding e...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist set a school record with 74 rebounds and cruised to a 108-36 win over Dallas Christian in the Lady Bison home opener Tuesday in the Noble Complex. OBU had averaged 33.2 rebounds per game coming into the contest but Tuesday had 31 offensive rebounds and 43 defensive caroms to smash the old record of 66. Dallas Christian shot 21 percent from the field to OBU's 41 percent. Tasha Edge finished with a game-high 19 rebounds and came up two shy of Janett Vasquez's school record (21 vs. Claflin in the NAIA Tournament). T...
