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SNU Tops Bison
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 t...
SNU Beats Lady Bison
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 t...
Lady Bison Fall to ECU
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...
OBU Finishes Austin Event
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 C...
Bison Visit SNU Monday
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 c...
Bison Ranked No. 1 in GAC Poll
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 p...
Swimmers in Austin Friday
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 c...
Bison Try to Cool ECU Saturday
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 c...
Lady Bison Meet ECU Saturday
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 i...
Bison Fall to SOSU
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 C...
Lady Bison Rally Falls Short
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 l...
OBU Holds Off Florida Tech
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," s...
Lady Bison Fall in OT
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 s...
Bison Come Up Short at UAM
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 C...
OBU Dominates Final Quarter for Win
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 p...
Bison Slip at SAU
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 r...
NSU Holds Off Lady Bison
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 f...
Ramirez Reaches World Semifinals
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 N...
Harding Holds Off Bison
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 b...
Harding Tops Lady Bison
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 e...
Swimmers Improve Personal Marks
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. "...
Bison Qualify for Semifinal Round
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 d...
Lady Bison Hold Off Hillcats
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. "...
Bison Play Bulldogs Tough
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 4...
Lady Bison Get 74 Boards in Win
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 T...