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Shkot Earns GAC Honor
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist's Kateryna Shkot earned Great American Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors, the league announced Wednesday. Shkot, a senior from Kiev, Ukraine, was 4-0 on the week. She scored a three-set win in second s...
Bison Take First Two from Ouachita
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist took two games from Ouachita Baptist Saturday, winning 5-3 in the opener and 5-2 in the second game. The Bison opened the scoring in the second inning with an inside-the-park home run by Josh Timms when the Ouachita B...
Lady Bison Split in Texas
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist opened the North Texas Softball Bash with a win and a loss Friday, knocking off Midwestern State 3-1 and falling, 2-1, to Texas A&M-Commerce. Katie Long (2-1) went the distance to get the win over Midwestern (5-2). Long s...
Bison Split with Walk-Off Win
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist kept up its offense in a split with Oklahoma Christian Friday, losing the first game 9-8 before winning the second in walk-off fashion 7-6. OBU had 11 hits in the opener, including two each by Brett Berghammer, Josh T...
Gonzalez Gets Six Hits in 14-8 Bison Win
OKLAHOMA CITY – Juan Gonzalez belted out a school-record six hits, leading Oklahoma Baptist to a 14-8 win over Oklahoma Christian in the Bison's first road game of the season. The Bison catcher was 6-6 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and t...
Bison Open with Perfect Game
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist baseball fans were treated to history Friday as the Bison got their first combined perfect game in a 12-0 rout of Manhattan Christian. Albertus Barber, Thomas Shroder and Mychal Yarborcombined for 18 strikeouts over s...
Lady Bison Belt 14 Hits in Win
DURANT – Oklahoma Baptist claimed its first win of the season with a 4-2 decision over Pittsburg State, blasting out 14 hits in the game at the Southeastern Regional Invitational Friday. The Gorillas struck first with a run in the bottom of the s...
Bison Handle Henderson State
SHAWNEE – Vladimir Nemcok had his best game scoring and Chandler Rickey moved into Oklahoma Baptist's all-time scoring top 10 as the Bison rallied to beat Henderson State, 92-83, Thursday night. Nemcok scored 35 points on 10 of 16 shooting from the f...
Lady Bison Picked to Win GAC
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist is the preseason favorite to win the Great American Conference's women's tennis title after a runner-up finish last season, according to the GAC Coaches' Poll Wednesday. The 2017 NCCAA National Champions took the poll by t...
GAC Coaches Pick Bison No. 1
SHAWNEE – Defending Great American Conference champion and reigning NCCAA national champion Oklahoma Baptist is favored to repeat the conference accolades according to the preseason GAC Coaches' Poll released Wednesday. Ranked 21st in the p...
Lady Bison First Half Wilts Blossoms
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist exploded for 51 first half points and cruised to an 84-68 win at Arkansas-Monticello Saturday. "We kind of went on cruise control on defense and let them do what they wanted late, but we started the game like we ne...
Lady Bison Rally for OT Win
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – McKenzie Cooper knocked down a late three-pointer to send the game to overtime and Oklahoma Baptist took an 82-77 win at Southern Arkansas Thursday. Southern Arkansas led from the 8:26 mark of the first quarter until the 5:12 mark of...
Bison Rally from 16 Down to Knock Off ECU
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist overcame a 16-point deficit to record an impressive 83-80 win over East Central Thursday in the Noble Complex. OBU got a season-high 17 points from freshman Harrison Stoddart while Chandler Rickey went for a 15-point, 1...
Bison Picked Second in GAC Poll
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist opens the season Feb. 2 as the No. 2 team in the Great American Conference, according to the coaches' poll released Wednesday. The Bison received 109 points, including three first-place votes. Southern Arkansas received t...
Cooper Gets 1000th Point in Win
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist junior McKenzie Cooperscored her 1,000th career points in a 90-81 Lady Bison win over Southeastern Oklahoma State Thursday. Cooper drained a three-pointer for her 24th point of the night and 1,000th point of her career w...
Bison Picked Second in GAC Poll
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist opens the season Feb. 2 as the No. 2 team in the Great American Conference, according to the coaches' poll released Wednesday. The Bison received 109 points, including three first-place votes. Southern Arkansas received t...
Double-Doubles Fuel Bison Win
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist got double-doubles from Chandler Rickey and Vladimir Nemcok in a 100-93 win over Harding Saturday. Rickey scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds while Nemcok went for 15 points to go with a career-best 11 assists as O...
Lady Bison Outlast Harding
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist scored 49 first half points and cruised to an 86-76 win over Harding Saturday. McKenzie Cooper scored 26 points with Autumn Avinaadding 18 and Tasha Edge 16. Cooper scored the game's first eight points, got a rebound and t...
Bison Top Reddies in OT
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist claimed its first win at Henderson State, taking an 81-79 overtime thriller Saturday. Chandler Rickey scored five points and Vladmir Nemcok four in OBU's overtime frame and the defense stiffened, not allowing a s...
Reddies Halt Lady Bison
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Tasha Edge recorded a double-double for the Lady Bison in Oklahoma Baptist's 85-61 loss at Henderson State Saturday. Edge had 11 points and 10 rebounds as OBU placed three players in double figure scoring. Lexi Williams led the L...
Bison Hold Off Southern Arkansas
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist claimed an exciting 77-74 win over Southern Arkansas Saturday behind a 26-point effort by Chandler Rickey. The Bison led by 15, 56-41, with 15:48 remaining in the game, but the Muleriders later used a 13-0 run to take a 6...
Lady Bison Unsaddle Muleriders
SHAWNEE – Tasha Edge had a day to remember, scoring her career 1,000th point and a career single-game scoring high with a double-double in Oklahoma Baptist's 96-87 win over Southern Arkansas Saturday. Edge, needing 11 points to become the 27th member...
Four Bison Honored by GAC
SHAWNEE – Four Oklahoma Baptist football players were honored by the coaches of the Great American Conference in the postseason awards announced Tuesday. Running back Isaiah Mallory, receiver Cagney Roberson and outside linebacker Dante Foster w...
Bison Open with Road Win
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Oklahoma Baptist rallied from 15 points down and claimed an 88-73 win over host Southwest Baptist in the MIAA-GAC Crossover Friday. Britt Hammons debuted with 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Bison in double-figure scoring. "...
Bison Blow Out St. Gregory's
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist put the Shawnee world back in order with an 81-67 victory over St. Gregory's in Sumner Field House Friday in what was an exhibition game for the Bison. Britt Hammons and Chandler Rickey dominated, each recording d...