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  • NWOSU Rodeo held at the fairgrounds this weekend

    Oct 29, 2017

  • Football Falls to Arkansas Tech on Homecoming

    Oct 29, 2017

    ADA – The East Central University football team fell 38-10 to Arkansas Tech on the 2017 Homecoming and Senior Day game at Norris Field at Koi Ishto Stadium. The Tigers (2-7 GAC) trailed the Wonder Boys (7-2 GAC) 425 to 316 in total offensive yards, with the biggest difference coming in the air (288-172). ECU was led by freshman Ontario Douglas, who recorded his fourth 100+ yard game of the season. Douglas rushed 22 times for 111 yards. Junior Rayjohn Austin-Ramsey went 17-of-32 for 172 yards a TD, with junior Trinity Benson and sophomore D...

  • Soccer Falls to Harding in Overtime

    Oct 29, 2017

    ADA – Despite falling to Harding 1-0 in overtime, the East Central University soccer team secured the final spot in the 2017 Great American Conference Championship on Senior Day. Photo Gallery The Tigers (6-7-4, 3-4-4 GAC) finished fourth in the GAC standings after a loss by Northwestern Oklahoma State and ECU will not have to play the if necessary match against Southern Nazarene that was scheduled for Monday, Oct. 30. ECU kept the match scoreless through regulation, besides being out-shot 21-10. Sophomore Alexis Castillo led the Tigers with t...

  • Bison Move Mountain

    Ray Fink, Director of Athletics Communications|Oct 29, 2017

    SHAWNEE – In a remarkable chain of events, Oklahoma Baptist went from desperately spending timeouts to taking a victory formation as the Bison claimed a 28-24 Homecoming victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State Saturday. The Bison kept the faith and, as Coach Chris Jensen told his team after the game, "we moved that dadgum mountain!" Southwestern Oklahoma State took a 24-21 lead with 6:36 remaining in the game and the Bulldogs defense forced the Bison to punt. Four straight Karltrell Henderson rushes gave Southwestern second and eight at the 3...

  • Lady Bison Tame Tigers in Topeka

    Casady Fletcher, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications|Oct 29, 2017

    TOPEKA, Kan. – (HTML Box Score) Oklahoma Baptist volleyball evened up the season series with Fort Hays State Saturday with a 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-19, 25-11) victory at Lee Arena, on the campus of Washburn. The Lady Bison (15-11) picked up their second straight win while wrapping up the final neutral court match of the regular season. This was the second match between the teams this year, with the Tigers (10-19) winning the first meeting in straight sets. The Lady Bison made the most of their opportunities Saturday, finishing with a .259 h...

  • Lady Bison Play SWOSU Even

    Oct 29, 2017

    WEATHERFORD, Okla. – A meeting of the top two offenses in the Great American Conference resulted in a 0-0 draw as Oklahoma Baptist wrapped up the regular season against Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford on Saturday afternoon. With a 9-0-3 record, Oklahoma Baptist becomes the first unbeaten GAC regular season champion since the Bulldogs in 2012. Their 30 points in the standings are the second-most by a GAC champion in conference history. Despite outshooting SWOSU 16-8, OBU was unable to find a breakthrough during 90 minutes of r...

  • Savage Storm Drop Lopsided Contest to HU

    Oct 29, 2017

    DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern's woes continued as it dropped its third-straight contest in a 42-3 loss at home to Harding on Saturday afternoon at Paul Laird Field. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 6-3 on the season heading into a Nov. 4 road contest against Arkansas Tech at 2 p.m. in Russellville, Ark. "They came in and did exactly what they came to do," said Southeastern head coach Bo Atterberry, "And have done for the past six weeks now. They're a really good team, something you don't see every week. We didn't adjust well. You have to t...

  • Southeastern Rallies for 3-2 Win at TWU

    Oct 29, 2017

    DENTON, Texas – Southeastern rallied from a 2-0 deficit after two sets to sweep the final three and pick up its fourth-straight win, 3-2, over Texas Woman's on Saturday afternoon in Denton, Texas. The win lifts the Savage Storm to 10-17 on the year heading back into conference play against Northwestern Oklahoma State on Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium. Abby Jameson led a foursome of double-digit killers with 16 on the day, while Arianna Baker followed up with 14 while Jaclyn Menner added 11 and Taylor Robinson chipped in 10. Ali...

  • Running Through the Rangers

    Oct 29, 2017

    BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene recorded a season-high 447 yards and notched its first 300-yard rushing game since 2012 in a 44-37 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State Saturday. The last time the Crimson Storm (4-5, 4-5 GAC) posted a 300-yard game on the ground came against the Rangers (3-6, 3-6 GAC) five years ago. SNU rushed for a season-high 359 yards and that was just 34 yards short of a school record. It was also the most since 2011. It is the most rushing yards in a game since SNU joined Division II. The Storm had never defeated Northw...

  • Storm Outduel Rangers in 2 OT

    Tanner Stiles, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant|Oct 29, 2017

    ALVA, Okla. — It took almost two overtime periods to determine the winner, as Southern Nazarene took out Northwestern Oklahoma State in a high-scoring affair Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Storm (5-12-0, 3-8-0 GAC) fired 20 shots for the game, while the Rangers (5-12-1, 4-7-0 GAC) tallied 18. Both teams were firing quality shots, as the Storm had 12 shots on goal, while NWOSU had 13. The Rangers drew their guns first, as Karla Lopez scored in the sixth minute to take an early 1-0 lead. The Storm tied it in the 15th minute, as Brianna Evans n...

  • Late Turnover Costs Bulldogs at Oklahoma Baptist

    Doug Self, Sports Information Director|Oct 29, 2017

    SHAWNEE, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist scored a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining to defeat SWOSU 28-24 on Saturday afternoon at Crain Stadium in Shawnee. Oklahoma Baptist scored the first 14 points of the game, taking a 14-0 lead with 11:35 to play in the second quarter. SWOSU's defense got a turnover on downs with 7:52 to play in the half, which got the Dawgs some momentum leading to a 44-yard touchdown run by Karltrell Henderson on the next drive. Colten Buie snagged an interception off of OBU's quarterback on the next drive and that set up a...

  • Dawgs and Lady Bison Battle to Draw on Senior Day

    Jon Chidester, SWOSU Sports Information|Oct 29, 2017

    WEATHERFORD, Okla. – In a matchup of the GAC's two best teams, SWOSU Soccer played Oklahoma Baptist to a physical 0-0 draw on Senior Day out at the Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon. The tie was the second time the Bulldogs and the Lady Bison have tied each other this season, having already played to a 2-2 stalemate in Shawnee earlier in the year. Each side had chances to score, but both goalkeepers squashed any opportunities for a goal. Lexie Bates came away with seven saves through 110 minutes guarding the goal, marking the most saves s...

  • Rogers State downs Lady Eagles in season finale

    Oct 29, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 28, 2017) – Rogers State scored three times in each half to down Oklahoma Christian 6-0 in the Lady Eagles' season finale on Saturday afternoon at the Eagle Soccer Field. Rogers State (13-3-2, 9-3-2 Heartland Conference) advanced to the league tournament next week, while OC finished its season – its first under coach Meagan Anderson – at 2-16 overall and 1-13 in conference games. The Hillcats outshot OC 21-11. Rogers State took a quick lead in the second minute, when defender Alex Wynn used her shoulder to knock in a corne...

  • No. 3 Midwestern State rallies to down OC in finale

    Oct 29, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 28, 2017) – For one half, Oklahoma Christian played right with No. 3-ranked Midwestern State (Texas), but the Mustangs showed in the second half why they're among the favorites to win the NCAA Division II championship. Midwestern State scored 35 seconds after halftime and added three more goals, completing an unbeaten season with a 4-1 win over the Eagles on Saturday afternoon in OC's season finale at the Eagle Soccer Field. Midwestern State (16-0-2, 12-0-2 Heartland Conference) outshot OC (3-12-12, 1-11-2) by a 15-5 c...

  • Hillcats Throttle Eagles, 6-0, in Regular Season Finale

    Oct 29, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Rogers State women's soccer team cruised to a 6-0 win at Oklahoma Christian in the regular season finale for the Hillcats. RSU now prepares for the Heartland Conference Tournament on Thursday. RSU ended the regular season with a 13-3-2 record overall and 9-3-2 in the Heartland Conference, ranking third with 29 points. The Cats will play No. 2-seeded St. Edward's on Thursday at 4 p.m. in Dallas, Texas at league regular season champion Dallas Baptist University. The Hillcats dominated from start to finish in today's g...

  • Hillcats End Season with 3-1 Win on Senior Day

    Oct 29, 2017

    CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State men's soccer team ended the 2017 season with a 3-1 victory over a short-handed Newman team on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Soldier Field in the final game for five Hillcat seniors. RSU concluded the season with an 8-7-3 record and 5-6-3 in the Heartland Conference. At Soldier Field the Cats went 6-1-1 this season. Cody Gammill, Walker Farrar, Declan Fitzpatrick, Riggie Gonzalez and Roman Gutierrez all made their final appearances in the navy and red. The five seniors were honored following the win. After a red c...

  • Wonder Boys roll past East Central

    Oct 29, 2017

    ADA, Okla. – Ty Reasnor completed 24 of 35 passes for 288 yards and three scores, while running for another touchdown as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team (7-2, 7-2 Great American Conference) rolled to a 38-10 win over East Central (2-7, 2-7) on Saturday at Koi Ishto Stadium. SCORING PLAYS Tech 7, ECU 0 – 10:39 1st quarter – Chris Eastburn 15 yd pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:42. Tech 14, ECU 0 – 5:06 1st quarter – Jackob Dean 9 yd pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:33. Tech 14, ECU 3 – 1...

  • UAM Volleyball defeated in four sets by TWU

    Oct 29, 2017

    Denton, Texas - The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team was defeated by non-conference opponent Texas Woman's University on the road Saturday evening by a score of 3-1. MATCH NOTES Final set scores from the contest were 22-25, 16-25, 25-23, and 27-29 in favor of the Pioneers. UAM falls to 10-17 (2-10 GAC) on the season. TWU improves to 11-15 (7-8 LSC) on the year. SET ONE The first set of this contest saw each program swapping points early on, but UAM was able to pull ahead with a 12-10 lead after five kills by Maggie Pyles....

  • Weevil Football downed by Ouachita on the road

    Oct 29, 2017

    Arkadelphia, Ark. --- The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team was defeated on the road by the Ouachita Baptist Tigers Saturday afternoon by a final score of 55-21 NOTABLES UAM falls to 5-4 (5-4 GAC) overall this season. OBU improves to 7-2 (7-2 GAC) on the year. FIRST QUARTER Arkansas-Monticello struck first in the match-up as Cole Sears connected with Jalen Tolliver for the 19 yard strike to take the early 7-0 lead over the Tigers. Ouachita countered on the very next drive with a passing touchdown of its own to tie up the game...

  • Harding Men's Soccer Ready For Postseason After 2-1 Loss at Union

    Scott Goode|Oct 29, 2017

    JACKSON, Tenn. – For a while, the Harding men's soccer team has known that it was going to host the Great American Conference Tournament Nov. 3-5 and even that its opponent would be Southern Nazarene. But the Bisons had three games to play, two of them nonconference, before they could get the tournament underway. Harding played the last of those three games Saturday, losing 2-1 to Union of the Gulf South Conference, and can know look forward to the postseason. Harding junior Matheus Ribeiro gave the Bisons a 1-0 lead in first half. It was h...

  • Harding Steamrolls Southeastern for Sixth Straight Victory

    Scott Goode|Oct 29, 2017

    DURANT, Okla. – Harding dominated possession, rushed for 501 yards, passed for 90 more, and the defense held an opponent without a touchdown for the third straight game as the Bisons defeated Southeastern Oklahoma 42-3 Saturday in Great American Conference action at Paul Laird Field. Harding set season highs with 42 minutes 30 seconds of possession, 591 total yards, 30 first downs and 9 of 12 conversions on third downs. Southeastern had only 226 total yards and seven first downs and converted just 3-of-13 third downs. With the victory, H...

  • Emma Welch's Goal Gives Women's Soccer Overtime Victory

    Nathan Looney|Oct 29, 2017

    ADA, Okla. – The Harding women's soccer team defeated East Central 1-0 in the first overtime period in Great American Conference action. Harding improves to 7-8-3 overall and 6-5-1 in the GAC. The Lady Bisons will be the No. 3 seed in the upcoming GAC Tournament hosted by Oklahoma Baptist Thursday and Saturday. Harding will face No. 2 seed Southwestern Oklahoma Thursday. Time is still undecided. East Central falls to 6-7-4 overall and 3-4-4 in the GAC. GOALS Harding 1, East Central 0 – 94th minute – Bethany Sutherland assisted Emma Welch for he...

  • Reddies Rally to Knock Off First-Place SAU 36-30

    Troy Mitchell|Oct 29, 2017

    Henderson State put up 22 fourth-quarter points to rally and knock off first-place Southern Arkansas 36-30, Saturday at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium/Ruggles Field. Playing in front of a nationally televised crowd on ESPN3, the Reddies rallied from a 24-14 third-quarter deficit to end a five-game home losing skid. Trailing 30-21 with 13:05 to play in the game following an 8-yard interception return for a touchdown by SAU's Darren Crawford, the Reddies got a big boost on the ensuing kickoff from Melvin Walters as he returned the kick 68 yards down...

  • Tiger cruise to victory over UAM

    Caleb Byrd|Oct 29, 2017

    ARKADELPHIA, Ark - The Ouachita Tigers' football team (7-2) defeated the Arkansas-Monticello (5-4) by a final score of 55-21 Saturday afternoon to remain in a tie for first place in the Great American Conference. The game was close throughout the first half, but a huge offensive output in the second half saw Ouachita finish the game with a large margin of victory. Ouachita's experienced offensive line led a dominant rushing game for the Tigers as the team finished with 398 yards on the ground. Junior running back Kris Oliver led the way with...

  • Muleriders upended late at Henderson State

    Daniel Gallegos|Oct 29, 2017

    ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas football team came out on the short end of what turned out to be a thrilling game on Saturday afternoon at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium as the Muleriders were upended late, falling on the road to Henderson State, 36-30. RECORDS (RV) Southern Arkansas Muleriders (6-3, 6-3 GAC) Henderson State Reddies (5-4, 5-4 GAC) HOW IT HAPPENED – First Half Henderson won the toss and elected to receive. On that initial drive, the Reddies drove 80 yards and scored the game's first touchdown. SAU's opening drive tot...

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