SWOSU (2-11-3, 2-5-2 GAC) @ Northwestern Oklahoma State (6-7-3, 1-6-2 GAC) Thursday, October 30, 3 PM Alva, Okla. (Alva Recreation Complex) Live Stats No. 25 Angelo State (12-3-1) @ SWOSU Sunday, November 2, 12 PM Weatherford, Okla. (SWOSU Athletic Complex) Live Stats | SWOSU Weekly Notes

Setting the Scene
- The Bulldogs will travel to Alva, Okla., to take on Northwestern Oklahoma State for their final conference game before hosting Angelo State in the regular season finale
- SWOSU first squares off with NWOSU (6-7-3, 1-6-2 GAC) on the road Thursday at 3 PM
- ASU (12-3-1) visits the Athletic Complex on Sunday at 12 PM
- Seniors will be honored during Sunday's game for Senior Day

Last Time Out
- The Bulldogs hosted conference foes Harding and Ouachitat Baptist
- SWOSU and Harding drew 0-0 through 110 minutes of play
- They then dropped a 2-1 decision to Ouachita Baptist
- Cori Kelly's goal against OBU brings her career total to 13 which moves her into sole possession of fifth place for goals in a career
- Courtney Flores took over sole possession of goalie games started in a carrer with 30
- Flores picked up her third clean sheet of the season against Harding, tied for the best total in the Great American Conference
- Eva Rule picked up her fourth career assist on Kelly's goal, needing one more to move into the Top Ten in assists

The Coaches
SWOSU: Mark Persson
- This is Persson's 6th season in charge of the SWOSU soccer program
- Since taking over the program in 2009, Persson has amassed a 55-47-11 record, 
becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history
- A two time All-Conference Coach of the Year, Persson holds a 29-20-6 record in Great American Conference play
- He has coached six National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region players, and numerous All-Conference players

Northwestern Oklahoma State: Kasey Mahaffey
- Mahaffey is in her third season in charge of the Northwestern Oklahoma State women's soccer program
- Since taking over in 2012, the Rangers have amassed a 5-37-4 record, with a 0-21-3 in conference play
- Mahaffey is currently leading NWOSU in the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA
- She has coached four All-Conference selections
- Mahaffey is 0-4-1 all-time against Persson

Angelo State: Travis McCorkle
- McCorkle enters his seventh season at the helm for Angelo State
- He has earned a 101-91-16 record over his 11 year career, including a 61-44-12 mark at ASU
- ASU has qualified for the Lone Star Conference tournament five times under his guidance, claiming the first LSC tournament title in program history in 2013
- McCorkle has also led the Rambelles to a NCAA Division II tournament berth in 2010
- He has coached 30 All-Conference selections and three All-Region selections, while earning one Coach of the Year award himself
- McCorkle is 2-0 all-time against Persson

The Opponents
Northwestern Oklahoma State
- NWOSU is 6-7-3 on the season, going 1-3 since tying SWOSU in Weatherford on October 12
- The Rangers currently lead the GAC in goals scored with 28, while their 1.87 goals/game is the second best rate in the conference
- Keeper Briana Legaspi leads the GAC in total saves (92), save percentage (.836) and goals-against-average (1.32)
- Leidiane Capobianco has the third most goals in GAC play with eight. She is the primary benefactor of Jessica Lynch's GAC-leading 13 assists, the second best total among all NCAA Division II players

Angelo State
- The Rambelles are 12-3-1 overall with a 5-3-1 mark in the Lone Star Conference
- ASU reached as high as No. 19 in the national polls this season before falling to No. 25 this week
- Sierra Anderson leads the offense, scoring ten goals in fifteen appearances this season
- Shantel Wittke has been the primary starter between the posts, making 14 appearances. She has allowed just ten goals on 123 shots faced, good for a .70 GAA, while posting a save percentage of .846

Checking the Standings
- Southern Nazarene, Harding and Ouachita Baptist have all clinched GAC Tournament berths
- SWOSU is currently in fifth place, two points behind East Central
- If SWOSU wins against NWOSU, and ECU loses its final three games, SWOSU will move into the final qualifying spot for the GAC Tournament

Bulldog Facts
- Kelly has 85 career shots which moves her past Ashley McMahon into tenth place all-time and one shot behind Emily Rodawalt at ninth
- Kelly's three shots on goal last week gives her 45 for her career, the eight best amount in program history
- Flores moves into sixth in career saves with 137, twelve back of Lindsey Kurtz, while her 86 saves this season is the ninth best saves total in a season and five behind Lindsey Crook in eighth place
- Additionally, Flores has played 1537 minutes this season, the sixth most minutes played by a goalie in a season. Her career total of 2887 minutes are the third most in program history
- Eastman is just four points shy of Jacquelyn Morgan in tenth place for career points. She also needs one more goal to match the tenth best career record shared by Jessica Carbonara and Korey Hearn
- Olivia Butler needs just one more assist to total five for the season, which would tie her for the sixth most in a season

Looking Ahead
- The GAC Tournament kicks off on Friday, November 7 and goes through Sunday, November 9