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SWOSU (7-2-1, 3-0-1 GAC) at Southern Nazarene (4-6-0, 1-3-0 GAC) Bethany, Okla. (Wanda Rhodes Soccer Complex) Thursday, September 8, 7:00 PM Watch Live | Live Stats SWOSU (7-2-1, 3-0-1 GAC) at Oklahoma Baptist (3-4-0, 1-3-0 GAC) Shawnee, Okla. (OBU Soccer Pitch) Saturday, October 10, 7:00 PM SWOSU Weekly Notes

Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Soccer continues their unbeaten run through Great American Conference opponents, and will look to continue their streak on the road against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist
- The Bulldogs first travel to Bethany, Oklahoma, for a 7 pm match against Southern Nazarene on Thursday, October 8. SWOSU dropped a 3-2 decision against the Crimson Storm last year in Bethany
- SWOSU then travels to Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 10 for a first-ever conference match against Oklahoma Baptist at 7 pm. The Dawgs fell in the first all-time meeting between the two teams 2-1 in double overtime last year in Shawnee

Last Time Out
- The Bulldogs remained unbeaten against the only other two teams to enter the Week 5 slate with an unblemished conference record, going 1-0-1 in matches against Harding and Ouachita Baptist
- SWOSU tied for the first time this season against Harding, 2-2, with goals coming from Cori Kelly and Eva Rule
- A meeting with Ouachita on Saturday afternoon yielded a positive 1-0 result against the Tigers as Payton Warren scored the game-winning goal in the dying minutes of the match to drop OBU from the ranks of the undefeated

The Coaches
SWOSU: Mark Persson (62-51-12; 7th season)
- This is Mark Persson's seventh season in charge of the SWOSU soccer program
- Since taking over the program in 2009, Persson has amassed a 61-51-11 record, 
becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history. He also led the Bulldogs to back-to-back Great American Conference Championships in 2012 and 2013
- A two time All-Conference Coach of the Year, Persson holds a 29-21-6 record in GAC play
- He has coached one All-American, 10 All-Region players, and numerous All-Conference players during his time in Weatherford

Southern Nazarene: Julie Duncan (57-61-5; 7th season)
- Julie Duncan became SNU's fifth head coach, assuming the position after Persson left for SWOSU in 2009
- Named the 2014 GAC Coach of the Year after leading the Crimson Storm to the school's first-ever GAC Championship as the team won the regular season and earned the right to host the GAC Tournament
- She helped develop Jackie Acevedo, a member of the Mexican Women's National Team and Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League
- Duncan is 4-5-0 against Persson, winning both meetings last season

Oklahoma Baptist: Mike White (61-45-8; 7th season)
- Mike White assumed the head coaching position at Oklahoma Baptist in 2009 after serving the two years prior as an assistant with the Lady Bison
- He is tasked with leading the Lady Bison in the transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II, and picked up the club's first GAC win on October 3 with a 2-1 decision over East Central
- White led OKBU to the program's first-ever NAIA National Tournament in 2014 following the program's first Sooner Athletic Conference title in program history
- White is 1-0-0 against Persson, winning in Shawnee last season

The Opponents
Southern Nazarene (4-6-0, 1-3-0 GAC)
- The Crimson Storm went 1-1 last week with victory coming against OKBU before falling on the road to East Central
- Southern Nazarene is third in the league in total shots with 139, averaging 13.9 per game. Kelsi Bussert leads the team with 2.8 shots per game
- Goals have been hard to come by for SNU, recording just nine through their first 10 matches. Bussert and Alyssa Glitzke have combined for six of their goals
- SNU has assisted on eight of their nine goals this season. Hannah Robinson and Grace Self have been the main facilitators with two assists each
- The defense is giving up 17.6 shots per contest, and goalkeeper Natasha Fuentes holds a 1.33 goals-against average. The Crimson Storm has given up 13 goals in 10 games

Oklahoma Baptist (3-4-0, 1-3-0 GAC)
- The Lady Bison fell by a combined score line of 8-1 against Ouachita Baptist and SNU last week
- Mustering 98 total shots, OKBU ranks next-to-last in the GAC,  but have also played two less games than the team ahead of them, Ouachita
- Oklahoma Baptist is averaging 1.57 goals per game, and have 11 on the season. Maddie Windham leads the team and is fourth in the league with four goals, scoring roughly every other game
- The Lady Bison are the only team in the GAC to have no posted a shutout this season. Starting keeper Emma Beck holds a 3.14 GAA and .667 save percentage, which are both the low mark for the conference
- Defensively, the team holds a -1.57 scoring margin and opponents hold a .541 shots on goal percentage on 122 total shots

GAC Players of the Week
- For a fourth straight week, at least one Bulldog earned weekly honors from the conference office. Courtney Flores and Amaris Garcia were named GAC Goalkeeper and Defender of the Week
- Flores became the first keeper this season to repeat as Goalkeeper of the Week after posting a .90 GAA against Harding and Ouachita, with six saves to her credit. She also picked up a league-best sixth clean sheet en route to earning the honor for the sixth time
- Garcia shutdown two-time GAC Offensive Player of the Year Haley Hatcher, holding the offensive phenom to just two shots on goal as the Bulldogs shutout the Tigers for the first time since 2013. She became the third SWOSU defender to win the weekly honor, and it is the first time the freshman has won the award

Checking the Standings
- SWOSU is in second place with 10 points and a 3-0-1 record after last week's games. However, they have a game in hand on HU
- Harding sits atop the standings following a 3-1 victory over Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday night. OBU is the only other team with a winning conference record at 3-2, and are currently third in the league
- East Central moved to 2-2, while Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist both picked up wins last week and are 1-3 in the GAC
- Northwestern Oklahoma State is still searching for their first conference win

Bulldog Offensive Notes
- The Bulldogs are second in the GAC with 17.3 shots per game and have scored a total of 18 goals, also the second-best mark in the conference
- Samantha Nunez leads the team and is second in the league with six goals, and is still one goal away from the career record
- Warren's goal against Ouachita was her first goal for the Bulldogs since her freshman year in 2012. That goal was also scored against OBU in Weatherford
- With a goal and assist against Harding, Kelly moved into eighth in the GAC with eight points (3g, 2a)

Bulldog Defensive Notes
- Courtney Flores and the defense of Dajhane Turner, Kylee Bertrand, Erica Brunet and Garcia has collected a league-best six shutouts
- Brunet leads all defenders with 22 shots this season, and ranks in the top 10 in the league
- Flores ranks 14th in Division II with a .600 shutout percentage
- SWOSU holds a +.90 scoring margin, one of just three teams with a positive margin in the league

Looking Ahead
- SWOSU plays on the road against NWOSU before taking on ECU at home
- The Bulldogs game against Northwestern takes place Tuesday, October 13 at 6 pm in Alva, Okahoma
- SWOSU then welcomes the Tigers to Weatherford for an 11 am kickoff on Saturday, October 17