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Northwestern Oklahoma State (1-2-1, 0-0-0 GAC) at SWOSU (4-2-0, 0-0-0 GAC) Weatherford, Okla. (Athletic Complex) Tuesday, Sept. 22, 3 PM Watch Live | Live Stats SWOSU (4-2-0, 0-0-0 GAC) at East Central (1-5-0, 0-0-0 GAC) Ada, Okla. (Tiger Field) Thursday, Sept. 24, 4 PM Watch Live | Live Stats SWOSU Weekly Notes

Setting the Scene
- SWOSU opens conference play with matches against in-state rival Northwestern Oklahoma State and East Central
- The Bulldogs open Great American Conference play at home on Tuesday, Sept. 22 as they kickoff against the Rangers at 3 pm at the Athletic Complex. SWOSU tied Northwestern 0-0 in Weatherford last season
- SWOSU goes on the road to Ada, Okla., for their match with East Central on Thursday, Sept. 24 , with kickoff slated for 4 pm. The Dawgs lost 2-1 in overtime to the Tigers last season in Ada

Last Time Out
- The Dawgs went 2-0 last week in matches against Oklahoma Christian and Newman. It was the first time SWOSU had faced either team since 2012
- A late winner by Hannah Elrod in the 86th minute gave the Dawgs a 1-0 win over the Lady Eagles in Edmond, Okla., on Thursday night as Courtney Flores posted a shutout
- Two goals by Samantha Nunez were enough to give SWOSU the 2-0 victory over Newman in Weatherford on Saturday afternoon as Flores recorded her second clean sheet of the week

The Coaches
SWOSU: Mark Persson (59-51-11; 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 59-51-11 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

Northwestern Oklahoma State: Craig Liddell (1-2-1; 1st season)
- Craig Liddell was named head coach of the Rangers Jan. 30, 2015, and is the third head coach in program history
- Liddell has spent the last 14 seasons as both the boys' and girls' soccer coach at Enid HS, where he also taught biology
- Earned National Soccer Coaches of America Association State Coach of the Year awards in 2009 and 2011, and was the NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 2009
- This is the first meeting between Liddell and Persson

East Central: Riley Bailey (31-41-9; 7th season)
- Riley Bailey enters his seventh season at the helm for the Tigers
- Led ECU to both regular season and GAC Tournament titles in 2011, and led the Tigers to the GAC Semifinals in 2012
- Mentored Margaret Glutz, the first player to ever earn All-GAC honors four years in a row
- Has had previous stints as coach at Ada HS, Lambuth (Tenn.) and as an assistant at ECU
- Bailey is 3-6-1 against Persson

The Opponents
Northwestern Oklahoma State (1-2-1, 0-0-0 GAC)
- The Rangers are coming off their first win under Head Coach Liddel, 1-0, against Oklahoma Christian
- Northwestern has been starved for offense, generating just 6.5 shots per game with one goal scored. Arlet Polack is responsible for the tally
- On the other end of the pitch, Briana Legaspi has been active in keeping the Rangers in the match. She leads the nation with a 13.25 saves per game average
- The defense has given up an averge of 27 shots per game and 2.00 goals per game. Seven of their eight total goals against were scored by Northeastern State

East Central (1-5-0, 0-0-0 GAC)
- East Central lost their only game last week 3-2 on the road at Lubbock Christian
- The offense is averaging 1.00 goal per game, on 10.83 shots per game. Taylor Kennedy leads the team with three goals and a .150 shooting percentage
- Chloe Hull has started all six games for the Tigers in goal, and holds an 1-4-0 record this season. She boasts a 2.43 goals against average and .774 save percentage. Her 43 total saves are the sixth-best total in NCAA Division II
- The defense has given up 15 goals on 108 total shots. Nine of the goals have come in the second half

Checking the Standings
- Through the first three weeks of the season, SWOSU boasts a league-best four wins
- Oklahoma Baptist, Harding and Southern Nazarene are also at or above .500, with OKBU sharing a GAC-leading .667 win percentage with the Dawgs
- As a result of Northwestern's win over Oklahoma Christian, every team in the GAC has secured its first win of the season 

Bulldog Offensive Notes
- With her game-winning goal against OC, Elrod recorded her first career goal for the Bulldogs
- Two goals for Nunez brings her closer to the all-time scoring record. She currently has 19 career goals, three short of Kelsey Visor's program-best mark of 22 goals
- SWOSU has had five different players score goals this season, and three multi-goal scorers: Nunez, Cori Kelly and Jasmine Heffley
- The Dawgs are averaging 13.67 shots per game, and boast a shots-on-goal percentage of .561. Nunez leads the team with 20 shots and 12 SOG
- Eva Rule leads the team with two assists and is averaging one every three games
- Nunez moved into fourth on the career SOG list with with 67 to her credit
- SWOSU has scored three times as many goals through the same amount of games compared to a season ago

Bulldog Defensive Notes
- Flores and the all-freshmen backline of Erica Brunet, Kylee Bertrand, Dajhane Turner and Amaris Garcia have collected a league-best three clean sheets
- Flores now has 12 shutouts, good for second all-time. She needs four more to tie for first with Corey LaMoureaux
- SWOSU's defense is giving up 12.0 shots per game, but only 4.83 shots per game have been put on frame
- The last two matches, the back line has given up just one shot on goal per game

Looking Ahead
- A pair of home GAC contests await the Bulldogs next week as Harding and Ouachita make the trip to Weatherford
- SWOSU will first take on the Lady Bisons of Harding on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 3 pm. The Dawgs tied Harding 0-0 the last time the two sides met in Weatherford
- The Tigers from Ouachita will visit the Athletic Complex on Saturday, Oct. 3 for a 1 pm kickoff. SWOSU fell 2-1 in the last meeting between the teams in Weatherford last year, with Kelly scoring the goal for SWOSU