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SWOSU (15-8, 11-6 GAC) at Northwestern Okla. (2-21, 0-17 GAC) Monday, February 15, 5:30 pm Alva, Okla. (Percefull Fieldhouse) Live Stats  |  Watch Live  |  Listen Live SWOSU Game Notes (pdf)

Setting the Stage
- SWOSU Women's Basketball takes a three-game winning streak on the road to Alva on Monday night to face their bitter rival, Northwestern Oklahoma State
- The Lady Bulldogs earned an emphatic 89-50 victory over the Rangers in their first meeting this season, last month in Weatherford
- Since NWOSU joined the Great American Conference, SWOSU holds a 6-1 advantage in the series with their one defeat coming last season in Alva
- In that contest, SWOSU was held to 31 points, their lowest-scoring game of the Kelsi Musick era, in a 61-31 defeat
- SWOSU rebounded and defeated the Rangers 83-72 last season in Weatherford and the Lady Bulldogs have won the last two games in the series overall
- This season, SWOSU is up to third place in the GAC standings while Northwestern occupies the league cellar without a conference victory
 
The Opponent
Northwestern Oklahoma State (2-21, 0-17 GAC)
- Have lost their last two games after stepping out of GAC play to defeat Rogers State 57-54 last Monday in Claremore
- Winless in conference play this season, averaging a league-worst 57.4 points per game in GAC contests while allowing opponents to score 76.2 points per game
- Shooting 35.2% from the field and 26.8% from three-point range to rank 11th and 12th, respectively, in the conference this season
- Led in scoring by Kamera Bozema, who averages 13.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and ranks fourth in the GAC with 29 blocked shots (1.9/game)
- Four other players average better than six points per game, with none putting up a double-figure point per game average
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Kelsi Musick (105-88; 7th season)
- Two-time GAC Coach of the Year has been the model of consistency, winning GAC Tournament titles in two of the last four years and earning back-to-back NCAA Division II National Tournaments during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons
- Earned her 100th victory as head coach of the Lady Bulldogs on January 18th, 2016 against Northwestern Oklahoma State
- A great developer of talent, Musick has coached one All-American and 12 All-GAC selections, including one Player of the Year recipient
- Musick has also spent time as an assistant coach at Fresno State, where they won two Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, as well as qualified for the NCAA Division I National Tournament in the 2008-09 season
- Has a record of 6-1 against Northwestern Oklahoma State as the head coach of the Lady Bulldogs, including a 2-1 mark against the Rangers in Alva
 
Northwestern Oklahoma State: Brett Vana (2-21; 1st season)
- Hired in September to take over as the head coach of the Rangers women's basketball program
- Came to NWOSU after spending the previous two seasons at NCAA Division I Weber State, where he was an assistant coach for the Wildcats
- Also previously coached at Louisburg College in North Carolina, where he led the Hurricanes to the NJCAA Division II National Championship for the 2012-13 season
 
The Series
GAC History Only
      Date                Location                            Score             
      *1/26/2013       Alva, Okla.                        W 78-41
      *2/28/2013       Weatherford, Okla.           W 80-66
      *1/25/2014       Weatherford, Okla.           W 87-68
      *2/27/2014       Alva, Okla.                        W 71-68
      *1/22/2015       Alva, Okla.                        L 31-61
      *2/26/2015       Weatherford, Okla.           W 83-72
      *1/18/2016       Weatherford, Okla.           W 89-50
*GAC Conference Meeting
 
Last Time Out
- Janae Coffee recorded her fourth straight double-double, totaling 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead SWOSU past Southern Nazarene 88-78 on Saturday
- SWOSU connected on 41.4% of their field goal attempts to win the game despite only outscoring SNU in one of the four quarters: 2nd quarter 26-7
- Jennifer Williams scored 20 points off the bench, helping SWOSU outscore SNU's reserves 36-20
 
SWOSU Notes
- Over the past 11 games, SWOSU's Janae Coffee has recorded seven double-doubles and she's averaging 13.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game while shooting 62% from the field
- SWOSU has upped their scoring average to 79.9 points per game, a mark that ranks second in the GAC, 13th in NCAA Division II and would rank fifth in school history for single-season scoring average
- Jessica Penner now has 204 career offensive rebounds, which ranks third at SWOSU in the NCAA Division II era behind Sumiya Darden, 226 (2010-12) and Kayla Horn, 207 (2002-06)
- Hailey Tucker has moved up to sixth in the single-season three-pointers made list with 67, one behind MaRiah Oyler (68, 2011-12) for fifth place
- Tucker was held to seven points on Saturday, her lowest scoring outing in the past 10 games, but she still leads SWOSU and ranks eighth in the GAC with a 15.4-point per game average
- Jennifer Williams has scored 10 or more points in four straight games, raising her average to 10.2 points per game for the season
- True to her average, Kylie Franz dished out three assists with one turnover on Saturday against SNU, and her assist:turnover ratio of 3.2:1 still leads the GAC and ranks among the top five in NCAA Division II
- Hayden Priddy has played all 40 minutes in three straight games and she's averaging 16.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game since joining the starting lineup four games ago
 
Looking Ahead
- Thursday night brings Southeastern Oklahoma State to the Pioneer Cellular Event Center for SWOSU's Senior Night
- The Lady Bulldogs conclude their season with three straight road contests, beginning on Saturday at Oklahoma Baptist