---

Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Volleyball (11-17, 6-6 GAC) enters the week with just four games remaining on its regular-season schedule, and currently sits in a three-way tie for fifth place in the GAC standings
- On Tuesday, they will take on Oklahoma Baptist on the road in Shawnee looking for a tough road win to solidity their spot among the middle-seed GAC contenders
- The Bulldogs won their first matchup with the Bison earlier in the season, defeating OBU in a five-set thriller which, at the time, handed Oklahoma Baptist their first conference loss
- Thursday, November 2, the Dawgs will return home to host East Central inside Rankin Williams Field House for the first time all season

The Opponent
Oklahoma Baptist (15-12, 9-3 GAC)
- The Bison are one of three teams who have already guaranteed themselves a spot in the GAC Tournament
- Their only conference losses are from the league's top-two teams (ATU/HU) and SWOSU
- OBU holds the best net defense in the conference, coming into the week with 226.0 blocks in 94 sets (2.40/set)
- Offensively they are led by Mikayla Watson and Cadyn Laing who each have eclipsed the 300 kill mark

Checking The Standings 
1. Arkansas Tech.. 28-0, 12-0
2. Harding.. 23-3, 11-1
3. Oklahoma Baptist.. 15-12, 9-3
4. Northwestern.. 18-8, 8-4
5. Ouachita.. 15-10, 6-6
    Southern Nazarene.. 11-15, 6-6
    SWOSU.. 11-17, 6-6   
8. Henderson State.. 11-14, 4-8
9. Southeastern.. 10-17, 5-7
10. Arkansas-Monticello.. 10-17, 2-10
      East Central.. 7-20, 2-10
12. Southern Arkansas.. 8-19, 1-11

SWOSU Notes
- The Bulldogs are just 2-7 in true road contests this season, but both of their wins have come in GAC matches against ECU and SE
- SWOSU is coming off of a 3-1 loss to Southeastern at home last Thursday in the only match the Dawgs played on the week
- Lindsey McCauley collected 20 digs against SE for her second-best dig total in a single match in her three-year career at SWOSU
- Jenny Tackett posted double-digit kills for the first time of her career, ending with a career-best 11 and a .276 hitting percentage against the Savage Storm

Looking Ahead
- Next week will conclude the regular season with a pair of conference matches
- Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Dawgs will be on the road in Bethany to take on Southern Nazarene at 7 pm
- Thursday, Nov. 9, SWOSU will play host to rival Northwestern at 7 pm