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Setting the Scene
- The No. 20/14 Lady Bulldogs will look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they host Oklahoma Christian on Friday night (Dec. 15) inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center
- SWOSU fell to No. 4 Lubbock Christian 95-65 last Thursday, suffering their first loss of the 2017-18 campaign and snapping their eight-game winning streak
- The loss was their third game against a Top 25 opponent this season, moving their record against ranked foes to 2-1
- The Lady Dawgs are now set to take on Oklahoma Christian in what will be the final game before Christmas Break before SWOSU takes nearly three weeks from competition 
- SWOSU lost to OC 94-77 a year ago in Edmond and will look to avenge that loss on Friday night
 
The Opponent
Oklahoma Christian (2-8)
- The Lady Eagles are off to a slow start through the first 10 games of the season, collecting just two wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Southern Nazarene while suffering eight losses
- OC has just one scorer in double figures in Addy Clift, but she has dealt damage to opposing teams averaging 21.8 points per game which included a 42-point performance against Emporia State
- They are 0-4 in true road games this season

The Coaches
SWOSU: Kelsi Musick (138-102, 9th season)
- Two-time GAC Coach of the Year, winning back-to-back honors for the '11-12 and '12-13 seasons and she has now led the Lady Bulldogs to four 20-win seasons after a 20-10 finish a year ago
- Musick has coached two All-Americans and 18 All-GAC selections, including two Player of the Years (Darcie Dick, 2012 / Hailey Tucker, 2017) and one Freshman of the Year (Hailey Tucker, 2016)
- Musick has led SWOSU to four GAC Tournament Championship games with two GAC Tournament Championships (2012, 2014) and two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (2013, 2014) to her credit
- In nine seasons at SWOSU, Musick has a career record of 138-102, including a mark of 1-1 against OC all-time
 
OC: Stephanie Findley (588-396; 33rd season)
- Set the state record for Oklahoma four-year college wins in women's basketball during the 2011-12 season
- Two-time NAIA District Coach of the Year and four-time SAC Coach of the Year
- Coached OU's head coach Sherri (Buben) Coale and OU assistant coach Jan Ross
 
Checking the Conference Standings
- SWOSU sits alone at the top of the GAC standings, sporting an undefeated 4-0 league mark followed by three teams with one blemish in conference games including Southeastern with an game played sitting at 4-1 and Arkansas Tech whose only loss this season came at the hands of SWOSU
- Three other teams, Ouachita, Northwestern, and Henderson State, hold .500 marks with even 2-2 records
 
The Series
Date                Location                                           Score
11/29/2003      Edmond, Okla. ........................... W 69-64
11/30/2004      Weatherford. Okla. ...................... L 67-85
*11/24/2015     Weatherford, Okla. .................... W 92-69
*12/8/2016       Edmond, Okla.............................. L 77-94
 
SWOSU leads series 2-2 since 2003
*Division II matchups

SWOSU Notes
- Despite suffering a loss to No. 4 Lubbock Christian, the Lady Bulldogs remained ranked in both national rankings this week and only dropped one spot between the two polls
- SWOSU finds themselves ranked one spot lower this week at No. 20 in the WBCA Poll (No. 19 last week) and remained No. 14 in the D2SIDA 
- Hailey Tucker, Hayden Priddy, Tyra Aska, and Bethany Franks all rank in the Top 10 in at least two statistical categories in the Great American Conference
- Tucker ranks 21st in all of NCAA Division II and first in the GAC by averaging 21.7 points and holds conference ranks of first in blocks (22 total), seventh in rebounding (7.4 rpg), and 10th in steals (17 total)
- Priddy holds conference ranks of fourth in both assists (3.8 apg) and free throw percentage (36-of-40 overall, 90%), sixth in assist:turnover ratio (34 assists, 26 turnovers, 1.3 ratio), and eighth in scoring (14.3 ppg) 
- Aska holds conference ranks of second in steals (3.0 spg), fourth in scoring (15.8 ppg), and seventh in field goal percentage (48.5%)
- Franks holds conference ranks of fifth in offensive rebounding (2.8 rpg) and eighth in total rebounding (7.3 rpg)
- The SWOSU offense was slowed against LCU after being held to a season low 65 points

Looking Ahead
- SWOSU's next game will be on January 4th, 2018 against GAC foe Arkansas-Monticello in Weatherford
- Two days later, the Lady Dawgs will welcome Southern Arkansas for an afternoon conference matchup