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Setting the Scene
- The newly ranked No. 13 Lady Bulldogs will play their second home game in three days when they welcome Southern Nazarene to the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on Wednesday evening
- SWOSU found themselves ranked 13th in the nation in the latest editions of both the WBCA (Coaches) and D2SIDA (Media) National Polls released on Tuesday, Jan. 16 -- their highest ranking of the season in either poll
- The Lady Dawgs went 2-1 against SNU last season, falling to the Crimson Storm in Bethany 81-67 and defeating them 93-75 in both Weatherford and Bartlesville
- In the GAC era, SWOSU holds a 9-2 series lead over Southern Nazarene with losses during the 2016-17 season in Bethany and the 2014-15 season in Weatherford
- 10 of the 11 meetings between SWOSU and SNU have been decided by 10 points or greater
 
The Opponent
Southern Nazarene (7-7, 5-5 GAC)
- The Crimson Storm sit at an even .500 in both their overall and league records coming into their matchup with the Lady Bulldogs
- They are holding opponents to a GAC best 34.9% shooting and sit fourth in the league in both blocked shots (4.2 bpg) and assists (13.7 apg)
- SNU is led by the GAC's second leading scorer Adrienne Berry who is averaging 17.1 points per game for the Crimson Storm
- Alexus Jones leads the league in assists with 78 total (5.6 apg)

The Coaches
SWOSU: Kelsi Musick (144-102, 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 144-102, including a mark of 9-2 against SNU all-time
 
SNU: Derek Dorris (67-82; 6th season)
- Begins his sixth season at the helm of the women's basketball program after reaching the program's first Great American Conference Championships in the 2016-17 season
- Dorris amassed a 152-73 career record as a head coach at the high school level prior to coming to SNU
 
Checking the Standings
- For now, almost all slots in the rankings are held by just one team with the exception of a tie for seventh place between Oklahoma Baptist and Northwestern
- Due to inclement weather, Tuesday's (Jan. 16) games between Ouachita and Henderson State and Southern Arkansas and Arkansas-Monticello were postponed to a later date
- SWOSU continues to hold a two game lead over the rest of the conference by sporting a perfect 9-0 slate in the league
 
The Series
Date                Location                                           Score
*12/15/2012     Bethany, Okla. ........................... W 91-81
 *1/24/2013      Weatherford, Okla. .................... W 86-74
 *1/23/2014      Bethany, Okla. ........................... W 96-83
 *2/25/2014      Weatherford, Okla. .................. W 101-66
 *12/13/2014    Weatherford, Okla. ...................... L 65-74
 *1/29/2015      Bethany, Okla. ........................... W 88-71
 *1/16/2016      Bethany, Okla. ........................... W 77-65
*2/13/2016       Weatherford, Okla. .................... W 88-78
*2/9/2017         Bethany, Okla. ............................. L 67-81
*2/20/2017       Weatherford, Okla. .................... W 93-75
3/3/2017          Bartlesville, Okla......................... W 93-75
 
*GAC Conference Meeting
GAC era: SWOSU leads 9-2
in Weatherford- SWOSU leads 4-1
in Bethany- SWOSU leads 4-1
in Bartlesville- SWOSU leads 1-0

SWOSU Notes
- After her 33-point scoring explosion against Northwestern, Hayden Priddy sits at 983 career points and needs just 17 more to achieve the 1,000 career point milestone
- Priddy tallied those 33 points on an efficient 9-of-14 shooting overall which included 7-of-9 from beyond the arc
- She now has the season record for made three-point shots in a single game with seven, surpassing Hailey Tucker's previous high of five against UAM
- A final Priddy note: she now holds the team record for single-game scoring, surpassing Tucker's 31 points (set as a freshman)
- Against NWOSU, Tucker finished with 19 points -- snapping her five game streak of 20+ point scoring efforts
- Tucker has scored fewer than 20 points just four times this season
- Penina Faumui gave SWOSU a huge lift off of the bench against the Rangers, collecting a season best 15 points in just eight minutes of floor time
- Bethany Franks' 15 rebounds on Monday night was her second highest rebounding number of the season and marked the third consecutive game the freshman has grabbed 12 or more rebounds
- Tyra Aska came away with one steal against NWOSU, marking the seventh straight game she has tallied a steal and she has now had at least one steal in all but one game this season
- Maddie Sperle scored her first points as a Lady Bulldog on Monday when she knocked down a three-point shot in the fourth quarter

Looking Ahead
- SWOSU will wrap up its busy week on the road in Shawnee on Saturday against the Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison