Setting the Scene
- Lady Bulldog Basketball heads to Edmond on Thursday evening to complete a non-conference home-and-home season series with Oklahoma Christian
- SWOSU previously defeated the Lady Eagles 98-73 on November 24th in Weatherford and Thursday's contest will be the fifth matchup between the programs in the last four seasons
- With a thrilling 77-75 victory over #18/15 Lubbock Christian on Monday, SWOSU extended their current win streak to six games and they've now won 22 consecutive games at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center
- Thursday's contests marks just the second true road game of the season for the Lady Bulldogs, who opened GAC play last Thursday in Ada with a 79-76 victory at East Central
- SWOSU senior guard Hailey Tucker eclipsed the Great American Conference's all-time scoring record on Monday night, surpassing Jordan Goforth of Arkansas-Monticello with her 1,806 career points
 
About the Opponent
Oklahoma Christian (5-4)
- The Lady Eagles dropped to 5-4 on the year following an 84-78 defeat to Mid-America Christian on Tuesday night at Eagles Nest
- In their only other game since playing at SWOSU, OC defeated Dallas Christian 108-49 in their home opener on November 30
- Leading the way for Oklahoma Christian is senior guard Addy Clift, one of the most prolific scoring players in NCAA Division II with an average of 22.9 points per game
- The Eagles are coached by 34-year veteran Stephanie Findley, who guided OC through the transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and has won more than 600 games with the school
 
The Series (Division II Era)

11/29/03	Edmond	W, 69-64
11/30/04	Weatherford	L, 67-85
11/24/15	Weatherford	W, 92-69
12/8/16	Edmond	L, 77-94
12/15/17	Weatherford	W, 93-89
11/24/18	Weatherford	W, 98-73
All-Time: SWOSU Leads 16-11
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU Leads 4-2
in Weatherford: SWOSU Leads 3-1
in Edmond: Series Tied 1-1

 
SWOSU Notes
- Thursday's matchup will feature three of the top 15 active leading scorers in NCAA Division II in SWOSU's Hailey Tucker (2nd, 1,806 points) and Hayden Priddy (15th, 1,352) and OC's Addy Clift (6th, 1,540)
- Tucker now sits atop the Great American Conference's all-time scoring list after surpassing Jordan Goforth's record of 1,803 points that has stood since 2016 and becoming the third player in school history to reach the 1,800-career point plateau
- Priddy scored a season-high 23 points in the win over Lubbock Christian, knocking down 5-of-10 three point attempts in the game and moving from 10th up to 7th on the GAC's all-time scoring list
- SWOSU's scoring offense of 84.3 points per game leads the Great American Conference and ranks 11th in NCAA Division II this season
- Bethany Franks scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting against LCU, including the go-ahead basket in the final seconds, while also pulling down 10 rebounds for hte third time in the past four games
- Franks leads the Great American Conference in rebounding (9.3 per game) and field goal percentage (.694) after connecting on 25-of-36 attempts this season
- Reigning GAC Co-Player of the Week Tyra Aska filled up the stat sheet on Monday night with 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and one blocked shot, and she enters Thursday's matchup with OC two points shy of 900 for her career
- Maddie Sperle logged a career-high 15 minutes of action against LCU, knocking down 3-of-4 free throw attempts while grabbing one rebound
 
Looking Ahead
- The Lady Bulldogs are back at home on Saturday afternoon to host Southern Nazarene, with tipoff set for 1:00 pm at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center
- SWOSU concludes the fall semester the following Saturday (Dec. 15) as they host Oklahoma Baptist in another Great American Conference contest