Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Women's Basketball concludes a four-game home stand on Saturday afternoon as they put their 10-game win streak on the line against Southern Arkansas
- The matchup is set for 1:00 pm at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford, where the Lady Bulldogs have won 25 straight games dating back to February 11, 2017
- The Lady Dawgs enter the game following a 79-53 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Thursday night, a game in which SWOSU used a 23-0 run spanning the first and second quarters to take control and never look back
- Southern Arkansas is the lone GAC team winless in conference play, entering Saturday's contest having lost eight straight and 0-5 in league games
- Saturday's game will feature the highest and lowest-scoring teams in the conference, with SWOSU leading the league with 83.6 points per game while SAU is ranked 12th with 55.9 points per contest
 
About the Opponent
Southern Arkansas (1-10, 0-5 GAC)
- The Lady Muleriders are mired in an eight-game slide following their lone win of the season, a 77-37 victory over Southeastern Baptist College on November 13th
- Southern Arkansas is 0-9 against NCAA Division II competition this season and they've been outscored by an average of 23.8 points per game during Great American Conference play
- SAU's leading scorer is Ariana Guinn, who is averaging 11.1 points per game while third-leading scorer Jerica Bell led the Lady Muleriders with 19 points on Thursday at Northwestern Oklahoma State
- First-year head coach Adam Collins took over the SAU program in April 2018 following stints at a pair of Division II institutions in Texas-Permian Basin and the University of Charleston
 
The Series

Date	Location	Score
1/21/12	Magnolia	W, 80-73
2/18/12	Weatherford	W, 98-66
12/1/12	Weatherford	W, 101-59
1/31/13	Magnolia	W, 87-59
11/23/13	Magnolia	W, 76-62
1/30/14	Weatherford	W, 86-71
1/10/15	Weatherford	W, 73-70
2/14/15	Magnolia	L, 53-58
12/5/15	Magnolia	W, 89-78
2/6/16	Weatherford	W, 98-80
12/3/16	Weatherford	W, 71-61
2/2/17	Magnolia	W, 79-68
1/6/18	Weatherford	W, 98-60
2/8/18	Magnolia	W, 79-72
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU Leads 13-1
in Weatherford: SWOSU Leads 7-0
in Magnolia: SWOSU Leads 6-1
at Pioneer Cellular Event Center: SWOSU Leads 5-0

 
SWOSU Notes
- With Thursday's win over Arkansas-Monticello, the Lady Bulldogs have now won 10 consecutive games, a feat they have now accomplished twice in the NCAA Division II era
- Last season, SWOSU won 15 straight games for their longest win streak since becoming an NCAA Division II institution prior to the 1997-98 season
- SWOSU also extended their home winning streak to 25 consecutive straight games, dating back to an 88-74 setback against East Central nearly two years ago
- Hailey Tucker was one rebound shy of recording a double-double against UAM, finishing with 22 points and nine rebounds to up her scoring average to 19.3 points per game for the year
- Bethany Franks scored six points on 3-of-6 shooting to go along with eight rebounds and she continues to lead the GAC with 9.4 rebounds per game
- Hayden Priddy chipped in 16 points and six rebounds against UAM and she's on the cusp of moving into the top five of the GAC's all-time scoring list
- Tyra Aska scored right at her average of 13.2 points per game, finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the win over Monticello on Thursday
- SWOSU currently leads the Great American Conference in scoring (83.6 ppg) and turnover margin (+10.7) while ranking second in three-pointers made with 95 (8.6 per game)
- Four different Lady Bulldogs have made 10 or more three-pointers so far this season, led by Priddy (25), Aska (19), Tucker (19) and Taylor Hedrick (10)
- For the second straight game, Dovile Strimaitye scored eight points in the win over Oklahoma Baptist while also grabbing a season-best nine rebounds
 
Looking Ahead
- Next weekend, the Lady Bulldogs open a four-game road trip with consecutive games in Arkadelphia, Ark., against Ouachita (Jan. 10) and Henderson State (Jan. 12)
- The following week sees SWOSU take in-state road trips to face Northwestern Oklahoma State (Jan. 17) in Alva and Southeastern Oklahoma State (Jan. 19) in Durant