WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The first Bulldogs of the Week for 2019 have been named with awards going to basketball standouts Daniel Eibel and Bethany Franks. The award is bought to you by Wright Wradio, home of the Bulldogs over the airwaves on both 95.5 'The Coyote' and 100.3 'Coyote Classic'.
 
Eibel (Grapevine, Texas) was the Bulldogs third-leading scorer as SWOSU hosted a pair of teams tied atop the Great American Conference standings. On Thursday, he scored a season-best 12 points on 4-of-5 three-point attempts, including back-to-back triples in the closing minutes to help SWOSU get within one possession of UAM before falling to the Weevils by two points. Eibel added seven points while knocking down all five free throw attempts in the Bulldogs game Saturday against Southern Arkansas to finish with week with 9.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
 
Franks (Norman, Okla.) continued her strong all-around play as she helped her No. 21-ranked Lady Bulldogs to a pair of conference wins over Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas. She maintained her claim as the top rebounder in the Great American Conference with 10.5 rebounds per game while scoring 5.5 points per game and adding three steals and two assists. Franks reached double figures in rebounding for the fifth time this season with 13 boards on Saturday against Southern Arkansas, giving her 9.7 rebounds per game for the season.
 
2018-19 Bulldogs of the Week, Presented by Wright Wradio:
 
Sept. 3: Danusia Sipa Borgeaud (Volleyball), Casey Freeman (Football)
Sept. 10: Steffi Silvera (Soccer), Kaitlyn Dillon (Volleyball)
Sept. 17: TJ Harris (Football), Gloria Choi (Women's Golf)
Sept. 24: Alimata Rabo (Soccer), JR Omigie (Football)
Oct. 1: Jalen Carr (Football), Sofia Gruden (Volleyball)
Oct. 8: Elizabeth McVicker (Volleyball), Chloe Thackeray (Women's Golf)
Oct. 15: Nicole Petrino (Soccer), Emily Holm (Volleyball)
Oct. 22: Clay Wilkerson (Football), Memory Phiri (Soccer)
Oct. 29: Jared Rayburn (Football), Sandra Nabweteme (Soccer)
Nov. 5: Erica Brunet (Soccer), Ashlyn Collier (Soccer) 
Nov. 12: Joel Blumenthal (Football), Jenny Tackett (Volleyball)
Nov. 26: Hayden Priddy (Women's Basketball), Tre Evans (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 3: Katie Percival (Women's Basketball), Marcus Thomas (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 10: Hailey Tucker (Women's Basketball), Jamar Sandifer (Men's Basketball)
Jan. 7: Daniel Eibel (Men's Basketball), Bethany Franks (Women's Basketball)