Setting the Scene
- Rivalry basketball takes center stage at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on Thursday evening as the Lady Bulldogs host Northwestern Oklahoma State
- SWOSU brings a 29-game home winning streak into the contest along with 21 consecutive victories, which is the longest win streak in Great American Conference history
- In Monday's latest national rankings, the Lady Dawgs moved up one spot to #13 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) while climbing to #8 in the D2SIDA Media Poll
- Northwestern lost to East Central in their last game on Saturday, but the Rangers have won four consecutive games away from home
- Senior guard Hayden Priddy was named the GAC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week on Monday after averaging 24.0 points per game in wins over East Central and Oklahoma Baptist
- With a victory on Thursday night, SWOSU would clinch at least a share of their second consecutive GAC regular season championship
 
About the Opponent
Northwestern Okla. (9-14, 6-10 GAC)
- The Lady Rangers are 5-4 on the road this season, including four straight road wins which included a win last Saturday at second-place Southern Nazarene
- Northwestern ranks eighth in the GAC in scoring, averaging 65.7 points per game while their opponents are scoring an average of 71.1 points per game against them
- Kalea King and Bailey Brown are tied for the team lead and ranked 10th in the conference, scoring an average of 14.2 points per game
- Tasha Diesselhorst is in her third year as the head coach at Northwestern and she guided the Lady Rangers to a four-win improvement last season with 12 victories
 
The Series (Division II Era)

1/26/13	*Alva	W, 78-41
2/28/13	*Weatherford	W, 80-66
1/25/14	*Weatherford	W, 87-68
2/27/14	*Alva	W, 71-68
1/22/15	*Alva	L, 31-61
2/26/15	*Weatherford	W, 83-72
1/18/16	*Weatherford	W, 89-50
2/15/16	*Alva	W, 79-65
1/16/17	*Alva	L, 80-87
2/13/17	*Weatherford	W, 80-65
1/15/18	*Weatherford	W, 95-81
2/19/18	*Alva	W, 85-74
1/17/19	*Alva	W, 97-79
All-Time: SWOSU Leads 43-17
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU Leads 11-2
in Weatherford: SWOSU Leads 24-4
in Alva: SWOSU Leads 19-12
Neutral: NWOSU Leads 0-1
at Pioneer Cellular Event Center: SWOSU Leads 5-0

 
SWOSU Notes
- SWOSU secured their fourth consecutive 20-win season last week with the win over East Central, giving the Lady Dawgs 23 seasons all-time with 20 or more victories, including six under Kelsi Musick's tutelage
- Leading the Lady Bulldogs are the third- and fourth-leading scorers in the Great American Conference in Hailey Tucker and Hayden Priddy, respectively
- Priddy was named GAC Player of the Week for the second straight time after scoring a season-high 29 points in the Lady Bulldogs victory at Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday
- Tucker finished with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists at OBU and she's currently third in the GAC in scoring and second in blocked shots
- Tyra Aska scored 20 points at OBU, good for her fourth 20-point game of the season, and she surpassed the 1,100-point mark for her career
- Bethany Franks has led the Lady Dawgs in rebounds in both games since her return to the lineup and she's averaging a league-leading 8.9 boards per game for the year
- Savannah Gray knocked down 2-of-6 three-point attempts against OBU and she has now hit at least two threes in three straight games and four of the last five overall
- SWOSU has eight different players who have connected on at least 10 three-pointers this season, including Gray (20), Taber Beer (16), Maddie Sperle (13) and Alexa Harvey (10) off the bench
- Taylor Hedrick has been limited to two points in back-to-back games after scoring 15 or more in four of the previous six games
- With 21 consecutive victories, the Lady Bulldogs have set a new Great American Conference record for the longest winning streak, surpassing the previous record of 18 set by Harding during the 2013-14 season
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU heads to Bethany on Saturday to face Southern Nazarene, one of three teams currently tied for second place in the GAC standings behind the Lady Dawgs
- The Lady Dawgs are back at home for the final time in the regular season next weekend, hosting Henderson State (Feb. 21) and Ouachita (Feb. 23)