Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Women's Basketball heads to Bethany, Okla., on Saturday for their final regular season meeting with an in-state rival as they take on Southern Nazarene
- The Lady Bulldogs defeated SNU 87-58 in Weatherford on December 8th, but the Crimson Storm have won 12-of-15 games since that point to move into a share of second place in the GAC standings
- With a victory on Saturday, SWOSU could secure the regular season conference championship outright for the second consecutive season
- SWOSU defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State 83-58 on Thursday night for their 22nd straight win and their 30th consecutive victory inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center
- In Tuesday'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
 
About the Opponent
Southern Nazarene (13-10, 12-5 GAC)
- The Crimson Storm have clinched their spot in the GAC Tournament following an 82-78 victory over Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday night
- SNU ranks 11th in the conference with a scoring average of 62.4 points per game, but they are stingy defensively, holding their opponents to an average of 62.9 points
- Adrienne Berry is the leading scorer for SNU and the lone member of the team averaging better than 10 points per game as she enters Saturday with a scoring average of 11.8
- Southern Nazarene alum Trent May returned to Bethany to lead the program this year following head coaching stints at Grand Canyon and Bethany
 
The Series

Date	Location	Score
*12/15/12	Bethany	W, 91-81
*1/24/13	Weatherford	W, 86-74
*1/23/14	Bethany	W, 96-83
*2/25/14	Weatherford	W, 101-66
*12/13/14	Weatherford	L, 65-74
*1/29/15	Bethany	W, 88-71
*1/16/16	Bethany	W, 77-65
*2/13/16	Weatherford	W, 88-78
*2/9/17	Bethany	L, 67-81
*2/20/17	Weatherford	W, 93-75
3/3/17	Bartlesville	W, 93-75
*1/17/18	Weatherford	W, 93-61
*2/24/18	Bethany	L, 81-86
*12/8/18	Weatherford	W, 81-76
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU Leads 11-3
in Weatherford: SWOSU Leads 6-1
in Bethany: SWOSU Leads 4-2
Neutral: SWOSU Leads 1-0

 
SWOSU Notes
- The Lady Bulldogs clinched at least a share of the 17th regular season conference championship in program history on Thursday night
- SWOSU was led by senior guard Hailey Tucker, who finished with 26 points, six rebounds and a career-high seven assists against Northwestern
- Hayden Priddy scored 11 points with five assists on Thursday and she tied SWOSU's school record for career steals (151) after notching three against the Rangers
- Alexa Harvey matched her season high with nine points against NWOSU, knocking down three three-pointers in a game for the third time this season
- Bethany Franks also scored 11 points against Northwestern while pulling down seven rebounds, snapping a streak of seven straight games with fewer than 10 points
- SWOSU's 17 steals against Northwestern is their most in a game this season, surpassing the previous high of 16, set twice including last Saturday at Oklahoma Baptist
- Tyra Aska reached double figures in scoring for the sixth straight game and 19th time this season with 10 points on Thursday night and her average stands at 14.0 points per game for the year
- 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
- With 22 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 will play their final two home games of the 2018-19 season next weekend, beginning on Thursday evening as they host Henderson State at 5:30 pm
- Next Saturday is Hall of Fame and Senior Day on the campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the Lady Dawgs will meet Ouachita in their last home game of the regular season