SHAWNEE, Okla. – The SWOSU women's basketball team traveled to Shawnee to face Oklahoma Baptist for the second time this year. Blistering hot shooting by the Bison dealt SWOSU an 83-52 loss on Saturday night.
 
The result evens the regular season series between teams after the Lady Dawgs beat OBU 62-60 in Weatherford back on December 19 with a win at the buzzer. 

In the opening frame, SWOSU found offense from both Hailey Grant and Mason Jones. Each scored a tough and-1 bucket, while Jones successfully landed a deep ball attempt. Together, they accounted for all 12 points the Lady Dawgs scored in the first quarter. However, after a buzzer-beating banked-in three-pointer by the home team, the score stood at 18-12 in favor of OBU.
 
The second quarter was tough for SWOSU. OBU started 6-6 from the field and 5-5 from beyond the three-point line, building a 20-point lead. The Bison scored 25 points in the frame, marking only the third time SWOSU has allowed 25 or more points in a single quarter. At halftime, the Lady Dawgs trailed 43-25.
 
OBU continued to extend its lead in the second half, scoring on its first five possessions and going on a 13-0 run in the first four minutes. By the end of the third quarter, OBU had scored 25 points in back-to-back quarters, and the lead stood at 68-35.
 
The final numbers showed SWOSU shooting 18-61 (29.5%) from the field and 5-25 (20%) from beyond the three-point line. OBU shot 31-61 (50.8%) and made 14-29 (48.3%) three-pointers, a season high in three-point makes.
 
The Lady Dawgs (9-9, 5-7 GAC) will embark on an Arkansas road trip next week, starting with Arkansas Tech on January 30 at 5:30 p.m.