ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Women's Basketball is set to begin their 2015-16 Great American Conference campaign by playing host to the Bisons of Harding University this Thursday, Nov. 19 starting at 5:30 p.m.


THE SERIES:
Harding leads the series 6-0 (HU leads 3-0 in Alva, and HU leads 3-0 in Searcy,Ark.)
Last HU Win: 2/5/2015 at NW (64-45)
Last NW Win: N/A

THE COACHES:

Brett Vana
1st Season at Northwestern (0-2, 0-0 GAC)
1st Season at NCAA DII Level (0-2)

Tim Kirby
11th Season at Harding (0-1, 0-0 GAC)
11th Season Overall (193-98)

LAST MEETING: 2/5/2015 – HU 64 at NW 45

Northwestern Oklahoma State and Harding took the floor for the second game of the 2014-15 series, with the Lady Bisons coming away with the win 64-45.

Jonna Gregory had a big night for Northwestern with 14, but she was the only Ranger in double digits. Kalea King was next in the scoring column with nine.

Harding broke the lead open to 15 with just over six minutes to go in the half. Northwestern would go on a huge 16-3 run to cut the lead to two points, but at the end of the half, HU put in two quick buckets to push it back to six.

Northwestern was able to cut the lead to 12 with just over seven minutes left, but the Lady Bisons had no trouble pushing the lead to a 19-point margin, which is where
 
LAST TIME OUT: 11/14/15 – UCO 72 at NW 65

The second night of the MIAA/GAC Challenge brought on another intense battle between MIAA and GAC adversaries, Central Oklahoma and Northwestern Oklahoma State, which ended in a victory for the Bronchos by a final score of, 72-65.

Individual Leaders
-Micaela Yu went on to lead the Rangers in overall scoring with 13 total points. Yu also led the black-and-red in rebounds as well with eight.
-Kamera Bozeman and Relina Johnson each found themselves in double figures also by scoring 11 points each.
-Ashley Pride aided the offensive unit as she contributed eight total assists and seven points.
-Kaci Hansen posted a strong defensive effort by adding three steals to her stat line.

Game Changer
-The Rangers were able to close out the first half due to some strong all around play which resulted in a two point lead over the Bronchos at 29-27.
-Each team would trade buckets throughout the third quarter of play and a jumper towards the end of the quarter by Hansen gave Northwestern a two point lead at 50-48.
-The black-and-red saw a lead as big as nine points in the fourth but a strong 9-0 run late in the final quarter propelled the visitors offensive production, along with a late three pointer which sealed the 72-65 victory.
-The biggest stat line factor in this contest was the bench points which saw Central Oklahoma finish with 30 overall compared to Northwestern's 11 points.


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Live Video: http://nwosu.sidearmsports.com/watch/?Live=5? 

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