ALVA, Okla.– Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers are rolling off a good weekend with a needed win against Southern Arkansas and a tough loss against top ranked Arkansas Monticello. After earning their first conference win the Black-and-Red plan to continue their 2020 year with two good games at Percefull Fieldhouse against Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist. The Rangers enter the weekend with an overall record of 4-8, and a 1-5 mark in league play.
The Rangers are led by Head Coach
Vinay Patel who is in his first season with Northwestern. The Black-and-Red offense continues to be led by
Parrish Hewitt who averages 15.5 points per game, with
Jaedon Whitfield close behind at 12.3 points per game.
A.J. Jones leads the Rangers with 61 total assists.
Henderson State University (Thursday Jan. 9th at 7:30 p.m.)
Northwestern's first home game of the year will be Thursday evening against Henderson State with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Alva, Okla. HSU has a current record of 9-3 overall record, with a 4-2 Great American Conference record. The Reddies are riding a three-game win streak with the last match-up against 2019 Conference Champions Southern Nazarene, 74-55.
This will be the 15
th match-up between these two teams with the record sitting tied at 7-7. The record for both teams at home is 5-2, meaning that both struggle on the road. The Rangers took the last match-up with a low score of 69-54 in 2019. Jones led the Rangers with a double-double, 12 points and 11 assists.
Andrew Clopton and
David Thornton both had 11 points in the game. The Rangers do have an advantage however, as they have taken a win in the last four of five games in Alva.
Henderson State is led by Head Coach Jimmy Elgas who is in the middle of his fifth season. The Reddies offense is led by Chris Parker who averages 16.2 points per game and is consistently the team's leading scorer. Other notable players include Anthony Lupardus and Chris Owens who have both been shooting high percentages from the field, 58.8% and 72% respectively.
| Northwestern |
Henderson State |
| Points Per Game: 67.3 |
Points Per Game: 83.5 |
| Rebounds Per Game: 34.1 |
Rebounds Per Game: 35.2 |
| Assists Per Game: 11.6 |
Assists Per Game: 13.2 |
| Turnovers Per Game: 16.3 |
Turnovers per game 14.3 |
Ouachita Baptist University (Saturday Jan. 11th at 3:00 p.m.)
The Rangers will then host GAC opponent Ouachita Baptist Saturday evening at 3:00 p.m in Percefull Fieldhouse. The Tigers have an 6-5 overall record, with a 3-3 mark in league play. They are riding a one-game losing streak as they took their last loss against GAC foe Oklahoma Baptist with a score of 62-80.
The Tigers lead the overall match-up between both teams with 10 wins to the Black-and-Red's four losses as they head into their 15
th overall match-up. Most of the Ouachita wins stem from home games, which means that they do have more difficulty playing in Percefull Fieldhouse. The Rangers dropped the last game against the Tigers with a score of 67-58.
Jack Peck led the team with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Eric Andres Jr. and Jones followed with eight points each.
Ouachita is led by Head Coach Dennis Nutt who is the middle of his eighth season. The Tigers offense is led by Raymond Harris who averages 10.5 points per game. There are four other players on Ouachita that all average nine points a game including Matt Stanley.
| Northwestern |
Ouachita Baptist |
| Points Per Game: 67.3 |
Points Per Game: 70.6 |
| Rebounds Per Game: 34.1 |
Rebounds Per Game: 35.1 |
| Assists Per Game: 11.6 |
Assists Per Game: 11 |
| Turnovers Per Game: 16.3 |
Turnovers per game 13.7 |
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