Alva, Oklahoma - The Rangers clinched their 2nd ever GAC tournament berth with a 0-0 vs Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday evening. This moves the Rangers to 6-4-7 and the Bison to 6-7-4 on their respective seasons. Northwestern has now gone eight straight matches without a loss.

"We are incredibly proud of this team.  Although all of the ties are certainly not ideal, we have established ourselves as a very difficult team to beat, and that is very important late in the season.  To clinch a 2nd consecutive tournament appearance means a lot to this program.  I am very excited for the rest of the season because of team is hungry to compete and not satisfied with just qualifying for the tournament.", commented Head Coach Alex Piekarski.

The Ranger defense keeped the Bison scoreless, maintaining yet another shutout for their seventh on the season. In the first half, the Rangers had four shots while the Bison had seven. Midfielder Callie Haneborg had three shots, Kailani Kealoha had two, and Cynthia Armas had one. Unfortunately none of the shots were able to find the back of the net. 

In the second half, the Rangers and Bison worked tirelessly against one another. The Rangers were able to find five more shots while the Bison attempted eight. Goal keeper Maggie Koster made ten saves during the entirety of the match to keep the Bison scoreless and her third shutout of the season . 

Next up, the Rangers travel to Bethany, Oklahoma on Saturday October 27th, to face Southern Nazarene University at 5:00pm for their last conference game of the season.