Shawnee’s collegiate hoops teams will open the Sooner Athletic Conference portion of their schedules today, with Oklahoma Baptist University hosting SAC opponent Oklahoma City and St. Gregory’s University entertaining SAC foe Mid-America Christian.
The OBU women, 4-1 following a three-game season-opening streak, will face the Stars at 6 p.m. at the Noble Complex.
OCU’s women are also 4-1 entering tonight’s matchup.
As she did last season, Taujhnae Travis heads up the Lady Bison offense this year. The senior from Humble, Texas, is currently averaging more than 16 points per game, and fellow senior Vedrana Milakovic leads in rebounds with seven.
Jayme Glover leads the Lady Bison in three-point field goals, having hit 12 of 23 attempts this year (52.2 percent).
Donica Cosby leads the Stars in scoring with 17.3 points per game, and Holly Hardin leads in boards with 7.2.
OCU owns a 37-20 all-time edge in the series, despite OBU winning two of three meetings during the 2008-09 season. The teams are currently deadlocked for sixth place in the overall standings, while Oklahoma Christian (6-1) and John Brown (4-3) occupy first and second place, respectively.
The undefeated OBU men will take on the OCU Stars (2-1) following tonight’s women’s game, and will try to improve their share in the overall series. The Stars dropped two contests to the Bison least year, but still have the advantage with 60 wins and 45 losses.
OBU’s Nate Brumfield leads the Bison in all categories, with 23.8 points per game, 8.8 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists and steals per game. Jerrod Tillmon was the Bison’s scoring leader over the past two contests, averaging 17 points.
Tillmon racked up 30 in an 80-71 victory over MidAmerica Nazerene Nov. 21.
So far this season, the Bison (6-0) have lit up the scoreboard with more than 100 points in four consecutive contests, and they have an overall score of 842-572 against eight opponents (six regular games and two exhibition games). Their biggest run was 130 points to Southwest’s 75 on Nov. 14, and they scored 97 points and 98 points in their two most recent games.
Chris Brown leads OCU in scoring with more than 19 points per game, and Jerome Phillips leads with seven rebounds per game. The Stars’ Bryant Williams, with 4.67 blocks per game, currently leads the NAIA.
The Bison currently occupy fourth place in the overall standings, while the Stars hold down sixth place. Lubbock Christian (5-1) and John Brown (8-0) are first and second, respectively, followed by Oklahoma Christian (7-0) at third.
MACU at SGU
St. Gregory’s Cavaliers are on a roll, having won all five of their 2009-10 contests thus far. This is a major improvement over their 2-27 run last season, which ended with a 15-game losing streak.
The Cavs will take on Mid-America Christian following today’s 6 p.m. women’s contest at W.P. Wood Fieldhouse. SGU’s women are 5-3 after their 95-79 thumping of Central Baptist Nov. 30.
The Lady Cavaliers won their 2008-09 season opener before dropping 28 straight to finish 1-28, but they broke that skid with a season-opening 88-82 triumph over Central Baptist this year. Their three losses this season have all been close — 67-60 to Haskell, 64-62 to Texas Wesleyan and 74-70 to East Central.
The Lady Cavaliers are currently eighth in the overall standings, behind Southern Nazarene (6-2) and in front of USAO (2-6), Rogers State (6-1) and Northwestern (6-3). MACU’s Evangels (7-1) are fifth in the standings, while Oklahoma Christian (6-1, 1-0) is first, John Brown (4-3, 1-0) is second and Lubbock Christian (5-2, 1-1) is third.
SGU’s men opened the season with a 92-82 double overtime win opposite Paul Quinn University, and later defeated Columbia College 78-74 in overtime Nov. 14.
The Cavs are fifth in the overall standings, behind Oklahoma Baptist. MACU (4-3) is seventh.
Note: Report compiled by Jason Smith.
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