RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The No. 23 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns look to complete season sweeps over Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist this weekend. Tech hosts Southern Nazarene on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Saturday contest against Oklahoma Baptist at 1 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live audio, video and statistics for both games are available at www.arkansastechsports.com. The games will be carried live on 102.3-FM (KCJC) in Russellville, with Sam Strasner calling the play-by-play.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Arkansas Tech leads the all-time series against Southern Nazarene, 11-3, including seven consecutive victories dating back to 2013. With a win over Oklahoma Baptist earlier this season, the Golden Suns hold a 4-2 edge over the Lady Bison in the all-time series, in which Tech has not lost since 1987.
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN SUNS
Arkansas Tech (14-3, 10-3 GAC) dropped just its second game since November last Saturday, falling to Southwestern Oklahoma, 90-79. With the loss, the Golden Suns remains two games behind Harding in the GAC standings.
 
Tech leads the GAC in scoring margin, defeating its opponents by an average of 13.1 points. The Golden Suns have produced on both sides of the floor this season, as Tech leads the conference in field-goal percentage while ranking second in field-goal percentage defense. The Golden Suns are also second in three-point shooting and second in rebound margin.
 
Cheyenne North and Kelsey McClure both average over 13 points per game for the Golden Suns and rank in the top seven in the GAC in field-goal percentage. Danielle Frachiseur has jumped to 11.2 points per game so far this season, after tallying back-to-back 21-point games last week. She also averaged nine rebounds in the two games.
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON STORM
With two wins last week, Southern Nazarene (9-7, 6-6 GAC) moves into sole possession of sixth in the GAC standings. The Crimson Storm ranks third in the conference in scoring margin and rebounding margin.
 
Abby Boyd leads SNU with 15.1 points per game, third best in the GAC. She also ranks fourth in the conference in assists and second in free-throw percentage. Boyd's season-high of 34 points came against Arkansas Tech on December 3.
 
In the last meeting between Arkansas Tech and Southern Nazarene, the Golden Suns held off a late, fourth-quarter run by the Storm to claim a three-point victory. Boyd and Cheyenne North each scored 34 points to lead their teams, while Adrienne Berry added 18 points for SNU. The Golden Suns forced 21 turnovers by the Storm, resulting in 21 points for Tech.
 
SCOUTING THE LADY BISON
Oklahoma Baptist (6-13, 3-10 GAC) earned its second and third conference wins of the season in upset-victories over Southwestern Oklahoma and Henderson State, followed by a loss to Ouachita last Saturday. The Lady Bison take on Harding in Searcy before coming to Russellville on Saturday.
 
The Lady Bison are seventh in the conference in scoring offense and ninth in scoring defense. Oklahoma Baptist allows its opponents to shoot 36 percent from the three-point range, the highest percentage in the conference. The Lady Bison are first in the GAC offensive rebounds per game.
 
Tasha Edge and Katy Custer lead the offense with 14.5 points and 13.1 points per game, respectively. Edge is sixth in the GAC in scoring and third in rebounding, pulling down 8.6 boards per game. Cameerah Graves ranks in a tie with Tech's Kylie Ladd for fifth in the GAC with 1.6 steals per game.