GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 3-13 (1-11 GAC)	SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA LADY BULLDOGS 9-9 (5-7 GAC)
Thursday, January 30 | 5:30 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE VIDEO | ATU NOTES

TIPPING OFF
After a grueling two weeks' worth of away games, the Arkansas Tech women's basketball team is to play at home on Thursday night against Southwestern Oklahoma.
 
This will be the 47th meeting all-time between Tech and Southwestern Oklahoma. In a series that dates back to 1987, the Golden Suns and Lady Bulldogs have played one another at least twice in a season since becoming conference rivals in 2011. The Golden Suns currently hold a 25-21 record in the series.
 
Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. inside Tucker Coliseum on the campus of Arkansas Tech. Live Stats and Live Video links are available at: www.arkansastechsports.com/coverage
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns are 3-13 overall and 1-11 in GAC play. Tech has dropped its 10 nine games with the most-recent coming on the road at Arkansas-Monticello this past Saturday.
 
This season, the Golden Suns average 62.7 ppg and rank 10th in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Suns rank 11th in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 69.2 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Golden Suns are 10th in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .381 (366-of-961) and are allowing their opponents to shoot at a .392 mark (394-of-1,005) to rank seventh.
 
From beyond-the-arc, the Golden Suns shoot at a clip of .267 (76-of-285) to rank 12th in the GAC while their opponents make three-pointers at a mark of .330 (113-of-342) to rank sixth. From the free throw line, the Golden Suns shoot .654 as a team (195-of-298) to rank 11th.
 
Individually, the Golden Suns have two players averaging double figure with AbbiGrace Cunningham leading the way at 10.6 ppg. Olivia Jones is next and rounds out double-figure scoring at 10.1 ppg. Two others average at least 8.0 ppg.
 
Julie Wagner leads the team in rebounds with 7.7 rpg. In terms of assists, Andie Zylak leads the team with 3.4 apg.
 
Defensively, the Golden Suns are led in steals by Zylak at 1.5 spg and in blocks by Wagner at 1.1 bpg.
 
The Golden Suns are coached by Dave Wilbers, who is in his 18th season as Tech. During his time at Tech, Wilbers has amassed a 359-147 overall record. Nine times, Wilbers has won 20 or more games at Tech and twice has won 30 or more. In terms of national rankings, a Wilbers-led team has been nationally-ranked at any point in a season 10 times. Among those, he has guided the Golden Suns to the top of the rankings on a pair of occasions during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.
 

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SCOUTING THE LADY BULLDOGS
Southwestern Oklahoma is 9-9 overall and are 5-7 in conference play. The Lady Bulldogs have lost their last two games with the most-recent coming on the road at Oklahoma Baptist this past Saturday.
 
Statistically, the Lady Bulldogs average 60.6 ppg and rank 11th in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Lady Bulldogs rank sixth in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 61.3 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Lady Bulldogs are 12th in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .360 (383-of-1,064) and are allowing their opponents a .398 mark (395-of-993) to rank ninth.
 
From beyond-the-arc, the Lady Bulldogs shoot at a clip of .281 (106-of-377) to rank 11th in the GAC while their opponents make three-pointers at a mark of .347 (110-of-317) to rank 11th. From the free throw line, the Lady Bulldogs shoot .782 as a team (219-of-280) to rank fourth.
 
Individually, the Lady Bulldogs have one player averaging double figures in scoring and are led by Averi Zinn at 10.8 ppg. Three other players are averaging at least 8.0 ppg.
 
Hailey Grant is the team-leader in rebounding and is averaging 4.5 rebounds per game. In terms of assists, Zinn leads the team and are averaging 3.0 assists per game.
 
Defensively, the Lady Bulldogs are led in steals by Zinn at 1.9 steals per game and in blocks by Grant at 1.1 blocks per game.
 
The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Jeff Zinn, who is in his third season at Southwestern Oklahoma. At SWOSU, Zinn is 32-44.