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ALVA, Okla. – Joseph Moorer dropped 23 points and propelled the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers to a 78-77 come-from-behind win over Oklahoma Baptist with a last-second three pointer at the buzzer. The Rangers (2-4, 1-1 GAC) erased an 11-point OBU lead in the last four minutes before Moorer sent Percefull Fieldhouse into a frenzy with a shot for the ages, giving the Rangers their first Great American Conference win of the 2018-19 season. Down by two with just 9.7 seconds remaining, T...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University men's basketball opened Great American Conference play with an 80-67 loss Thursday to nationally ranked Southern Nazarene University. Four Rangers pitched in double-digit scoring efforts led by 14 points from A.J. Jones. The Rangers (1-4, 0-1 GAC) got off to a slow start with Southern Nazarene (7-0, 1-0 GAC) building a 19-7 lead eight minutes into the game. Northwestern gained momentum midway through the first half as a 15-0 run took the c...
DENVER, Colo. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University men's basketball held off Metropolitan State Denver (0-2, 0-0 RMAC) in a 69-65 victory for the Rangers' first win of the 2018-19 season. JJ Moorer paced the Rangers (1-2, 0-0 GAC) with a game-high 28 points and Treyvon Andres chipped in 18 points and nine rebounds. The Denver, Colorado, native went a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point territory and had two blocked shots in front of friends and family. Andres gave the Rangers a late 62-61 lead with a deep three from the top of the arc and N...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball hosted Langston University (3-0) Tuesday night in exhibition action as the Rangers took to the hardwood at home for the first time this season. The Lions won 70-63 in a game that saw 17 lead changes, but Ranger head coach Shawn Dirden used the opportunity to get 13 different players into live-game action. Northwestern's offense was led by a trio of Bryshon Bryant, A.J. Jones and John Godwin who each notched 12 points. Six-foot-eight c...
ALVA, Okla. – We're less than a week away from the start of the 2018-19 NCAA basketball season, and the Rangers will be looking to build on a breakout 2017-18 campaign that produced a 22-7 record and the school's first NCAA post-season victory. Northwestern finished the 2017 regular season in second place behind only No. 13 Southern Nazarene (24-2) and are planning on picking up right where they left off. "These guys are motivated to a pretty high degree," said head coach Shawn Dirden, now enter...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State women's soccer was back on the pitch at the Alva Rec Complex Thursday night as they hosted Great American Conference foe Oklahoma Baptist. The Rangers fell behind early after a penalty kick less than two minutes into the game and would go on to drop their third straight after a 4-0 decision. Kiara Fontanilla got the start-in goal for the Red and Black and made 10 saves in the effort despite being peppered with 26 shots (14 on goal). The freshman k...
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Yazmin Gomez picked up her second goal of the season Thursday as Northwestern Oklahoma State women's soccer kicked off its three-game road swing with a 1-1 draw against the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats (0-2-1). The Rangers started to click offensively as they fired a season-high 19 shots while freshman goalkeeper Reagan Allen made five saves on 12 shots. Five different Rangers produced multi-shot performances in what proved to be the Rangers' most balanced attack of t...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State head men’s basketball coach Shawn Dirden has finalized his coaching staff for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Jordan Franz, now in his fourth season at Northwestern, has been promoted to associate head coach following the Rangers’ most successful campaign in the school’s NCAA history. “I am happy to announce that I have named Jordan Franz Associate Head Coach,” said Dirden. “I have known Jordan his entire life. I’ve taken close notice to his drive and love for the players, the game and Northwestern Ok...
SEARCY, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball rode a dominant second half from AJ Jones and Treyvon Andres to take care of Harding University 79-57, remaining unbeaten while moving to 6-0 on the season. After a slow offensive start, the Rangers made their adjustments and shot an impressive 66.7 percent (20-of-30) in the second half to pick up the victory in the first game of their Arkansas road swing. With a 5-0 record to open their 2017-18 campaign, the Rangers expectations were high heading into battle with the Bisons in hostile...
