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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Soccer defeated the Harding Bisons 4-2 on Thursday behind Alimata Rabo's two-goal performance. The two sides went back and forth in a tightly contested match for most of the first half before Harding would open up the scoring on a Bethany Sutherland header goal off a pass by Nicole Morgan in the 20th minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs would answer as Kylee Bertrand would set up Rabo for her first goal of the game in the 26th minute to tie the game at one goal apiece. The two sides would remain locked at 1-1 g...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer senior forward Memory Phiri was named the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. The award was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Phiri earns the award after leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week with wins over East Central and Northwestern Oklahoma State. She was the leading goal soccer for SWOSU for the week totaling two goals. Phiri was instrumental in SWOSU's 3-0 victory over East Central, scoring the Bulldogs first goal of the game and she w...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The SWOSU Soccer team improved to 7-1 in Great American Conference play defeating Northwestern Oklahoma State 2-0 on Monday in Weatherford. The first half would show to be a battle of the defenses as neither team's offense could get much going. The match would remain scoreless for most of the half until Alimata Rabo put the first points of the match on the board with her 16th goal of the season off an assist from Sandra Nabweteme. The defensive struggle would continue the remainder of the half and SWOSU took a 1-0 lead i...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – In a matchup between two teams tied atop the Great American Conference volleyball standings, SWOSU took momentum early and rode it to a straight-set victory over Henderson State on Friday night at the Duke Wells Center. The Bulldogs won the match by set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 25-19, and they did so with a strong offensive performance coupled with stellar defense at the net and from the back row. SWOSU hit .277 for the match – better than .300 in the second and third sets – while committing just 14 attack errors for the m...
Kansas City, MO. – The SWOSU Soccer team was one of 773 college soccer programs who received the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for their incredible performance in the classroom during the 2017-2018 academic year. The award was announced by the United Soccer Coaches on Thursday morning. The Bulldogs earn the award for the ninth time in program history after boasting a 3.21 team grade point average. The award is celebrated annually by the United Soccer Coaches to recognize the achievements of college soccer programs, whose s...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The SWOSU Soccer team defeated Southern Nazarene 7-1 on Thursday to extend their conference win streak to five consecutive games. The Bulldogs got on the board first with a Memory Phiri goal in the 25th minute to take an early lead over Southern Nazarene. The Crimson Storm answered seconds later, as Kylee Payne found the back of the net to tie the match up. Alimata Rabo broke the tie in the 28th minute giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead into the half. SWOSU would pick up where they left off in the first half, as Sandra N...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – After claiming the individual medalist honor at the UCO Classic, SWOSU senior Chloe Thackeray has been named the Great American Conference Golfer of the Week. The award was announced Wednesday afternoon by the league office. Thackeray earns the first Golfer of the Week award in her career. She earned the award after winning the tournament and leading her team to a third-place finish at the event. Thackeray fired a three-under par 68 in the first round to finish the day in the top spot. She would record a 74 on day two to f...
EDMOND, Okla. – Chloe Thackeray earned the individual medalist honor at the UCO Classic as she led the SWOSU Women's Golf team to a third-place finish at the event, held on Monday and Tuesday in Edmond. The third-place finish was the fourth Top 10 finish for SWOSU this season and Thackeray is the second Lady Bulldog golfer this season to win an event, joining Gloria Choi who won the NSU Classic. Thackeray took the top spot at the tournament by firing an opening-round 68, which was enough for her to hold off the field and win the tournament b...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer junior forward Alimata Rabo has been named the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. The award was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Rabo earns her third GAC Offensive Player of the Week award of the season and the 10th in her career. She earns the award after another stellar week, where she recorded four goals and one assist to total nine points. Rabo led SWOSU to a 2-0 week, taking down Ouachita and Harding. Her best game would come a...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. – The SWOSU Women's Golf Team competed against a stacked field of competition and tied for third place at the Dallas Baptist Patriot Match Play event, which concluded Tuesday afternoon at Prairie Lakes Golf Course. The Bulldogs competed against four nationally-ranked teams in the tournament, finishing only behind #3 Dallas Baptist and #9 West Texas A&M. They would tie with #12 St. Marys and ahead of #18 St. Edwards along with in state foes Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma Christian and Northeastern State. Gloria Choi was the t...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Alimata Rabo's four-goal performance led the Bulldogs to a commanding 7-0 victory over East Central Saturday afternoon in Weatherford. The Bulldogs controlled much of the first half as they fired 14 shots in the half and held East Central to just three shots. Rabo got things going early, as she would find the net for her first goal of the game in the seventh minute to put the Bulldogs ahead 1-0. Memory Phiri would put one past the goalkeeper in the 11th minute to add to SWOSU's lead. Rabo would score in the 28th and 36th m...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer senior forward Memory Phiri has been named the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The award was announced on Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. Phiri earned her first Player of the Week honor after her performance against Angelo State on Friday. She provided two key goals for the Bulldogs as her first of the game would give SWOSU a 1-0 lead against ASU, while her second would help tie the game at 2-2. Phiri would cause havoc for the ASU defense, as she would record six shots in t...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Soccer took defending National Champion Central Missouri to the limit but fell short in a 3-2 heartbreaker. The Bulldogs led the Jennies by two goals midway through the second half before the UCM offense came alive to score three unanswered goals. Alimata Rabo and Memory Phiri combined to score the two goals for the Bulldogs. SWOSU got off to a quick start as Rabo scored the Bulldogs' first goal of the season midway through the first half off a cross into the box by Phiri. SWOSU would keep the Jennies on their h...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer has been selected as the preseason favorite in the Great American Conference for the 2018 season according to a poll of the league coaches. The conference office announced the preseason poll on Tuesday afternoon. SWOSU received five first-place votes and sits at the top of the poll with 35 points after winning the GAC Tournament and advancing to the Central Region Championship match in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Bulldogs look to defend their conference title as head coach Mark Persson brings back four...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Head Football Coach Dan Cocannouer announced Friday his intentions to retire at the conclusion of the 2017 season, his ninth as the Bulldogs head coach. "It's been quite a privilege to coach at SWOSU, I think it's a great place and it's meant everything for me to be the head coach here for the past nine years," Cocannouer said. "This was a tough decision because I've been coaching for 39 years, but the time is right for me to step aside. I love this university and I wa...
