WBB GAME NOTES VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST: FEBRUARY 21, 2025

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Game two of Henderson State's final homestand of 2024-25 will see the Reddies host Oklahoma Baptist on Friday, February 21. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

REDDIES NOTES
Henderson State enters Saturday's contest with a seven-game winning streak at home against Oklahoma Baptist. The Reddies have split or won the season series against OKBU every year since the Bison joined the Great American Conference for the 2015-16 campaign.

Natalie Cardenas reached double figures for a seventh consecutive game last Saturday versus Arkansas-Monticello. She is averaging 15.7 points per contest since the start of conference play - good for fifth in the league during that span.

Makenna Winans collected 16 rebounds against UAM - the most in her time as a Reddie and the most by any HSU player in 2024-25. The Parkersburg, West Virginia, native is fifth in the GAC with 7.7 boards per game during league play.

Henderson has recorded 37.3 rebounds per game as a team during GAC play - the second most of any Great American Conference squad. The Reddies' 12.2 offensive boards per game are also top three in the conference.

HSU boasts one of the league's top five scoring offenses during this season's conference slate at 63.9 points per game.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA BAPTIST
Oklahoma Baptist makes the trek to Arkadelphia in search of its first win at the Duke Wells Center since January 30, 2016. A victory in enemy territory would earn the Bison their first-ever GAC season sweep of the Reddies.

Mackenzie Crusoe had 20 points in Saturday's win at Northwestern Oklahoma State - her third outing with 20 or more in her last four games. She posted 22 points in 18 minutes played during OKBU's first meeting with HSU this season.

Crusoe's average of 16.9 points per game puts her at No. 3 on the GAC leaderboard for the season. Her 3.5 assists per game average since the start of conference play is tied for sixth in the league.

The Bison are scoring 68.6 points per game in GAC contests this season - the most of any team in the conference.

LIVE COVERAGE
To access live stats and additional live coverage of Friday's game, please visit hsusports.com/coverage.