Women's Basketball 2025-26 Game Notes

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Reddies will finish the week with a match-up against Oklahoma Baptist on January 17th. Tip off is at 1:00 PM in the Duke Wells Center.

Henderson State is coming off an overtime win against Southern Nazarene on Thursday, defeating the Crimson Storm 96-85.

Henderson State's offense is run through Natalie Cardenas, who is averaging 19.8 points per game, good for second in the GAC, while Brynlee Huggins ranks second on the team, and tenth in the conference with 14.2 points per game. Sam Basson is their main distributor, as she leads the team with 2.5 assists per game. 

As a team, the Reddies are one of the best shooting teams in the conference, as they are shooting 42.0 percent from the field, which ranks third in the GAC, and 36.1 percent from three, which leads the conference.

The Reddies rank in the top half of the GAC in rebounds, averaging 38.2 rebounds per game. Grayson Fairless leads the Reddies averaging 11.9 rebounds per game, and is the only player in the GAC averaging more than 10 rebounds per game.

Turnovers are a strength for the Reddies, as they've given up the fewest turnovers in the GAC (163), while averaging 14.2 points per game off of turnovers forced.

Scouting Oklahoma Baptist
Oklahoma Baptist faced off against Ouachita Baptist on Thursday, ultimately losing 64-83.

The Bison offense is led by Jaedyn Getman, who is leading the GAC with 21.4 points per game, while Katelyn Davis sits second on the team, averaging 10.3 points per game. As a team, the Bison are averaging 68.3 points per game, holding the sixth-best shooting percentage from the floor in the GAC (40.6).

Oklahoma Bapist struggles to get rebounds, averaging only 35.4 rebounds per game, while their opponents are averaging 38.7 rebounds per game, the third highest average in the conference. Jaedyn Getman leads the team, averaging 8.5 rebounds per game, ranking fourth individually in the GAC.

Defensively, this Bison team excells in defending three-point shooting. Oklahoma Baptist is holding opponents to only 27.6 percent shooting from three, the third-lowest in the GAC.

Oklahoma Bapitst excells at protecting the ball, as they rank the third-lowest in turnovers, only giving up 186 so far this season. Opponents are averaging only 12.7 points off of turnovers this season.

The Reddies lost the last time they played the Bison at home, falling 61-66. When playing in the Duke Wells Center, HSU is 7-2 against OBU, and is 12-6 all time.

Where to Watch -
The game can be watched from the Reddie Sports Network YouTube stream, which can be found here. Live Stats during the game can be found here.