Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ARKANSAS TECH AT SW OKLAHOMA STATE

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WHEN 2 p.m. Central

WHERE ASAP Energy Field at Milam Stadium, Weatherfor­d, Okla.

RADIO KCJC-FM, 102.3 in Russellvil­le INTERNET arkansaste­chsports.com RECORDS Arkansas Tech 4-2 in Great American Conference; SW Okla. State 2-4 in GAC

COACHES Raymond Monica (27-24 in five seasons at Tech, 72-58 in 12 seasons overall); Dan Cocannouer (36-57 in ninth season at SW Okla. State and overall)

SERIES SW Okla. State leads 7-6

LAST MEETING Arkansas Tech won 2420 last season

COMMENTS Arkansas Tech dropped out of the NCAA Division II Top 25 after two consecutiv­e losses, and its looking to break the streak with the No. 1 scoring offense in the Great American Conference (40 points per game), which ranks 16th in D-II. … Tech is second in the GAC in turnover margin (+10). … Tech junior defensive back Cua’ Rose is tied for the lead in the GAC with 4 intercepti­ons, and junior linebacker KJ Reid is tied for the conference lead with 4 fumble recoveries. … SW Okla. State nearly upset undefeated SE Okla. State last week, when the team lost on a 63yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left in the game. … The Bulldogs have given up a touchdown play of over 50 yards in each of their past three games. … SW Okla. State’s Jared Rayburn is fourth in the GAC in kick return average (27.8 yards per return) and had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown two weeks ago against East Central.

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