By OAKLEE FIELDER
Katy Jo Wener fights for possession against a SWOSU player on Saturday.
The Lady Rangers tied one and lost one as their winless streak continues after an explosive start to the 2026 season.
Northwestern faced Oklahoma Baptist first, and that game ended 2-2 in Shawnee. The Lady Rangers got off to a quick start as they scored just six minutes into the game. Emma Yosten kicked a corner kick, and Cambell Tabor put the ball into the back of the net. The Lady Rangers outshot the Bison 9-6 in the first half.
In the second half, the Lady Rangers scored even quicker. Not even a minute into the half, Tabor gave a pass to Mylee Yuill. Yuill fired a shot and scored the second goal of the game for the Lady Rangers. Not long after the Lady Ranger goal, the Bison responded with a goal of their own in the 52nd minute. Just 16 minutes later, the Bison scored again to tie it at two. The next 22 minutes went by with no goals and ended in a tie, 2-2.
The Lady Rangers were outshot by the Bison in the second half, 8-3. The Bison outshot the Lady Rangers 14-12 in total. The Lady Rangers had four on goal, and the Bison had seven on goal.
Taylor Annen recorded five saves. Yosten had three shots, and Tabor had two.
The next game for the Lady Rangers was Homecoming against Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The Bulldogs took down Northwestern 4-0 in Alva.
The Lady Rangers took a bit to get rolling, as SWOSU had three shots in the first 15 minutes. Kamalei Kealoha gave NWOSU their first shot of the game late. Kealoha’s shot came in the 14th minute. The Bulldogs scored three times in the first half. Their first goal came in the 24th minute. Their second was in the 32nd, and their third was just shortly after in the 40th minute.
SWOSU had many more shots than Northwestern in the first half. The Bulldogs had 17 shots against Northwestern’s three. The Bulldogs scored another goal in the second half in the 59th minute.
Southwestern outshot the Lady Rangers 5-4 in the second half. The Lady Rangers only had one shot on goal against the Bulldogs, it came from MacKenzie Hickman. Annen had four saves against SWOSU.
Next on the schedule for Northwestern will be Ouachita Baptist University at home on Thursday. The Lady Rangers will be dressed in pink for breast cancer awareness on Thursday. After their game against the Tigers, they face Harding University on Saturday morning for senior day at home.
After leading the conference for multiple weeks at the start of the season, the Lady Rangers now fall to the bottom half of the standings. Northwestern sits 5th in the seven-team conference with a record of 3-3-1.