Both UCO basketball teams are on a roll heading into Wednesday night's Lone Star Conference North Division doubleheader at Southwestern Oklahoma and each has a chance to set a school record for consecutive wins in the next few days.
UCO's men are riding an impressive 13-game winning streak and Terry Evans' Bronchos can tie the school record of 14 straight wins with a victory over the Bulldogs. So a win tonight would set UCO up with a chance to break the record that was set way back during the 1963-64 season at home Saturday when Cameron invades Hamilton Field House.
The Bronchos have seldom been tested in their current streak, one of the exceptions being an overtime win over Cameron a couple of weeks ago in Lawton when UCO needed a Chris Rhymes layup at the buzzer to escape, 71-69.
UCO has shown great balance this year, though Dauntae Williams has proven he's probably the best all-around player in the league and one of the best in Division II. He's a do-everything player who not only jumps center for the Bronchos but also plays point guard.
The six-game winning streak by UCO's women is modest when compared to the men's 13-gamer, but Guy Hardaker's squad needs just three wins to equal the school record for most consecutive wins.
The Bronchos can get close to that with wins tonight and Saturday against Cameron and could tie that nine-game mark next Wednesday at home against East Central.
UCO had three close games last week in moving into a tie for the LSC North lead, knocking off previously unbeaten Northeastern State by three before beating Texas Woman's by a combined eight points in two consecutive meetings. The first of those TWU wins was a 96-93 double-overtime thriller in Denton when Savannah Hamilton kept the Bronchos alive with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from way downtown that tied the game at the end of regulation and forced overtime.
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