Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Host Long Beach State 49ers
December 09, 1999 | Cowgirl Basketball
Dec. 9, 1999
OKLAHOMA STATE HOSTS LBSU IN MYRIAD :
Oklahoma State will host the Long Beach State 49ers this Sunday, Dec. 12, in the Myriad in Oklahoma City. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will be played as part of a doubleheader with the men's team as the Cowboys host San Diego State immediately following the women's game. It is the first game OSU has hosted off-campus since the Cowgirls hosted Colorado on Feb. 26, 1993, at Stillwater High School. OSU is 4-3 entering the contest, coming off an 86-81 loss at Wichita State, while Long Beach State is 4-2 and fresh off a 62-49 win over USC in the Pyramid on Wednesday.
Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 1 p.m.
The Myriad (13,439) Oklahoma City, Okla.
Radio Stillwater Radio (105.5 FM)
THIS WEEK :
Oklahoma State will leave on Wednesday, Dec. 15, to travel to Seattle, Wash., to compete in the Seattle Times Classic, Dec. 18-19, in Mercer Arena. The Cowgirls will be joined by host-school Washington (3-5), Idaho (2-4) and Portland (4-4). OSU will play Portland on Saturday at 3 p.m. CST, while Washington will host Idaho at 5 p.m. On Sunday, the consolation game will be played at 3 p.m., while the championship game will take place at 5 p.m.
Probable Starters
Pos ## Name Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
F 11 Tari Cummings 5-11 7-6 15.6 9.0 1.2 .440 .744
F 22 Kara Faulk 5-11 7-7 9.6 8.7 1.0 .537 .657
G 20 Shelby Hutchens 5-10 7-5 2.6 1.4 0.6 .200 .750
G 32 Chantoya Hawkins 5-5 7-5 9.0 2.3 2.1 .359 .423
G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 7-7 19.4 6.6 4.9 .409 .904
LAST TIME :
Tari Cummings scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, but the Cowgirls still fell short in an 86-81 loss to the Wichita State Shockers. OSU started the game off strong, leading by as many as eight points midway through the first half, 18-10. But, the two teams see-sawed into a 31-31 tie with 1:46 remaining in the period. WSU went on a 10-0 run over that span, including a three pointer from LaTeesha Hill at the buzzer, to go into the lockerroom at 41-31. The Cowgirls started out strong the second half as well, cutting the lead to five just 1-1/2 minutes in. Four consecutive treys, three by the Shockers, put WSU up by 14, and Wichita State went up by as many as 22 with 8:30 remaining. Oklahoma State made a 12-0 run over the next four minutes, cutting the lead back to 10 at 70-60. Over the final 4:07, WSU went to the free-throw line 20 times, connecting on 16. Meanwhile, the Cowgirls made seven shots from the field, but missed three crucial free throws in the final 3-1/2 minutes. As a team, OSU was just 21-of-36 from the charity stripe, despite shooting 78 percent for the season. Cowgirl senior Jennifer Crow scored 18 points, while freshman Chantoya Hawkins tossed in 11. Both players fouled out, as did Jessica Spinner and two Shockers. It was a tightly-called ball game, with 54 fouls in the contest.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN :
Dick Halterman is entering his 17th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 291-190 career mark at OSU. Halterman has guided the Cowgirls to eight postseason appearances in the last 11 years, including seven NCAA Tournament appearances (last in 1996) and one Women's NIT appearance (1998). Under Halterman, 13 Cowgirls have been named first-team all-conference, while 27 student-athletes have achieved first-team academic all-conference status. He is a two-time conference Coach of the Year, and was the District V Coach of the Year in 1991. Halterman has taken two conference All-Star teams abroad, including this past August, when he led the Big 12 All-Stars on a tour of Finland and Sweden. That team finished with a 5-1 record.
HALTERMAN ON RADIO/TV :
During the 1999-2000 season, fans can catch up with the Cowgirl head coach on both the radio and television. The Coach Halterman Radio Show will be broadcast every Monday evening >from 5:30 - 6 p.m. on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. The Coach Halterman Television Show will be broadcast on Tuesday's at 7 p.m. on KWEM-TV 31 in Stillwater, which is Channel 3 on Peak Cablevision. Casey Kendrick, program manager at KWEM, will host both the radio and television shows.
COWGIRL BASKETBALL ON THE AIR :
Once again during the 1999-2000 season, the Oklahoma State women's basketball games will be broadcast live on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater, part of Stillwater Radio. Kevin Gum, in his 10th season with the Cowgirl broadcast, will handle play-by-play duties, while Casey Kendrick, in his fifth season on the air, will provide color analysis. Fans outside the Stillwater broadcast range will be able to listen to the broadcasts via the internet at www.okstate.com. Gum and Kendrick will be on the air 30 minutes prior to tipoff with pregame analysis, as well as interviews with Coach Halterman and various Cowgirl players.
CROW BACK FOR FINAL SEASON :
Cowgirl Jennifer Crow is back for her final season in a Cowgirl uniform, and is looking to move up several OSU career statistical charts. She became the 14th player in school history to record 1,000 points in a career, and she currently ranks seventh on the all-time points scored list with 1,301. Jennifer needs 81 points to move past Stacy Coffey for sixth (1,381). She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (154) and attempted (415) in a career. Jennifer was named third-team All-Big 12 last season, and was honored as a second-team Academic All-American her junior year. She ranks 10th in career scoring average at 13.9 ppg, sixth in free-throw percentage at 81.2 percent, and fifth in three-point shooting at 37.2 percent. Here is a look at where Jennifer ranks on several of the school's career statistical charts.
Category Crow's stats needs to surpass
Points 7th with 1,301 81 Stacy Coffey (6th with 1,381)
Rebounds 16th with 419 51 Yogi York (15th with 469)
Assists 12th with 200 13 Rae Rippetoe (11th with 212)
Steals 8th with 143 15 Clinette Jordan (7th with 157)
Minutes 8th with 2,826 51 Yogi York (7th with 2,873)
Free Throws 2nd with 429 174 Clinette Jordan (1st with 602)
FT Attempted 4th with 529 2 Stacy Coffey (3rd with 530)
Field Goals 14th with 359 11 Kathy Schulz (14th with 369)
FG Attempted t11th with 848 36 Althea Cox (10th with 883)
Games Started 18th with 70 8 Shea Jackson (17th with 77)
CROW AT THE LINE :
Senior Jennifer Crow set an OSU school record vs. Lamar when she was successful on 12-of-12 trips to the free-throw line. She broke the previous record of 10-of-10, set by Crista Troester in 1983, and duplicated four times since, the most recent time by Cheri Edwards in 1998. One game later vs. Tulsa, Jennifer broke her own record by connecting on 13-of-13 free throws. Crow set another school record from the charity stripe by connecting on 30 consecutive free throws. The previous record was 28, set by Jamie Siess in 1987-88. Jennifer made her last three attempts vs. Illinois, then was a perfect 25-of-25 vs. Lamar and Tulsa. She hit her first two vs. Oral Roberts, but then missed her 31st attempt. She is currently shooting 90.4 percent (47-of-52) from the line.
TRIO TAKING CHARGE :
After seven games this season, Oklahoma State has four players averaging at least nine points per game, and three are averaging more than six rebounds per game. Jennifer Crow leads the team in scoring, averaging 19.4 points per game, including a career-high 26 vs. Oral Roberts. She is also averaging 6.6 rebounds per contest. Junior Tari Cummings is averaging 15.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, including a career-high 28 points vs. Wichita State. Sophomore Kara Faulk is averaging 9.6 ppg and 8.7 boards per game.
FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT :
Freshmen Chantoya Hawkins and Shelby Hutchens have each started five games this season, tying Coleman Smith for the most starts by a true freshman since 1993-94, when Cheri Edwards started 28 in her first season as a Cowgirl. The last time at least two true freshman started at least five games was in 1992-93, when Stacy Coffey, Amy Scales and Yogi York started 32, 32, and 31, respectively.
BIG 12 RANKINGS :
Through seven games this season, Oklahoma State is second in the Big 12 Conference in free-throw shooting as a team, connecting on 74.2 percent of its shots from the line. Missouri is first at 77.7 percent. The Cowgirls are third in the conference in three-pointers per game, averaging 7.14 threes per contest. Individually, senior Jennifer Crow ranks third in scoring, averaging 19.4 points per game, behind Texas' Edwina Brown (23.3) and Oklahoma's Phylesha Whaley (20.1). Junior Tari Cummings ranks ninth with 15.6 ppg. Cummings is fifth in rebounding, averaging 9.0 rpg, while sophomore Kara Faulk is tied for seventh, averaging 8.7 boards per contest. Faulk is third in the league in offensive rebounds with 4.29 per game, while Cummings is third in defensive rebounds with 6.14 per contest. Crow is seventh in the Big 12 in assists with 4.86 per game, and is fifth in free-throw shooting, at 90.4 percent. Sophomore Jessica Spinner is third in the league at 93.3 percent.
OSU IN THE 90s :
With the decade winding down, Oklahoma State is ranked 41st nationally based on both total wins and by overall winning percentage in the 1990s. OSU is 186-110 during those 10 years, good enough for a .630 winning percentage. The Cowgirls have made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament during the decade, and one trip to the postseason Women's NIT. OSU has finished in the top three at the Conference Tournament seven times since 1990, including tournament titles in 1990 and '91.
SERIES HISTORY WITH LONG BEACH STATE :
In the short-lived series, Long Beach State holds a 2-0 record vs. Oklahoma State. The two teams played in the Bell Atlantic Tournament in 1991, with the Beach earning a 73-56 victory over the Cowgirls. Last season in the Beach Classic, LBSU took a 62-53 win. Here is a look at the all-time series ...
DATE WINNER SCORE LOCATION
12-29-91 LBSU 73-56 Rutgers, N.J.
12-21-98 LBSU 62-53 Long Beach, Calif.
LAST YEAR VS. THE 49ERS :
Last season, Oklahoma State traveled to Long Beach, Calif., to compete in the Beach Classic, hosted by LBSU. The Cowgirls defeated Detroit, setting up a contest between OSU and the 49ers. Cowgirl Jennifer Crow scored 15 points, but was just 1-of-10 >from behind the three-point arc. Megan Gregg added 13 points, while Nikki Harmon chipped in eight. Meanwhile, four 49ers scored in double figures, led by Rhonda Smith's 14 points. All 10 LBSU players spent at least 10 minutes on the floor as well, showing the balance of the squad. The Cowgirls trailed, 32-23, going into the lockerroom, but went on a 13-0 run early in the second period and led by six at 42-36. The game was tied at 46-46, and then LBSU's Kesha Wade scored five straight points and the 49ers never trailed again. For her efforts, Crow was named to the all-tournament team.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS :
Here is a statistical comparison between Sunday's opponents ...
OSU LBSU Overall Record 4-3 4-2 Scoring Offense 69.6 64.7 Scoring Defense 64.0 63.7 Scoring Margin +5.6 +1.0 Field-Goal Pct. 39.9 47.7 Field-Goal Pct. Defense 39.2 33.2 Free-Throw Pct. 74.2 54.4 Rebound Margin +3.0 -0.6 Three-Point FG Pct. 29.8 30.0 Three-Pointers Per Game 4.9 2.3 Turnover Margin +0.3 -6.1
