Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball Team to Travel to Waco, Texas
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Basketball
February 6, 1999
Oklahoma State (11-8, 3-6) at Baylor (12-9, 4-5)
COWGIRLS TRAVEL TO WACO
Oklahoma State (11-8 overall, 3-6 Big 12) travels to Waco, Texas, this Saturday to face the Baylor Lady Bears (12-9, 4-5). Tipoff is set for 3 p.m., and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Southwest. Bill Land will be the play-by- play caller, while Elissa Walker-Campbell will handle color analysis. Oklahoma State is 3-6 all-time vs. Baylor, including a 59-55 win earlier this season in Stillwater.
LAST TIME
Oklahoma State's Jennifer Crow reached the 1,000-point mark in her career, but that was about the only highlight as the Cowgirls shot just 21.9 percent in a 76-42 loss at Iowa State last Wednesday night. No Cowgirl scored in double figures, the first time since 1988, when, ironically, OSU lost to the Cyclones in Ames on 75-65. Liz Brown was the leading scorer that night with nine points. The Cowgirls had a season-low 11 turnovers in the game, but were called for a season-high 27 fouls. ISU pulled down 59 rebounds in the game, including 40 off missed OSU shots. Mandy Stuber shared team scoring honors with Crow, as both recorded seven, and Nikki Harmon and Crow each had eight boards.
COMING UP
Oklahoma State returns home next week for bedlam-basketball action as the Oklahoma Sooners come to Stillwater for the 61st meeting between the two schools. Tipoff Wednesday night is set for 7 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 13, the Cowgirls will host the Texas Longhorns. Tipoff is also set for 7 p.m.
Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, Texas Sat., Feb. 6, 1999 3 p.m. Radio: KGFY - Y105.5 FM TV: Fox Sports OSU Probable Starters 1998-99 Stats Pos ## Name, Class Height GP-GS PPG RPG F 11 Kara Faulk, Fr. 6-0 19-4 5.5 4.2 F 22 Nikki Harmon, Sr. 5-11 19-19 9.4 5.3 C 52 Coleman Smith, Fr. 6-1 19-5 3.9 2.2 G 10 Kourtney Bower, Sr. 5-7 19-19 4.3 4.1 G 34 Jennifer Crow, Jr. 5-9 19-19 16.8 5.6Off the Bench 1998-99 Stats Pos ## Name, Class Height Min./G PPG RPG F 43 Megan Gregg, Sr. 6-1 22.7 8.9 4.4 C 45 Devon Magness, So. 6-7 17.8 6.9 4.5 C 00 Toya Releford, So. 5-10 9.3 2.2 1.7 C 25 Reba Johnson, So. 6-0 9.8 2.2 2.1 G 33 Shelly Jackson, Sr. 5-9 8.8 1.6 0.7 G 21 Mandy Stuber, Fr. 6-2 9.4 3.2 2.1 G 42 Jessica Spinner, Fr. 5-10 9.3 4.3 1.0
OSU STAFF SELECTED TO COACH BIG 12 ALL-STARS
Oklahoma State's coaching staff has been chosen to coach the Big 12 Select team next season. The team of 12 all-stars will travel to Denmark and Sweden for two weeks during the month of August. Coach Dick Halterman and his staff will consult with other coaches in the conference and determine which players will be taken at a later date.
CROW REACHES MILESTONE
Junior Jennifer Crow scored the 1,000th-point of her career Wednesday night on a three pointer with 2:46 remaining in the game. With that score, she became the 14th player in Cowgirl history to reach the 1,000-point mark in her career. Jennifer became the all-time three-point leader in OSU history when she hit her 112th vs. Texas Tech (not in a game, that would be a record). She leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game, and also leads the team in three- pointers made with 32. She is second on the team in free throw percentage, and her 113 free-throws made lead the Big 12 Conference. Jennifer has scored in double figures in 53 of her 77 career games, and has scored at least 20 points in 12 games. Jennifer recorded the second double-double of her career with 19 points and 11 rebounds vs. Stephen F. Austin. Jennifer was named the MVP of the Jackson Diamond Jewelers' Cowgirl Classic, and was named to the all-tournament team of the Beach Classic.
HARMON WELL BALANCED
Cowgirl senior Nikki Harmon has become on of the most well-rounded player in school history. Much like her predecessor Renee Roberts, Harmon is very well- balanced in her game. She is averaging 9.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. She is also averaging 4.6 assists per game from her small forward position, including a career-high 10 vs. Vanderbilt. Nikki leads the team in free-throw shooting, connecting on 48-of-56 shots from the line this year. She made 25 consecutive free throws before a miss vs. Texas A&M broke the string. The school record is 28. Nikki was named to the all-tournament team of the Jackson Diamond Jewelers' Cowgirl Classic, hosted by Oklahoma State.
SMITH GETS START
True freshman Coleman Smith has started the last five games for OSU at the center position. She got her first start vs. Texas Tech, following a 29-minute performance vs. Baylor, a game in which she scored 10 points and limited BU's trio of forwards to just five points. Coleman scored 10 points and pulled down eight boards in 27 minutes vs. Texas.
FAULK STARTS, TOO
True freshman Kara Faulk has also been getting to start, and has begun the last four games on the court. She has had two double-figure scoring games, as well as two double-figure rebounding games. In fact, she had a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards vs. Northwestern State this season. She has scored at least eight points in seven games this season, and has 28 rebounds in the last five games. Her season-high was 16 points vs. Oral Roberts.
FRESHMEN STEPPING UP
Although they aren't truly freshmen this season, he duo of Mandy Stuber and Jessica Spinner, both redshirt freshmen, have been stepping up their game this season. The two are combining to average over 18 minutes per game, 7.5 points each contest and have connected on 15 three pointers. Stuber has spent time playing point guard, shooting guard and post, while Spinner has been primarily a shooting guard.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Eight of the 13 players seeing significant playing time this season for Oklahoma State are either freshmen or sophomores. When you added in Jennifer Crow, the only junior on the team, those nine players make up 64 percent of OSU's scoring this season. Looking down the road, OSU will have just one senior next season, and just three juniors. Coleman Smith and Kara Faulk are the first true freshmen to start since Jennifer Crow and Sara Jackson in 1996-97, and Smith's five starts are the most since Renee Roberts had five in 1994-95. The last true freshman that was a consistent starter was Cheri Edwards, who started 26 games in 1993-94.
COWGIRL NOTE-ABLE
As a team, Oklahoma State is second in the country in free-throw percentage, shooting 77.5 percent from the charity stripe. The top team in the country is Butler, shooting 78.5 percent ... The Baylor game will be the 100th-game played in senior Kourtney Bower's career ... Senior Nikki Harmon is tied for the league lead in free-throw percentage this season, shooting 85.7 percent ... Junior Jennifer Crow is third in the same category, shooting 85.0 percent ... Crow is also ninth in the Big 12 Conference in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game ... Bower is third in the Big 12 Conference with a 1.75 assists-to-turnover ratio ... Harmon's 4.58 assists per game are the eighth-best in the league ... Several of OSU's current players have moved up the Cowgirl career charts this season. Jennifer Crow is fifth on the free-throws made list with 342. Bower ranks 11th on the career three-pointers made list with 51, and sophomore Devon Magness is already 11th on the career blocked-shots list with 39 ... OSU has six players averaging at least four rebounds per game, and seven Cowgirls are averaging at least four points per game ... Eight players are shooting at least 70 percent from the line, with three shooting better than 85 percent ... Looking towards the Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma State is 3-0 on neutral courts this season.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN
Dick Halterman is in his 16th season as head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 285-180 (.613) record, the most wins by a women's basketball coach in OSU history. Halterman came to Oklahoma State following a successful five-year career at Moberly Junior College, where he led his team to a 144-23 record in five seasons and the 1982 National Junior College Championship. Prior to that, Halterman was the head coach at Wheeling High School for four years, and led the team to a 105-11 record and the 1975 Missouri State High School Basketball Championship. Halterman is a two-time Big Eight Coach-of-the-Year selection, and has a 148-119 (.554) record vs. the rest of the Big 12. During Halterman's tenure, Oklahoma State has posted seven 20-victory seasons, the most recent being last season's 20-11 mark.
COWGIRLS ON THE AIR
Oklahoma State's Cowgirl Basketball games are broadcast by KGFY-Y105.5 FM in Stillwater. Kevin Gum, as he has done for the past eight seasons, provides play- by-play, while Casey Kendrick, in his fourth season with the broadcast, provides color analysis.
HALTERMAN ON RADIO/TV
Coach Dick Halterman's radio show can be heard on Y105.5 FM every Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. Kevin Gum serves as host, and fans are free to call in and pose questions for the Cowgirl head coach. The Dick Halterman Show, hosted by Casey Kendrick, airs on Channel 31 in Stillwater on Mondays at 7 p.m. It can also be found on Channel 20 on Peak Cablevision in Stillwater.
SERIES BETWEEN OSU AND BAYLOR
Baylor leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 6-3, including two games in the mid-70s. Since Big 12 Conference play began, Baylor is 4-3 vs. OSU. The home team has won every game in the series, including BU's win in the WNIT last season. Here is a look at the all-time series ...
Series Record with Baylor [3-6]
Record in Stillwater: OSU leads, 3-0 Record in Waco: Baylor leads, 3-0 1973-74 L 64-70 Regional AIAW Tournament 03-08-75 L 71-82 Regional AIAW Tournament, Temple, Texas 01-25-97 L 72-85 Waco, Texas 02-01-97 W 82-68 Stillwater, Okla. 03-04-97 L 62-68 Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo. 01-17-98 W 68-67 Stillwater, Okla. 02-18-98 L 64-72 Waco, Texas 03-17-98 L 47-54 Women's NIT, Waco, Texas 01-09-99 W 59-55 Stillwater, Okla.INSIDE THE NUMBERS Here's a look at how OSU and Baylor compare statistically: OSU BU Overall Record 11-8 12-9 Conference Record 3-6 4-5 Scoring Offense 65.3 72.8 Scoring Defense 63.5 65.3 Scoring Margin +1.8 +7.5 Field-Goal Pct. 40.3 44.3 FG Pct. Defense 38.6 41.3 Free-Throw Pct. 76.8 69.3 Rebound Margin +2.6 +0.2 Three-Point FG Pct. 28.9 28.3 Three-Pointers/Game 3.6 3.0 Turnover Margin -0.5 +2.8
