Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Prep for No. 22 Jayhawks
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Basketball
February 24, 1999
Next Matchup:
Opponent: No. 22 Kansas (20-7, 10-4)
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
City: Stillwater, Okla.
Date/Time: Wed., Feb. 24, 1999 * 7 p.m.
Radio: KGFY - Y105.5 FM
Current OSU Record:
Oklahoma State (12-12, 4-10)
OSU Probable Starters 1998-99 Stats Pos ## Name, Class Height GP-GS PPG RPG F 22 Nikki Harmon, Sr. 5-11 24-23 9.1 5.0 F 43 Megan Gregg, Sr. 6-1 24-19 9.0 4.5 C 45 Devon Magness, So. 6-7 23-14 5.8 4.0 G 10 Kourtney Bower, Sr. 5-7 24-23 3.5 3.7 G 34 Jennifer Crow, Jr. 5-9 24-24 16.8 5.3Off the Bench 1998-99 Stats Pos ## Name, Class Height Min./G PPG RPG F 11 Kara Faulk, Fr. 6-0 15.2 5.0 3.5 C 25 Reba Johnson, So. 6-0 11.9 2.4 2.5 G 42 Jessica Spinner, Fr. 5-10 11.4 5.0 1.3 G 33 Shelly Jackson, Sr. 5-9 10.1 1.9 0.9 C 52 Coleman Smith, Fr. 6-1 9.5 3.5 2.2 G 21 Mandy Stuber, Fr. 6-2 9.5 3.1 1.8 C 00 Toya Releford, So. 5-10 8.2 2.4 1.5
COWGIRLS HOST JAYHAWKS
Oklahoma State (12-12 overall, 4-10 Big 12) hosts the Kansas Jayhawks (20-7, 10-
4) on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The
Cowgirls are coming off a 73-62 loss at Missouri, while Kansas is fresh off a
68-54 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in Lawrence. The Jayhawks are ranked 22nd in
both the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. KU leads the
all-time series with OSU by a 21-15 margin, and also leads the series in
Stillwater, 9-6.
LAST TIME
Jennifer Crow scored 19 points and Megan Gregg added 15 off the bench, but they
could not overcome the trio of Amy Monsees, Kesha Bonds and Julie Helm, who
scored 19, 18 and 17 points, respectively. OSU shot 43.4 percent, but MU shot 54
percent. The difference in the game was the rebounding, where the Tigers
outrebounded the Cowgirls, 37-20. Kourtney Bower had a game-high six assists and
just two turnovers. MU's Bonds had a double-double, adding 14 boards to her 18
points. Oklahoma State had just 15 turnovers, with no one player having more
than two. OSU shot 81.3 percent from the line, connecting on 13-of-16 shots from
the charity stripe.
COMING UP
Oklahoma State hosts the Nebraska Huskers in the final game of the regular
season this Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The next game
on the Cowgirls' schedule will be the Big 12 Tournament, on Tuesday, Mar. 2, in
Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
LOOKING TOWARDS BIG 12 TOURNEY
It appears that Oklahoma State will end up with either the No. 10 or 11th seed
in the Big 12 Tournament, although it is possible that the Cowgirls could move
into ninth place. Oklahoma State owns the tiebreaker over Texas A&M, so the
Cowgirls cannot finish 12th. OSU could finish ninth, if the Cowgirls win their
final two games, and if the loser of tonight's Kansas State-Nebraska matchup
loses its final game on Saturday.
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 MOVES UP CHARTS
Junior Jennifer Crow moved into ninth place on the OSU career scoring charts,
passing Jackie Glosson, Althea Cox, Kathy Schulz and Cheri Edwards with her 19
points vs. Missouri on Sunday. She became the 14th player to score 1,000 points
in her career. Jennifer also became the all-time three-point leader in OSU
history when she hit her 112th trey 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 41. She is second on the team in
free throw percentage, and her 135 free-throws made lead the Big 12 Conference.
Jennifer has scored in double figures in 57 of her 82 career games, and has
scored at least 20 points in 14 games. Jennifer recorded the second double-
double of her career with 19 points and 11 rebounds vs. Stephen F. Austin. She
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 one 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 9.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. She
is also averaging 3.7 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 56-of-66 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.
GREGG'S SHOOTING TOUCH RETURNS
Cowgirl senior Megan Gregg has started 19-of-24 games this season, and is
averaging 9.0 points per game. Her season shooting average is currently 56.1
percent, and she is shooting 57.3 percent for her career. Megan had the best
shooting percentage for a junior in school history last year, and her 58.6
percent was the second-best all-time at OSU.
FRESHMEN STEPPING UP
Although they aren't truly freshmen this season, the duo of Mandy Stuber and
Jessica Spinner, both redshirt freshmen, have stepped up their game this season.
The two are combining to average nearly 21 minutes per game, 8.1 points each
contest and have connected on 20 three pointers. Spinner got her first start
against Missouri on Sunday. Stuber has spent time playing point guard, shooting
guard and post, while Spinner has been primarily a shooting guard and a small
forward.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Eight of the 13 players seeing significant playing time this season for Oklahoma
State are either freshmen or sophomores. When you add in Jennifer Crow, the only
junior on the team, those nine players make up 63 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, Jessica Bates 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 fifth in the country in free-throw percentage,
shooting 75.8 percent from the charity stripe. The top team in the NCAA is
Butler, shooting 78.5 percent ... Junior Jennifer Crow is second in the Big 12
in free-throw shooting, connecting on 82.8 percent of her shots from the stripe.
Senior Nikki Harmon would lead the league in the same category with her 84.8
percent shooting, if she had enough attempts, and freshman Kara Faulk would rank
11th, shooting 75.7 percent ... Crow is eighth in the league in scoring,
averaging 16.8 points per game.
Senior Kourtney Bower is second in the Big 12 Conference with a 1.81 assists-to-turnover ratio ... Senior Nikki Harmon's 3.7 assists per game are the 12th-best in the league, while Bower's 3.5 rank 14th ... Several of OSU's current players have moved up the Cowgirl career charts this season. Jennifer Crow is fourth on the free-throws made list with 364. Bower ranks 11th on the career three-pointers made list with 51, and sophomore Devon Magness is 11th on the career blocked-shots list with 40 ... OSU has seven players averaging at least five points per game ... Eight players are shooting at least 70 percent from the line, with two shooting better than 80 percent ... 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 286-184 (.609) 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 149-123 (.548) 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 KANSAS
Kansas leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State by a 21-15 count. The
Jayhawks also lead the series in Stillwater, 9-6. KU has won the last five
meetings, and nine of the last 12. Oklahoma State won five straight >from 1988
until 1990. Four of the last seven games have been decided by five points or
less, while three of those have been decided by three or less.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Here's a look at how OSU and Kansas compare statistically:
OSU KU
Overall Record 12-12 20-7
Conference Record 4-10 10-4
Scoring Offense 63.6 64.0
Scoring Defense 64.3 57.9
Scoring Margin -0.7 +6.1
Field-Goal Pct. 39.9 44.1
FG Pct. Defense 39.9 37.3
Free-Throw Pct. 75.8 63.4
Rebound Margin +1.1 +4.1
Three-Point FG Pct. 29.5 30.1
Three-Pointers/Game 3.4 2.1
Turnover Margin -0.4 +0.9
