Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Travel to Missouri
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Basketball
February 20, 1999
Oklahoma State (12-11, 4-9)
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Missouri (10-13, 3-10)
OSU Probable Starters 1998-99 Stats
Pos ## Name, Class Height GP-GS PPG RPG F 22 Nikki Harmon, Sr. 5-11 23-23 9.1 5.2 F 43 Megan Gregg, Sr. 6-1 23-19 8.7 4.4 C 25 Reba Johnson, So. 6-0 21-4 2.5 2.5 G 10 Kourtney Bower, Sr. 5-7 23-23 3.6 3.8 G 34 Jennifer Crow, Jr. 5-9 23-23 16.7 5.4
Off the Bench 1998-99 Stats
Pos ## Name, Class Height Min./G PPG RPG C 45 Devon Magness, So. 6-7 15.7 6.1 4.2 F 11 Kara Faulk, Fr. 6-0 15.7 5.2 3.7 G 42 Jessica Spinner, Fr. 5-10 10.5 4.8 1.2 G 33 Shelly Jackson, Sr. 5-9 10.1 2.1 1.0 C 52 Coleman Smith, Fr. 6-1 9.7 3.6 2.2 G 21 Mandy Stuber, Fr. 6-2 9.1 3.0 1.9 C 00 Toya Releford, So. 5-10 8.7 2.5 1.6
COWGIRLS TRAVEL TO COLUMBIA
Oklahoma State (12-11 overall, 4-9 Big 12) travels to Columbia, Mo., this weekend to face the Missouri Tigers (10-13, 3-10) in the final road game of the season for OSU. Oklahoma State is coming off a 58-73 loss to the conference- leading Texas Tech Lady Raiders on Wednesday in Lubbock, while Mizzou is coming off a 59-64 loss to the Texas Longhorns. This will be the 38th meeting between these two schools, with MU holding a narrow 19-18 edge in the series.
LAST TIME
Texas Tech was once again too much for Oklahoma State to handle as the Lady Raiders defeated OSU, 73-58, in Lubbock, Texas. Renee Hanebutt hit five three pointers in the first half and Angie Braziel scored 18 in the second for the 15- point win. OSU was led by Jennifer Crow, who scored 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Thirty-three of the Cowgirls' 58 points came from the bench, as Jessica Spinner chipped in 10 points and Jessica Bates added eight. Oklahoma State shot 41.8 percent from the floor, while TTU shot 48.3 percent. OSU hit five three pointers, including two each by Crow and Spinner. Kourtney Bower had five assists in the game.
COMING UP
Oklahoma State returns home for the final two games of the regular season next week before heading to the Big 12 Tournament. The Cowgirls will host Kansas on Wednesday night, and then finish the season with Nebraska in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday. Both games tip off at 7 p.m.
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 has reached a couple of milestones this season, including the 1,000-point plateau. On a three pointer vs. Iowa State, she became the 14th player in Cowgirl history to score 1,000 points in a career. Jennifer 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 16.7 points per game, and also leads the team in three-pointers made with 39. She is second on the team in free throw percentage, and her 132 free- throws made lead the Big 12 Conference. Jennifer has scored in double figures in 56 of her 81 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. 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 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 5.2 rebounds per game. She is also averaging 3.9 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-58 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.
JOHNSON GETS START
Reba Johnson became the third Cowgirl this season to start at center when she was on the floor for the opening tip vs. Baylor. She also started vs. Oklahoma and Texas, and has pulled down 17 rebounds in the four starts. Reba has just three turnovers in those four games.
GREGG'S SHOOTING TOUCH RETURNS
Cowgirl senior Megan Gregg returned to the starting lineup after coming off the bench four games, and responded with a 12-point perfromance on 6-of-8 shooting vs. Baylor. Her season shooting average is currently 55.8 percent, and she is shooting 57 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 20 minutes per game, 7.8 points each contest and have connected on 19 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 add 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 75.6 percent from the charity stripe. The top team in the NCAA is Butler, shooting 78.5 percent ... Junior Jennifer Crow is third in the Big 12 in free-throw shooting, connecting on 83.0 percent of her shots from the stripe. Freshman Kara Faulk is 11th in the same category, shooting 75.7 percent ... Crow is eighth in the league in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game ... Senior Kourtney Bower is second in the Big 12 Conference with a 1.76 assists-to- turnover ratio ... Senior Nikki Harmon's 4.0 assists per game are the 11th-best in the league, while Bower's 3.4 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 361. 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 40 ... OSU has six players averaging at least four points per game ... Seven players are shooting at least 70 percent >from the line, with two shooting better than 80 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 286-183 (.610) 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 149-122 (.550) 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 MISSOURI
Missouri leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State by the slimmest of margins. MU has won 19 games, while OSU has won 18. Missouri is 10-5 all-time in Columbia vs. the Cowgirls. Oklahoma State has won the last three meetings, including a sweep last year, once in Stillwater and again in the Big 12 Tournament. OSU also won the last meeting in the Hearnes Center, 67-53, in 1997. The Cowgirls have also won 13-of-the-last 18.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Here's a look at how OSU and Mizzou compare statistically:
OSU MU Overall Record 12-11 10-13 Conference Record 4-9 3-10 Scoring Offense 63.7 67.4 Scoring Defense 64.0 66.5 Scoring Margin -0.3 +0.9 Field-Goal Pct. 39.7 44.2 FG Pct. Defense 39.3 39.1 Free-Throw Pct. 75.6 70.4 Rebound Margin +1.8 +1.8 Three-Point FG Pct. 29.8 31.0 Three-Pointers/Game 3.4 3.4 Turnover Margin -0.6 -2.1
