Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Women's Hoops Takes on Kansas State
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Basketball
The Matchup
Probable Starters No. Name, Cl., Pos. Height GP-GS PPG RPG 24 Renee Roberts, Sr., F 5-10 23-23 10.6 5.8 32 Cheri Edwards, Sr., F 6-2 23-23 10.9 6.7 45 Devon Magness, Fr., C 6-7 23-23 10.0 5.6 14 Sara Jackson, So., G 5-7 23-21 4.4 2.1 34 Jennifer Crow, So., G 5-9 23-23 12.4 5.3 Off the Bench No. Name, Cl., Pos. Height GP-GS PPG RPG 10 Kourtney Bower, Jr., G 5-7 16-0 1.3 1.0 12 Sarah Boyd, Sr., G 5-10 23-2 6.7 2.6 43 Megan Gregg, Jr., F 6-2 23-0 7.6 3.8
COWGIRLS HOST WILDCATS
Oklahoma State (14-9 overall, 7-6 Big 12 Conference) hosts the Kansas State Wildcats (10-13 overall, 4-9 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU is coming off a 72-64 loss at Baylor, while K-State is just off an 80-50 loss to Iowa State in Manhattan. Oklahoma State has won three of the last four after a four-game losing streak, while Kansas State has lost six of its last seven, having defeated Missouri, 66-57, last Sunday.
LAST TIME
Oklahoma States Devon Magness was one short of a career high with 16 points, but the Baylor trio of Kacy Moffitt, Lara Webb and Toya Ellis scored all but 10 of the Bears points as BU defeated OSU, 72-64, in the Ferrell Center in Waco. Jennifer Crow and Sarah Boyd each added 10, but Baylor made seven more free throws than the Cowgirls and were called for six fewer fouls. Each bench received a technical foul, and with 3:53 remaining in the game, OSUs Dick Halterman was ejected from the contest. OSU outrebounded the Bears, 41-34, but the difference was the three-point arc, from which BU hit 6-of-12 shots while OSU was good on just 1-of-9. OSU and Baylor split the regular-season series.
COMING UP
Oklahoma State will travel to Austin, Texas, to face the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. before closing out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 28 with a 3 p.m. game vs. Oklahoma in Gallagher-Iba Arena. It appears that Oklahoma State will finish with the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, which means the Cowgirls will play the No. 11 seed on Tuesday, Mar. 3, at 8:20 p.m.
EDWARDS, ROBERTS NECK-AND-NECK
Seniors Cheri Edwards and Renee Roberts are neck-and-neck going into the stretch, with Edwards holding a one-rebound lead on Roberts. Both reached the 500-career rebound mark earlier this month, just the 11th and 12th players to do so in Oklahoma State history. With three games remaining in the regular season, both should surpass Jackie Glosson (ninth with 516) and Jodi Fisher (eighth with 525) before the season is over.
CROW REMAINS CONSISTENT
Sophomore guard Jennifer Crow may be the most consistent player for the Cowgirls right now. She has scored at least nine points in 21 games this season. She has hit the double-figure mark on 17 occasions this year, including a season-high 20 vs. Iowa State. She currently leads the team in points (285), points per game (12.4), steals (43), free-throw percentage (.806) and three-pointers made (29). Jennifer was a three-time Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week last season, and has put up even better numbers this year.
SLOWLY BUT SURELY
Junior Nikki Harmon should be available for the Kansas State game on Saturday, just one of many Cowgirls that has returned to action this season. Slowly but surely, the Cowgirls are returning to the court. Here is a look at who has been injured this season, along with their injury and the result...
Player Injury Result Status Kourtney Bower dislocated finger missed six games active Sarah Boyd tendonitis offseason surgery active Kristie Douglas ACL injury offseason surgery out for season Cheri Edwards sprained wrist ----- active Nikki Harmon torn meniscus surgery active Shelly Jackson broken finger surgery out for season LaToya Releford degenerated disk rehabilitation redshirting Mandy Stuber ACL injury offseason surgery redshirting
70S THE MAGIC NUMBER
This season, anytime either Oklahoma State or the opponent has scored at least 70 points, that team has won the basketball game. The Cowgirls are 11-0 when scoring at least 70 points, and six of those have come with 80 or more points. Likewise, when OSUs opponents have scored at least 70 points, like Baylor did on Wednesday, the opponents are 4-0.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN
Dick Halterman is in his 15th season as head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 268-170 (.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 140-112 (.558) record vs. the rest of the Big 12.
COWGIRLS ON THE AIR
Oklahoma States Cowgirl Basketball games are broadcast by KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. Kevin Gum, as he has done for the past seven seasons, will provide play-by-play during the broadcast, while Casey Kendrick, in his third season with the broadcast, will provide color analysis. Gum also hosts Coach Haltermans radio show, which can be heard on Y105 on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. Kevin and Casey can also be heard on the world wide web at www.okstate.com or www.gamecruiser.com.
COWGIRL NOTE-ABLE
Oklahoma State has made six three pointers in six of the last nine games, including a season-high seven vs. Texas A&M and again vs. Colorado...Megan Gregg is second in the league in field goal percentage at 58.1 percent...Megans shooting average is also the highest ever for a junior at Oklahoma State, and the second highest in school history...The Cowgirls have not won a game this season when they have shot worse from the field than the opponent (0-7)...OSU is 13-2 when shooting more free throws than the opposition...Seniors Renee Roberts and Cheri Edwards have combined for 10 double-doubles during their careers at Oklahoma State, including Renees 17 points-10 assists vs. Texas A&M...Devon Magness is on pace to break the school blocked shot average for a freshman with her 0.70 blocks per game this season (Shea Jackson holds the current record with her 0.59 bpg in 1990)...OSUs current field goal percentage defense of .373 is the best in school history, with the record being .380 in 1978.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Kansas State is 10-13 overall this season and 4-9 in Big 12 Conference games. The Wildcats are led by Brit Jacobson, the lone senior on the squad. She is currently averaging 12.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Brit also leads the team in steals with 59. Also scoring in double figures is center Angie Finkes, who is scoring 12.5 points per game while pulling down 4.8 rebounds. KSU is averaging 62.1 points per game as a team and shooting 42.1 percent from the floor, including 33.7 percent from behind the arc. The Wildcats are allowing 63.8 points per game.
SERIES WITH KANSAS STATE
The overall series between Oklahoma State and Kansas State is dead even, with each team having won 20 games in the series. OSU holds a 10-5 margin in games played in Stillwater, although the Cowgirls lost the last one, 70-64, in Gallagher-Iba Arena in 1996. KSU has won the last three meetings, and four of the last five. Oklahoma State, however, has won 10 of the last 15 games between these two schools.
LAST TIME BETWEEN OSU-KSU
Andria Jones scored a game-high 22 points and Oklahoma State shot just 38.5 percent from the field as Kansas State defeated OSU, 58-50, last season in Manhattan. OSUs Sarah Boyd scored a career-high 17 points in the losing cause. Renee Roberts scored 12 points and Cheri Edwards added 11 as each shot 5-of-12 from the field. KSU took 10 more shots from the line than OSU, as the Cowgirls committed five more fouls in the game. Oklahoma State evened its conference record at 5-5 for the year.
