Oklahoma State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Opens Season Nov. 6
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Basketball
November 5, 1998
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State's Cowgirl basketball team will open the 1998-99 season Friday night as OSU hosts the Icelandic National team in an exhibition game at Gallagher-Iba Arena starting at 7 p.m. It will be the Cowgirls' first action vs. an outside team this fall.
OSU returns two starters and five letterwinners from a team that finished 20-11 a year ago and made it to the second round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Cowgirls' leading scorer last season, Jennifer Crow, returns for her junior year, along with sophomore starting center Devon Magness. O-State also has four seniors returning for their final seasons in Kourtney Bower, Megan Gregg, Nikki Harmon and Shelly Jackson.
The Icelandic National Team is 0-2 so far this season with a game vs. Oral Roberts on Thursday night. They lost to Louisiana State, 89-51, and Delta State, 68-50, earlier this week.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. Prices are $11 for lower reserved, $8 for upper reserved, $6 for adult general admission, and $4 for students and youth.
Probable starters for the game are:
Oklahoma State Icelandic National Team F 22 Nikki Harmon 5-11 14 Anna Maria Sveinsdottir 5-11 F 25 Reba Johnson 6-0 15 Guobjorg Nordfjord 5-10 or 43 Megan Gregg 6-1 C 45 Devon Magness 6-7 10 Signy Hermannsdottir 6-1 G 10 Kourtney Bower 5-9 6 Kristin Jonsdottir 5-9 G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 9 Alda Leif Jonsdottir 5-9
