Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Athletics Week In Review/Week Ahead
September 13, 1999 | General
Sept. 13, 1999
Men's Cross Country
This Week: Saturday at Fordham Fiasco
Last Week: idle
Chuck Sloan, Bruce Wright, Jerry Rainey and Derek Tate will lead Oklahoma State's Cowboy Cross Country team into in action this weekend when it heads to New York City for the Fordham Fiasco on Saturday. The foursome of Sloan, Wright, Rainey and Tate were the top four finishers in the Wichita Gold Classic, Oklahoma State's first competition of the fall season. From New York City, they will come home to host the Cowboy Jamboree on Oct. 2.
Women's Cross Country
This Week: Saturday at Illinois Invitational
Last Week: idle
Oklahoma State junior Hanna Smedstad was named the Big 12 Cross Country Runner of the Week for her top finish in the Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Invitational on September 3. Smedstad and the Cowgirls will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Champaign, Ill., for the Illinois Invitational.
Football (2-0)
This Week: Saturday at Mississippi State, 2:30 p.m.
Last Week: Defeated Tulsa 46-9 on Saturday
After back-to-back home games to open the 1999 season, Oklahoma State takes to the road for the first time as the Cowboys travel to Starkville, Miss., to face the defending champions of the Southeastern Conference's West Division.
O-State's game this week at Mississippi State marks the first of three straight weekends the Cowboys will either be away or idle. After Saturday's game, the Cowboys are open on Sept. 25 before facing Nebraska at Lincoln on Oct. 2. OSU's next Lewis Field appearance is Oct. 9 against Texas Tech.
Kickoff for Saturday's Big 12-SEC matchup is set for just after 2:30 p.m. (CDT). Oklahoma State enters the game with a record of 2-0 after wins over Louisiana-Lafayette and Tulsa. Like the Cowboys, Mississippi State enters this week's action with a 2-0 mark, having posted early wins over Middle Tennessee State and Memphis. Saturday will be the third of four straight home games for Mississippi State to open the season. After OSU, the Bulldogs entertain South Carolina before facing their first road test at Vanderbilt.
Oklahoma State will be making just its second-ever appearance at Starkville, Miss. The only other time OSU has played in the state of Mississippi was 1970 when Floyd Gass took his Cowboys to face the Bulldogs in the season opener. OSU dominated the game statistically but had a hard time finding the end zone. OSU could score only a pair of field goals and a 39-yard touchdown pass from Tony Pounds to Hermann Eben, and MSU recorded a 14-13 win.
The game will also be telecast live by Jefferson Pilot Sports, whose coverage area is primarily in the SEC region. The game will be aired in Tulsa on KWHB (Channel 47) and in Oklahoma City on KOCB (Channel 34).
Men's Golf
This Week: Sept. 19-21 at Ping-Golfweek Preview in Auburn, Ala.
Looking to continue last year's success, the OSU men's golf team opens its 1999-2000 season at the Ping-Golfweek Preview at the Grand National Golf Course in Auburn, Ala. The Preview was kind to OSU in 1998-99 as the Cowboys opened the season with their only tournament title of the season.
The Preview, played annually on the site of that year's NCAA Championship, will run Sunday through Tuesday, Sept. 19-21. OSU enters the event ranked third in the country in the preseason MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings.
Women's Golf
This Week: Monday-Tuesday at Big 12 Preview in Lincoln, Neb.
Oklahoma State's Cowgirl golf team, ranked 11th in the country according to the MasterCard Collegiate golf rankings preseason poll, will open the 1999 fall season at the Big 12 Preview in Lincoln, Neb., on Monday.
The defending Big 12 Champion, OSU won the Preview last year and went on to finish 12th at the NCAA Championships.
The Cowgirls return a nucleus of three golfers from a year ago, including Maria Bod?n, the Big 12 Golfer of the Year. Bod?n tied for medalist honors at last year's Big 12 Preview. Also back are starters Natasha Rowe and Emma Zackrisson.
Soccer (1-5)
This Week: Adidas/Met Life Tournament in Portland, Ore.
Saturday vs. Portland
Sunday vs. Washington
Last Week: Lost on the road vs. Southwest Missouri, 0-4 Lost at home vs. North Texas, 2-4
The Oklahoma State women's soccer team lost a pair of games last week to fall to 1-5 on the year.
The Cowgirls were shut out for the fourth time this season, losing 4-0 against Southwest Missouri State last Wednesday, before losing their home opener 4-2 to North Texas on Sunday.
Andrea Larsen scored her first goal of the year and recorded an assist while freshman Kellie Williams scored the first goal of her career in the loss.
OSU will be back in action this weekend against 1998 NCAA semifinalist Portland, and 1998 NCAA participant Washington in the Adidas/Met Life Tournament in Portland, Ore.
Softball
This Week: Wednesday, 100-inning game at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.
Saturday at SMSU Tournament
Coach Sandy Fisher and the Oklahoma State softball team will open its fall schedule on Wednesday with a 100-inning contest against Oklahoma in Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Proceeds from the 4 p.m. contest will be used to benefit both softball programs.
The Cowgirls then travel to Springfield, Mo. to take part in the SMSU Tournament on Saturday.
Composite Schedule
All times are Central. Times and dates are subject to change. Home events in bold.
Legend: BB (Baseball), MBB (Men's Basketball), WBB (Women's Basketball), MCC
(Men's Cross Country), WCC (Women's Cross Country), EQ (Equestrian), FB
(Football), MG (Men's Golf), WG (Women's Golf), WS (Soccer), SB (Softball),
MT (Men's Tennis), WT (Women's Tennis), MTF (Men's Track and Field) WTF
(Women's Track and Field), WR (Wrestling)
September
3 WS at South Alabama W 5-0
WCC at Lori Fitzgerald Invitational 2nd/4
4 MCC at Wichita Gold Classic 1st/7
FB Louisiana-Lafayette W 24-7
5 WS at Alabama L 0-3
8 WS at Southwest Missouri State L 0-4
11 FB Tulsa W 46-9
12 WS North Texas L 2-4
13 WG Big 12 Preview at Lincoln, Neb.
14 WG Big 12 Preview at Lincoln, Neb
15 SB 100-inning game at Oklahoma City
18 WCC at Illinois Invitational
MCC at Fordham Fiasco
FB at Mississippi State 2:30 p.m.
WS vs. Portland 2:15 p.m.
SB at SMSU tournament
19 MG Ping-Golfweek Preview
WS vs. Washington 12 p.m.
20 MG Ping-Golfweek Preview
21 MG Ping-Golfweek Preview
SB Seminole Junior College
23 WG Dick McGuire Invitational
WT T. Rowe Price Clay Court Nationals
24 WG Dick McGuire Invitational
WS Denver 7 p.m.
WT T. Rowe Price Clay Court Nationals
25 WG Dick McGuire Invitational
SB Cowgirl Mini-Classic
WT T. Rowe Price Clay Court Nationals
26 SB Cowgirl Mini-Classic
WT T. Rowe Price Clay Court Nationals
28 WS at Oklahoma 6 p.m.
