Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Travel To Lady Raiders
January 14, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 14, 2000
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Oklahoma State (10-4, 2-0) at Texas Tech (12-2, 1-2)
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000 - noonUnited Spirit Arena (15,050) - Lubbock, Texas
Radio - Stillwater Radio (KGFY-105.5 FM)
COWGIRLS TRAVEL TO LUBBOCK - Oklahoma State will travel to Lubbock, Texas, Saturday for a noon tipoff with the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. The Cowgirls are 10-4 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 after a 71-69 upset of the Texas Longhorns Wednesday night. TTU is 12-2 overall, 1-2 in Big 12 play after winning its first conference game of the season with a 75-50 win over Colorado at home Wednesday night.
COMING UP - Oklahoma State will finish up a tough four-game stand with the Iowa State Cyclones (11-2, 3-0) on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m The combined record of Texas A&M, Texas, Texas Tech and Iowa State is 42-13. OSU will stay at home next weekend as the Cowgirls host Baylor (5-8, 0-3) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
LAST TIME - Jennifer Crow hit an eight-foot jumper with five seconds remaining as the Cowgirls defeated Texas, 71-69, Wednesday night. The Cowgirls took an early 7-0 lead as Texas missed its first four shot attempts. The Longhorns came back, however, and took a 15-10 lead at the 9:53 mark. OSU tied the game at 15-15 with 8:22 remaining on a jumper by Crow, and went on a 21-9 run to end the period and go into the lockerroom ahead, 36-24. Oklahoma State built its lead to as many as 16 points when freshman Chantoya Hawkins drove the lane and hit a layup to put OSU ahead, 48-32 five minutes into the second period. Then UT's athleticism went to work as the ?Horns slowly chipped away at the Cowgirl lead, finally cutting it to one with 3:19 to go when freshman Alisha Sare hit three free throws after being fouled behind the arc. The teams traded baskets over the next 2-1/2 minutes while there were three ties and four lead changes. Hawkins hit a key three pointer from the corner with 1:11 remaining to put the Cowgirls ahead, 69-67. But, a jumper by Texas' JoRuth Woods tied the game for the final time at 69-69 with 35 ticks on the clock. Hawkins dribbled the ball at midcourt for 25 seconds before dishing off to Crow, who driove to the lane and pulled up for the game-winning jumper in front of the free-throw line. "It shouldn't have come down to that," said Crow, when asked about the game-winning shot. "We didn't have a very good second half, but all the coaches said to run the time down with about three seconds left on the shot clock and try to get a shot off. I'm glad it went in."
Probable Starters
Pos ## Name Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% F 00 Toya Releford 5-10 13-5 6.1 3.5 1.0 .491 .711 C 12 Jessica Bates 6-2 12-2 2.3 2.7 0.2 .407 .667 or 25 Reba Johnson 6-0 8-1 2.0 2.0 0.4 .467 .400 G 20 Shelby Hutchens 5-10 14-12 3.9 1.9 1.5 .250 .588 G 32 Chantoya Hawkins 5-5 14-12 10.9 2.6 2.8 .396 .585 G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 14-14 21.3 6.5 4.7 .440 .872
INJURY REPORT - Tari Cummings suffered a partial ACL tear and a lateral meniscus tear in her left knee against West Virginia. She had surgery on Jan. 7, and will be out 4-6 weeks. Kara Faulk is out for 2-4 weeks after a bone scan Tuesday revealed a stress fracture in her hip.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN - Dick Halterman is entering his 17th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 297-191 career mark at OSU. Halterman has guided the Cowgirls to eight postseason appearances in the last 11 years, including seven NCAA Tournament appearances (last in 1996) and one Women's NIT appearance (1998). Under Halterman, 13 Cowgirls have been named first-team all-conference, while 27 student-athletes have achieved first-team academic all-conference status. He is a two-time conference Coach of the Year, and was the District V Coach of the Year in 1991. Halterman has taken two conference All-Star teams abroad, including this past August, when he led the Big 12 All-Stars on a tour of Finland and Sweden. That team finished with a 5-1 record. Here is a look at Halterman's year-by-year coaching record at Oklahoma State.
Coach Halterman's Year-by-Year Record
Year W L Pct. Note 1983-84 18 11 .620 Eighth-Most Improved team in NCAA history 1984-85 17 11 .607 First-ever 12-win season at home 1985-86 13 18 .419 Clinette Jordan's rookie season 1986-87 16 12 .571 Jordan, Siess both break 1,000 points 1987-88 17 11 .607 Liz Brown's freshman year 1988-89 20 12 .625 OSU's first-ever NCAA Appearance 1989-90 20 11 .645 Big Eight Tournament Champions 1990-91 27 6 .818 Sweet 16 Appearance 1991-92 11 17 .393 Lisa McGill named District All-American 1992-93 23 9 .719 NCAA Appearance 1993-94 20 9 .690 NCAA Appearance 1994-95 17 12 .607 NCAA Appearance 1995-96 20 10 .669 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 1996-97 15 12 .556 Two 100-point games during season 1997-98 20 11 .645 Postseason Women's NIT 1998-99 13 15 .464 Six players named Academic All-Big 12 1999-2000 10 4 .714 3-1 vs. teams ranked in top 40 Totals 297 191 .609
HALTERMAN ON RADIO/TV - During the 1999-2000 season, fans can catch up with the Cowgirl head coach on both the radio and television. The Coach Halterman Radio Show will be broadcast every Monday evening from 5:30 - 6 p.m. on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. The Coach Halterman Television Show will be broadcast on Tuesday's at 7 p.m. on KWEM-TV 31 in Stillwater, which is Channel 3 on Peak Cablevision. Casey Kendrick, program manager at KWEM, will host both the radio and television shows.
COWGIRL BASKETBALL ON THE AIR - Once again during the 1999-2000 season, the Oklahoma State women's basketball games will be broadcast live on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater, part of Stillwater Radio. Kevin Gum, in his 10th season with the Cowgirl broadcast, will handle play-by-play duties, while Casey Kendrick, in his fifth season on the air, will provide color analysis. Fans outside the Stillwater broadcast range will be able to listen to the broadcasts via the internet at www.okstate.com. Gum and Kendrick will be on the air 30 minutes prior to tipoff with pregame analysis, as well as interviews with Coach Halterman and various Cowgirl players.
CROW BACK FOR FINAL SEASON - Jennifer Crow is back for her final season in a Cowgirl uniform, and is looking to move up several OSU career statistical charts. She became the 14th player in school history to record 1,000 points in a career, and she currently ranks fifth on the all-time points scored list with 1,463. Jennifer needs 111 points to surpass Donna Ridling (4th with 1,573). She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (173) and attempted (461) in a career. Jennifer was named third-team All-Big 12 last season, and was honored as a second-team Academic All-American her junior year. She ranks eighth in career scoring average at 14.6 ppg, fifth in free-throw percentage at 81.3 percent, and fifth in three-point shooting at 37.5 percent. Here is a look at where Jennifer ranks on several of the school's career statistical charts.
Category Crow's stats needs to surpass Points 5th with 1,463 111 Donna Ridling (4th with 1,573) Rebounds 16th with 464 6 Yogi York (15th with 469) Assists 10th with 232 25 Bridget Nixon (9th with 257) Steals 8th with 156 2 Clinette Jordan (7th with 157) Minutes 7th with 3,101 11 Renee Roberts (6th with 3,111) Free Throws 2nd with 464 139 Clinette Jordan (1st with 602) FT Attempted 3rd with 571 46 Lisa McGill (2nd with 616) Field Goals 10th with 413 13 Jackie Glosson (9th with 425) FG Attempted 9th with 964 80 Renee Roberts (8th with 1,043) Games Started t18th with 77 1 Shea Jackson (17th with 77)
CROW AT THE LINE - Senior Jennifer Crow set an OSU school record vs. Lamar when she was successful on 12-of-12 trips to the free-throw line. She broke the previous record of 10-of-10, set by Crista Troester in 1983, and duplicated four times since, the most recent time by Cheri Edwards in 1998. One game later vs. Tulsa, Jennifer broke her own record by connecting on 13-of-13 free throws. Crow set another school record from the charity stripe by connecting on 30 consecutive free throws. The previous record was 28, set by Jamie Siess in 1987-88. Jennifer made her last three attempts vs. Illinois, then was a perfect 25-of-25 vs. Lamar and Tulsa. She hit her first two vs. Oral Roberts, but then missed her 31st attempt. She is currently shooting 86.5 percent (82-of-94) from the line. Jennifer also owns the top two single-game free-throw shooting performances in the nation.
NCAA TOP SINGLE-GAME FREE-THROW PERCENTAGES
Pct. (FT-FTA) Player, Team vs. Opponent Date 100.0% (13-13) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma State vs. Tulsa (Nov. 28) 100.0% (12-12) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma State vs. Lamar (Nov. 19) 100.0% (12-12) Alissa Murphy, Boston College vs. Maine (Nov. 15) 100.0% (12-12) Trisha Payne, TCU vs. Wichita State (Nov. 28) 100.0% (12-12) Nikki Reddick, Coastal Carolina vs. Furman (Nov. 28) 100.0% (12-12) Keomi Johnson, Wichita State vs. Tulsa (Dec. 4) 100.0% (10-10) 11 players tied
FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT - Freshmen Chantoya Hawkins and Shelby Hutchens have each started 12 games this season, the most starts by a true freshman since 1993-94, when Cheri Edwards started 28 in her first season as a Cowgirl. The last time two true freshmen started at least 12 games was in 1992-93, when Stacy Coffey, Amy Scales and Yogi York started 32, 32, and 31, respectively.
TRIO TAKING CHARGE - After 13 games this season, Oklahoma State has four players averaging at least eight points per game, and three are averaging more than six rebounds per contest. Jennifer Crow leads the team in scoring, averaging 21.3 points per game, including a career-high 28 vs. Long Beach State and vs. West Virginia. She is also averaging 6.5 rebounds per contest. Junior Tari Cummings is averaging 17.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, including careers highs in points (33) and rebounds (15) vs. Washington. Sophomore Kara Faulk is averaging 8.2 ppg and 7.8 boards per game, while freshman Chantoya Hawkins is averaging 10.9 points per contest.
BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS - Cowgirl Jennifer Crow and Tari Cummings rank second and fifth, respectively, in the Big 12 Conference in scoring. Cummings is second in rebounding at 9.4 boards per game, behind Keitha Dickerson of Texas Tech (10.2). Kara Faulk ranks 12th in overall rebounding at 7.8 per game. Crow also ranks seventh in assists per game (4.71), and third in three-pointers made per game (2.29). Chantoya Hawkins ranks seventh in the conference in steals, averaging 2.57 per contest. Crow is second in free-throw percentage and 12th in 3-point percentage. Cummings is ranked 10th in field-goal percentage.
BIG 12 TEAM RANKINGS - Oklahoma State is in the top half of the league in eight statistical categories. The Cowgirls are third in the conference in free-throw shooting (74.3). They are fourth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds (15.43). OSU is fourth in the league in 3-point field goals, averaging 4.93 per game, and fifth in rebounding defense (35.7). The Cowgirls are fifth in rebounding margin (+4.1) and sixth in both scoring offense and field-goal percentage defense. In conference games only, OSU leads the league in both scoring defense (55.5 points per game) and FG pct. defense (.339).
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Oklahoma State has started three of the last four seasons 3-0 in conference play.
- Sophomore Mandy Stuber scored 13 points in OSU's win over Texas. She had only 10 in her first two games combined.
- Oklahoma State has used seven different starting lineups this season. The only constant has been senior Jennifer Crow. Kara Faulk had started every game until Wednesday night vs. Texas.
- The Cowgirls are 3-1 this season vs. team currently ranked in the Associated Press' top 40.
- Senior Jennifer Crow has scored 20-plus points in eight of the last 10 contests.
- Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has reached double figures in scoring in the last eight games, and 11 of the last 12.
- Freshman Shelby Hutchens has scored at least eight points on four occasions this season, including a career-high 14 points vs. Portland.
- Junior Reba Johnson scored nine points in just six minutes of play vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
- Junior Tari Cummings has six double-doubles in points and rebounds this season, including four of her last six games.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS - Here is a statistical comparison between Oklahoma State and Texas Tech (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...
Overall Big 12
OSU TTU OSU TTU
Overall Record 10-4 (T5) 12-2 (1) 2-0 (T2) 1-2 (T8)
Scoring Offense 74.3 (6) 68.4 (9) 66.0 (7) 62.7 (8)
Scoring Defense 63.7 (7) 53.4 (1) 55.5 (1) 64.7 (4)
Scoring Margin 10.6 (6) 15.0 (3) 10.5 (4) -2.0 (8)
Field-Goal Pct. 42.1 (10) 43.1 (8) 40.7 (5) 39.0 (10)
FG Pct. Defense 39.2 (6) 39.6 (7) 33.9 (1) 49.7 (12)
Free-Throw Pct. 74.3 (3) 60.4 (12) 66.7 (8) 63.6 (10)
Rebound Margin +4.1 (5) +2.1 (8) -1.5 (T6) -8.0 (10)
3-Point FG Pct. 30.5 (8) 29.1 (9) 25.8 (8) 19.5 (9)
3-Pointers Per Game 4.9 (4) 2.9 (11) 4.0 (7) 2.7 (9)
Turnover Margin +2.9 (3) +7.9 (2) +5.0 (3) +9.3 (1)
ABOUT THE LADY RAIDERS - Texas Tech is 12-2 overall this season and 1-2 in Big 12 play after a 75-50 win over Colorado Wednesday night in the United Spirit Arena. Tech's only losses have come on the road at the hands of Iowa State (62-37) and Oklahoma (82-76). The Lady Raiders are led by freshman Plenette Pierson, who is averaging 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. In fact, TTU has four players averaging double figures with Keitha Dickerson (12.6 points, 10.2 rebounds per game), Aleah Johnson (12.3 ppg) and Katrisa O'Neal (11.9). Guard Melinda Schmucker-Pharies is chipping in 6.6 points per contest. Texas Tech is coached by Marsha Sharp, who is in her 18th year at the helm of the Lady Raiders and owns a 418-131 (.761) record.
SERIES HISTORY WITH TEXAS TECH - Oklahoma State is 10-9 all-time vs. Texas Tech, although the Lady Raiders have won the last six meetings. Since Big 12 play began in 1996-97, TTU leads the series, 6-1. Tech also leads the series in Lubbock, 4-3. Here is a look at the all-time series between these two schools ...
Series Record with Texas Tech [10-9] Record in Stillwater: OSU leads, 6-3 Record in Lubbock: Texas Tech leads, 4-3
01-25-80 W 66-58 Stillwater, Okla. 01-09-81 W 85-77 Lubbock, Texas 12-04-81 L 51-61 Road Runner Classic, Las Cruces, N.M. 01-08-82 W 83-67 Stillwater, Okla. 11-26-83 W 75-70 Queens Classic, Plainview, Texas 12-20-85 W 67-65 Stillwater, Okla. 12-04-86 L 74-80 Lubbock, Texas 11-29-87 W 68-53 Cowgirl Classic, Stillwater, Okla. 12-10-88 L 66-78 Lubbock, Texas 12-15-89 W 78-76 Stillwater, Okla. 12-02-90 W 59-54 Red Raider Classic, Lubbock, Texas 11-30-91 W 67-62 Jimco Cowgirl Classic, Stillwater, Okla. 01-08-97 W 78-56 Lubbock, Texas 01-22-97 L 61-73 Stillwater, Okla. 01-14-98 L 48-74 Lubbock, Texas 01-28-98 L 51-64 Stillwater, Okla. 03-05-98 L 49-53 Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo. 01-16-99 L 68-79 Stillwater, Okla. 02-17-99 L 58-73 Lubbock, Texas
