Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Host Bears Saturday
January 21, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 21, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State will host the Baylor Bears on Saturday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls are 10-6 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference play after losing to Iowa State, 76-64, Tuesday night in Stillwater. Baylor is 5-10 this season, 0-5 in league play after an 81-67 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks Wednesday in Lawrence, Kan.
COMING UP -- Oklahoma State will travel to Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, for a rematch with the Texas Longhorns (11-6, 3-2), whom OSU defeated, 71-69, in Gallagher-Iba Arena last week. The Cowgirls will then travel to Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, Jan. 29, for a game with the Colorado Buffaloes (6-9, 1-3). Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. CST, and the game will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
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 six weeks. Kara Faulk continues to suffer from hip/thigh pain, and is out indefinitely.
LAST TIME -- Oklahoma State failed to score in the final 5-1/2 minutes of the first half and fell behind by as many as 22 before falling to the eighth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones, 76-64. The Cowgirls hung with ISU through the first 15 minutes of the game, leading by as many as four at 20-16. But, the Cyclones turned up the heat and scored nine unanswered points to end the half ahead, 38-29. ISU scored the first two points of the second half to increase the run to 11 before Toya Releford pitched in her first points of the game on a jumper. Iowa State and OSU traded baskets until the 14:16 mark, when the Cyclones went on a 21-8 run over the next eight minutes to increase the lead to its largest at 22. The Cowgirls made the score respectable in the final four minutes, connecting on three of their school-record 11 three pointers. The previous record was 10, set in 1998. Jennifer Crow and Chantoya Hawkins led the Cowgirls with 15 points each, followed by Mandy Stuber's 13. Both Stuber and Hawkins each had three treys, while Crow and freshman Shelby Hutchens each hit two. The Cyclones outscored OSU, 13-0, on second-chance points, thanks to a 20-rebound margin. ISU had 45 boards, compared to just 25 for OSU.
Baylor (5-10, 0-5) at Oklahoma State (10-6, 2-2)
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000 - 7 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) - Stillwater, Okla.
Radio - Stillwater Radio (KGFY-105.5 FM)
Probable Starters
Pos ## Name Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% F 00 Toya Releford 5-10 15-7 5.7 3.8 1.0 .460 .711 F 21 Mandy Stuber 6-2 5-1 9.0 2.6 1.0 .462 .333 C 45 Devon Magness 6-7 10-3 2.9 3.2 0.7 .464 .375 G 32 Chantoya Hawkins 5-5 16-14 11.1 3.0 2.9 .392 .600 G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 16-16 20.3 6.3 4.5 .435 .879
COACH DICK HALTERMAN -- Dick Halterman is entering his 17th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 297-193 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 6 .625 2-3 vs. teams ranked in top 40
Totals 297 193 .607
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 1,489. Jennifer needs 85 points to surpass Donna Ridling (4th with 1,573). She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (176) and attempted (471) 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 14.5 ppg, fifth in free-throw percentage at 81.4 percent, and fifth in three-point shooting at 37.6 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 1,489 85 Donna Ridling (4th with 1,573)
Rebounds 14th with 474 22 Rhonda Kite (13th with 495)
Assists 10th with 235 22 Bridget Nixon (9th with 257)
Steals 7th with 160 7 Althea Cox (6th with 166)
Minutes 6th with 3,179 108 Lisa McGill (6th with 3,286)
Free Throws 2nd with 469 134 Clinette Jordan (1st with 602)
FT Attempted 3rd with 576 41 Lisa McGill (2nd with 616)
Field Goals 10th with 422 4 Jackie Glosson (9th with 425)
FG Attempted 9th with 987 57 Renee Roberts (8th with 1,043)
Games Started 17th with 79 4 McGill/Fisher (15th with 82)
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 87.5 percent (84-of-96) from the line. Jennifer also owns two of the top four 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% (14-14) Jamie Cassidy, Maine vs. Rice Jan. 11
100.0% (13-13) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma St. vs. Tulsa Nov. 28
100.0% (13-13) Kristine Austgulen, Va. Commonwealth vs. Richmond Jan. 7
100.0% (12-12) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma St. vs. Lamar Nov. 19
100.0% (12-12) six others
FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT -- Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has started 14 games this season, while fellow freshman Shelby Hutchens has started 13 contests this year. That's 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 13 games was in 1992-93, when Stacy Coffey, Amy Scales and Yogi York started 32, 32, and 31, respectively.
TRIO TAKING CHARGE -- After 16 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 20.3 points per game, including a career-high 28 vs. Long Beach State and vs. West Virginia. She is also averaging 6.3 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 11.1 points per contest.
BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS -- Cowgirl Jennifer Crow is second in the league in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game. She trails UT's Edwina Brown, who is averaging 22.4 points per contest. Junior Tari Cummings, who would rank fifth, no longer qualifies, as to be ranked each player must appear in at least 75 percent of their team's games. Cummings would also be second in rebounding at 9.4 boards per game, behind Keitha Dickerson of Texas Tech (10.1). Kara Faulk ranks 10th in overall rebounding at 7.8 per game. Crow also ranks eighth in assists per game (4.50), and fifth in three-pointers made per game (2.19). Chantoya Hawkins ranks seventh in the conference in steals, averaging 2.44 per contest. Crow is second in free-throw percentage and 10th in 3-point percentage. Kaulk, who is currently out, leads the league in offensive boards at 3.85 per contest.
COWGIRLS 58th IN RPI -- Oklahoma State is ranked 58th in the latest Rating Percentage Index polls, and the seventh-highest team ranked out of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech leads all OSU opponents at ninth, while Illinois is just behind in 10th place. OU ranks 17th, while Southest Missouri State is 22nd. The Cowgirls moved up from 70th last week after defeating UT and losing to TTU.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS -- Here is a statistical comparison between Oklahoma State and Baylor (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...
Overall Big 12
OSU Baylor OSU Baylor
Overall Record 10-6 (7) 5-10 (12) 2-2 (T6) 0-5 (12)
Scoring Offense 72.2 (6) 62.2 (12) 61.8 (8) 58.8 (11)
Scoring Defense 65.3 (8) 67.4 (12) 65.8 (5) 76.2 (12)
Scoring Margin +6.9 (8) -5.2 (12) -4.0 (8) -17.4 (12)
Field-Goal Pct. 41.7 (10) 35.9 (12) 39.5 (5) 33.2 (12)
FG Pct. Defense 39.7 (7) 41.8 (12) 38.5 (4) 46.4 (12)
Free-Throw Pct. 74.3 (2) 69.6 (8) 68.3 (8) 73.0 (4)
Rebound Margin +2.2 (7) -3.1 (12) -6.0 (10) -8.0 (11)
3-Point FG Pct. 31.4 (6) 30.9 (8) 31.9 (6) 28.8 (8)
3-Pointers Per Game 5.2 (3) 4.2 (7) 5.5 (4) 4.6 (7)
Turnover Margin +2.3 (4) +0.1 (9) +1.2 (4) -3.2 (9)
SERIES HISTORY WITH BAYLOR -- Baylor leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 6-4, although the Cowgirls have won the last two meetings, and are undefeated at 3-0 in Stillwater. OSU swept the Bears last season, but both games were close. The average margin of victory for the Cowgirls in those two games was three points. Here is a game-by-game look at the all-time series ...
Series Record with Baylor [4-6]
Record in Stillwater: OSU leads, 3-0Record in Waco: Baylor leads, 3-1
1973-74 L 64-70 Regional AIAW Tournament 03-08-75 L 71-82 Regional AIAW Tournament, Temple, Texas 01-25-97 L 72-85 Waco, Texas 02-01-97 W 82-68 Stillwater, Okla. 03-04-97 L 62-68 Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo. 01-17-98 W 68-67 Stillwater, Okla. 02-18-98 L 64-72 Waco, Texas 03-17-98 L 47-54 Women's NIT, Waco, Texas 01-09-99 W 59-55 Stillwater, Okla. 02-06-99 W 58-56 Waco, Texas
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