Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Women's Basketball Takes On KSC SZekszard Monday Night
November 12, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 12, 2000
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QUICK FACTS
Monday - Nov. 13, 2000 - 7 p.m.
Abe Lemons Arena (2,500)
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Radio - Stillwater Radio (105.5 FM)
COWGIRLS HOST FINAL EXHIBITION
Oklahoma State's Cowgirl basketball team will host its final exhibition of the preseason on Monday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Abe Lemons Arena on the OCU campus. The Cowgirls will host KSC Szekszard, a national team from Hungary. OSU is coming off a 57-56 loss to the Australian Institute of Sport last Thursday, while KSC is 3-5 following a 67-55 win at Tulsa Sunday afternoon.
MORE ON KSC
The Hungarians are 3-5 during their tour of the midwest, including a three-game winning streak over the weekend. They lost to Drake, 81-63, to open the tour, and lost four more games before picking up a 90-52 win over Washburn. They lost close games to both Nebraska (76-74) and Kansas State (49-46).
LAST TIME OUT
Oklahoma State struggled offensively and fell to the Australian Institute of Sport, 57-56, last Thursday in Enid. Jessica Spinner, a native of Australia, led the Cowgirls with 15 points, while junior Kara Faulk chipped in 13. Faulk also led the Cowgirls with seven rebounds. OSU shot just 33.3 percent (18-of-54) from the field, and 6-of-18 (33.3 percent) from behind the arc. After being outrebounded by 12 in the first period, the Cowgirls came back and outboarded AIS, 21-15, in the second. OSU had just eight turnovers and was whistled for just 10 fouls, but poor shooting doomed the Cowgirls.
THE PRESEASON RANKINGS
Both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Polls were released last week. Six of Oklahoma State's opponents this season were receiving votes in the AP Poll, while an additional five were receiving votes in the Coaches' Poll. Teams ranked in the top 25 in both polls are: Iowa State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri State. Others receiving votes are Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Alabama.
PLAYER NOTES
#00 Toya Releford - Toya is recovering well from surgery this past August, and finished up her chemotherapy and radiation treatments Thursday, Nov. 2. She could be available to play by late December.
#2 Terrisha Osborn - Terrisha had two rebounds in five minutes vs. AIS.
#4 Jessica Spinner - Jessica started at the off-guard for OSU, and scored a team-high 15 points in the exhibition loss to her home country. She was 4-of-13 from the floor, including 3-of-8 from behind the arc, and 4-of-4 from the line. She also had three rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes.
#12 Jessica Bates - Jessica came of the bench in OSU's first exhibition and scored four points in 17 minutes. She also had four rebounds.
#20 Shelby Hutchens - Shelby came of the bench in OSU's first exhibition game and contributed three rebounds in nine minutes.
#21 Mandy Stuber - Stuby came off the bench for 13 minutes, and in that short span, scored six points and pulled down six boards. She also had one assist, two steals and no turnovers.
#22 Kara Faulk - Started last week vs. AIS, scoring 13 points and pulling down seven rebounds in 33 minutes. Her leg didn't appear to give her any trouble. She also had one block and one steal.
#24 Machell Roberts - Machell started her first game in a Cowgirl uniform at the point, and finished with two points, two rebounds and one assists in 18 minutes.
#32 Chantoya Hawkins - Chantoya came of the bench in OSU's first exhibition, but score five points and had three assists in 26 minutes. She was 2-of-4 from the floor and 1-of-2 from behind the arc.
#54 Nikki Lawrence - Started her first game as a Cowgirl and scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting from the floor. Also had one rebound and one assist in 18 minutes.
#55 Trisha Skibbe - Trisha scored the first five points of Oklahoma State's game with AIS, including a three pointer to start the scoring. She finished with seven points, four rebounds and two assists in starting her first game as a rookie in a Cowgirl uniform.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN
Dick Halterman is entering his 18th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 301-203 career mark at OSU. Halterman has guided the Cowgirls to eight postseason appearances in the last 12 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 31 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 August of 1999, 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.
HALTERMAN ON RADIO/TV
During the 2000-01 season, fans can catch up with the Cowgirl head coach on both the radio and television. The Coach Halterman Radio Show will once again be broadcast on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater, although the day and time are yet to be determined. The Coach Halterman Television Show will be broadcast on KWEM-TV 31 in Stillwater, Channel 3 on Peak Cablevision, as well as in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City area. The days and times will be released at a later date. Casey Kendrick, program manager at KWEM, will host both the radio and television shows.
COWGIRL BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
Once again during the 2000-01 season, Oklahoma State's basketball games will be broadcast live on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. Kevin Gum, in his 11th season with the Cowgirl broadcast, will handle play-by-play duties, while Casey Kendrick, in his sixth season on the air, will provide color analysis. For the first time, Cowgirl Basketball will be part of the OSU Radio Network. Member stations will provide statewide broadcasts of as many as 10 games throughout the season. Fans unable to pick up the over-the-air broadcast will be able to listen to the games via the internet at www.okstate.com. Broadcasts will begin 15 minutes prior to tipoff with pregame analysis, as well as interviews with Coach Halterman and various Cowgirl players.
CAPTAINS
Juniors Kara Faulk and Nikki Lawrence were voted on by the team as the captains for the 2000-01 season. Faulk, a Sapulpa, Okla., native, is beginning her third year in a Cowgirl uniform. Lawrence is a junior college transfer originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
COMING UP
The Cowgirls will open the regular season this weekend as OSU competes in the annual Bertha Teague Memorial Classic, hosted this year by Oral Roberts. The Cowgirls will play ORU on Friday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m., following the Tulsa-Oklahoma game at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 18, Oklahoma State will play Tulsa, followed by ORU-OU at 8 p.m.
