Oklahoma State Women's Basketball Hosts Missouri Wednesday

Feb. 1, 2000

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Oklahoma State (12-7, 4-3)

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000 - 7 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
Stillwater, Okla.
Radio - Stillwater Radio (KGFY-105.5 FM)

COWGIRLS HOST TIGERS - Oklahoma State will host the Missouri Tigers on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls are 12-7 overall and 4-3 in Big 12 play after a 75-72 win at Colorado on Saturday. Mizzou is 12-6 overall, 2-5 in league play after a 76-71 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Columbia on Saturday. An OSU win would be the 300th in Dick Halterman's career at Oklahoma State.

COMING UP - OSU will travel to Lawrence, Kan., for the third of four straight games vs. the North Division on Sunday, Feb. 6. Tipoff with the KU Jayhawks is set for 2:05 p.m. Next Wednesday, Feb. 9, the Cowgirls will host the Kansas State Wildcats (9-12, 2-6). Tipoff for that game is 7 p.m.

INJURY REPORT - Tari Cummings suffered a partial ACL tear and a lateral meniscus tear in her left knee against West Virginia on Dec. 31. She had surgery on Jan. 7, and is out for six weeks. Kara Faulk had surgery on her hip to remove a cyst Jan. 24 and will be out for a minimum of two weeks. Jessica Spinner dislocated the index finger on her right (shooting) hand two weeks ago, sat out vs. Baylor, but played vs. both Texas and Colorado. Mandy Stuber suffered a right mid-foot sprain vs. Colorado, and is questionable vs. Missouri.

Probable Starters

Pos	##	Name	Ht.	GP-GS	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	FT%
F	21	Mandy Stuber	6-2	8-4	6.9	2.6	1.1	.451	.333
F	25	Reba Johnson	6-0	13-2	2.2	3.8	0.6	.364	.400
C	12	Jessica Bates	6-2	17-3	2.6	3.4	0.2	.380	.667
G	32	Chantoya Hawkins	5-5	19-17	10.5	2.8	2.8	.367	.635
G	34	Jennifer Crow	5-9	19-19	20.3	6.4	4.6	.424	.867

CROW EARNS PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK HONORS - Cowgirl senior Jennifer Crow earned her first-ever Big 12 Player of the Week award this week, announced by the league office Monday afternoon. It is the second naming this season for an OSU player, as Tari Cummings earned the award on Dec. 20. Crow, who was named Rookie of the Week three times during her first season, averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in two games last week.

AN OSU WIN WOULD ...

... be the 300th victory in Coach Dick Halterman's career at OSU.

... improve the Cowgirls' record to 13-7 overall, 5-3 in Big 12 action.

... be the second win in a row.

... improve OSU's record against Missouri to 19-20.

... improve Oklahoma State's home record to 7-1.

LAST TIME - Jennifer Crow had a career day with 34 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Cowgirls defeated the Colorado Buffaloes, 75-72. Crow was 12-of-26 from the field, connected on 6-of-10 three pointers and was 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. Reba Johnson added a career-high 16 rebounds, a team-season high. The Cowgirls, who trailed by seven at the half, 47-40, fell behind by as many as 14 just 2:41 into the second period. Oklahoma State then went on a 21-0 run, including 11 by Crow, and led, 61-54, with 11:35 remaining in the game. OSU led by as many as 11 at the 7:56 mark when Devon Magness scored two of her seven points on a layup on the left side fed by Johnson. CU's Mandy Nightingale, from Sapulpa, Okla., hit a trey to cut the lead back into single digits. The Buffaloes, trailing by three with 23 seconds left, tried to get a shot off with about 10 seconds remaining, but Nightingale's shot was blocked by Shelby Hutchens. CU settled for a two-point bucket, and Cowgirl Jessica Spinner hit two free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining for the final score.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES -

Junior Reba Johnson pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds at Colorado on Saturday. That's the most since Kelly Folsom grabbed 16 caroms at Texas on Feb. 8, 1997.
Freshman Shelby Hutchens has scored at least eight points on six occasions this season, including a career-high 22 points vs. Baylor in 21 minutes of play.
Sophomore Emily Lanie scored her first point as a Cowgirl vs. Baylor. A walkon a year ago, Lanie earned a scholarship this season and the BU game was her first action of the season. She played in three games last season.
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 nine different starting lineups this season. The only constant has been senior Jennifer Crow.
The Cowgirls are 2-4 this season vs. team currently ranked in the Associated Press' and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' top 40.
Senior Jennifer Crow has scored 20-plus points in nine of the last 14 contests.
Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has reached double figures in scoring in 14 of the last 16 games.
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.

COACH DICK HALTERMAN - Dick Halterman is entering his 17th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 299-194 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	12	7	.632	2-4 vs. teams ranked in top 40
Totals	299	194	.606

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 in 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 1,551. Jennifer needs 23 points to surpass Donna Ridling (4th with 1,573). She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (185) and attempted (500) 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 seventh in career scoring average at 14.8 ppg, fifth in free-throw percentage at 81.4 percent, and sixth in three-point shooting at 37.0 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 1,551	23	Donna Ridling (4th with 1,573)
Rebounds	t13th with 495	16	Kelly Pehrson (12th with 510)
Assists	10th with 250	7	Bridget Nixon (9th with 257)
Steals	7th with 164	3	Althea Cox (6th with 166)
Minutes	5th with 3,293	148	Stacy Coffey (4th with 3,440)
Free Throws	2nd with 480	123	Clinette Jordan (1st with 602)
FT Attempted	3rd with 590	27	Lisa McGill (2nd with 616)
Field Goals	8th with 443	17	Renee Roberts (7th with 469)
FG Attemptedt	8th with 1,043	56	Stacy Coffey (7th with 1,098)
Games Started	t17th with 82	8	Regi Smith (10th with 89)

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 86.7 percent (98-of-113) 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

SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT - Jennifer Crow is about to become the 10th player in school history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career. She will also become the first player in school history to record 1,500 points, 500 boards, 250 assists and 150 steals in a career. She currently has 1,551 points, 495 rebounds, 250 assists and 164 steals. She needs just five rebounds to reach that milestone.

FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT - Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has started 17 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 19 games this season, Oklahoma State has five 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 34 vs. Colorado. She is also averaging 6.4 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 10.5 points per contest. Mandy Stuber, who played in her first game of the season vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after suffering a stress fracture in her foot, is averaging 8.2 ppg.

BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS - Jennifer Crow is second in the league in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game. She trails UT's Edwina Brown, who is averaging 22.9 points per contest. Junior Tari Cummings, who would rank fourth at 17.9 ppg, 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 (9.8). Kara Faulk would rank 11th in overall rebounding at 7.8 per game. Crow also ranks seventh in assists per game (4.58), and fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.32). Chantoya Hawkins ranks 12th in the conference in steals, averaging 2.26 per contest. Crow is second in free-throw percentage and 10th in three-point percentage. Faulk, who is currently out, would lead the league in offensive boards at 3.85 per contest.

COWGIRLS 64th IN RPI - Oklahoma State remains 64th in the latest Rating Percentage Index polls for the second consecutive week. Texas Tech leads the Big 12 at eighth, while Oklahoma is ninth. OSU is 4-5 vs. teams ranked in the top 100, including a win over 24th-rated Southwest Missouri State.

Rating Percentage Index as of Jan. 31, 2000

			Sched	SS
Rank	Team	W-L	Strg	Rk	RPI
1	Connecticut	19-0	.6853	2	.7462
2	Tennessee	16-3	.7362	1	.7293
3	Georgia	21-2	.6787	3	.7089
4	Penn State	18-3	.6506	7	.6857
5	LSU	16-3	.6530	6	.6768
6	Boston Col.	17-4	.6300	12	.6602
7	Old Dominion	14-3	.6272	15	.6573
8	Texas Tech	16-2	.6003	34	.6564
9	Oklahoma	17-3	.6192	18	.6551
10	NC State	15-4	.6204	16	.6523
16	Illinois	16-7	.6496	8	.6439
21	Iowa State	15-3	.5737	55	.6344
24	SMSU	16-3	.5604	67	.6226
32	Texas	14-6	.5946	36	.6143
33	Kansas	14-5	.5829	44	.6137
58	Nebraska	11-7	.5736	56	.5775
64	OSU	11-7	.5554	70	.5685
68	Kansas State	9-12	.6491	9	.5636
71	Wichita State	12-6	.5210	110	.5579
86	Missouri	12-6	.4783	183	.5419
94	Colorado	6-12	.6298	13	.5366
98	LBSU	10-7	.5202	112	.5331
102	Northern Iowa	8-8	.5443	81	.5304
116	Tulsa	9-9	.5234	102	.5174
123	Washington	6-14	.6065	29	.5134
145	Texas A&M	8-9	.4984	143	.5002
161	West Virginia	6-13	.5722	57	.4959
172	Baylor	5-12	.5659	63	.4851
186	Oral Roberts	7-9	.4860	172	.4732
211	Portland	8-13	.4765	191	.4556
268	Lamar	6-11	.4166	274	.4133

A&M-Corpus Christi does not count as D1.
Big 12 Schools in italics.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS - Here is a statistical comparison between Oklahoma State and Missouri (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...

	Overall		Big 12
	Okla. State	Missouri	Okla. State	Missouri
Overall Record	12-7 (7)	12-6 (6)	4-3 (7)	2-5 (8)
Scoring Offense	71.0 (7)	78.3 (3)	63.0 (9)	68.1 (6)
Scoring Defense	65.5(7)	62.4 (4)	66.1 (6)	71.6 (10)
Scoring Margin	+4.9 (7)	+15.9 (2)	-3.1 (7)	-3.5 (8)
Field-Goal Pct.	40.7 (11)	43.5 (7)	37.9 (11)	39.1 (8)
FG Pct. Defense	39.7 (8)	38.2 (2)	39.1 (5)	42.9 (10)
Free-Throw Pct.	74.1 (2)	75.6 (1)	70.4 (7)	69.0 (8)
Rebound Margin	+2.3 (6)	+1.8 (9)	-2.3 (7)	+3.7 (5)
3-Point FG Pct.	30.3 (10)	34.9 (4)	29.0 (8)	27.4 (9)
3-Pointers Per Game	5.3 (3)	4.7 (4)	5.7 (4)	4.1 (8)
Turnover Margin	+1.7 (5)	+7.2 (2)	+0.3 (5)	+0.3 (6)

SERIES HISTORY WITH MIZZOU - Missouri leads the all-time series with OSU, 20-18, although the Cowgirls have the 9-6 edge in Stillwater. MU won last season's battle, 73-62, but OSU has won six of the last eight games in the series. The Cowgirls are 3-1 vs. the Tigers since the Big 12 formed. Here is a game-by-game look at the all-time series ...

02-12-76	W	67-62	Big Eight Tournament, Manhattan, Kan.
01-15-82	L	58-91	Big Eight Tournament, Manhattan, Kan.
12-17-82	L	64-66	Columbia, Mo.
03-02-83	L	61-80	Stillwater, Okla.
01-27-84	W	80-78	Stillwater, Okla.
02-26-84	L	65-82	Columbia, Mo.
03-09-84	L	69-94	Big Eight Tournament, Kansas City, Mo.
01-30-85	L	75-79	Columbia, Mo.
02-20-85	L	65-68	Stillwater, Okla.
01-14-86	L	65-81	Columbia, Mo.
02-15-86	L	64-75	Stillwater, Okla.
01-14-87	L	61-81	Columbia, Mo.
02-14-87	L	68-75	Stillwater, Okla.
01-30-88	W	78-71	Stillwater, Okla.
02-21-88	L	73-86	Columbia, Mo.
01-22-89	W	97-74	Stillwater, Okla.
02-22-89	W	88-74	Columbia, Mo.
01-10-90	L	70-76	Columbia, Mo.
02-17-90	L	72-76	Stillwater, Okla.
01-09-91	W	81-60	Stillwater, Okla.
02-17-91	W	89-45	Columbia, Mo.
03-02-91	W	84-76	Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan.
02-22-92	W	76-63	Stillwater, Okla.
02-04-92	L	65-68	Columbia, Mo.
01-29-93	W	58-49	Columbia, Mo.
02-28-93	L	63-64 ot	Stillwater, Okla.
01-28-94	W	70-62	Stillwater, Okla.
02-27-94	W	69-67	Columbia, Mo.
03-06-94	L	68-76	Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan.
01-08-95	L	75-82	Columbia, Mo.
02-03-95	W	74-51	Stillwater, Okla.
12-30-95	W	75-57	Central Florida Tournament, Orlando, Fla.
01-28-96	W	69-51	Stillwater, Okla.
02-23-96	L	55-58	Columbia, Mo.
01-11-97	W	67-53	Columbia, Mo.
01-10-98	W	86-54	Stillwater, Okla.
03-03-98	W	67-48	Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo.
02-21-99	L	62-73	Columbia, Mo.

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