Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Head To Lincoln
February 21, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 21, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State will travel to Lincoln, Neb., this Tuesday, Feb. 22, for a contest with the Nebraska Huskers. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Devaney Sports Center. OSU is 13-12 overall, 5-8 in Big 12 Conference action after an 80-66 win over Texas A&M Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. NU is 13-11 overall, 7-6 in league play after an 82-71 victory over Baylor in Waco on Saturday.
COMING UP - On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Cowgirls will host the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (21-3, 10-3) at 7 p.m. It will be the final home game in Gallagher-Iba Arena, as construction during the offseason will complete the renovations for next season. It will also be the final home game for senior Jennifer Crow. On Wednesday, March 1, the Cowgirls will travel to Norman, Okla., for the final game of the regular season, a contest with the Oklahoma Sooners (20-6, 10-3).
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 until the first week of March.
LAST TIME - Jennifer Crow scored a game-high 25 points and moved into first in the Big 12 in scoring as the Cowgirls defeated Texas A&M, 80-66. It was a game of milestones, as Coach Halterman picked up his 300th win at the school. Crow also moved into third place on the all-time career scoring list, surpassing Jamie Siess. Crow now has 1,700 points in her career. Oklahoma State led early, 14-3, after the Aggies made just one of their first 11 shots. But, A&M pressed on, and by halftime, held a 33-29 lead going into the lockerroom. The Aggies led by as many as six at the 16:25 mark of the second period, leading 42-36. But, the Cowgirls scored three straight buckets, including two by Jessica Bates, to tie the score at 42. OSU took the lead for good on two free throws by Crow. She was a perfect 12-of-12 >from the line, as the Cowgirls shot 92.9 percent (26-of-28) from the charity stripe. Four Cowgirls scored in double figures, including 16 by Shelby Hutchens, 12 by Chantoya Hawkins and 10 by Bates. Crow recorded her fourth double-double of the season by adding 13 rebounds, all defensive. Hutchens had a career-high eight assists.
Oklahoma State (13-12, 5-8) at Nebraska (13-11, 7-6)
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000 7 p.m.
Devaney Sports Center (14,200) Lincoln, Neb.
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 | 24-11 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | .436 | .706 | |
| C | 12 | Jessica Bates | 6-2 | 23-9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | .462 | .696 | |
| G | 20 | Shelby Hutchens | 5-10 | 25-18 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .325 | .673 | |
| G | 32 | Chantoya Hawkins | 5-5 | 25-23 | 10.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | .363 | .667 | |
| G | 34 | Jennifer Crow | 5-9 | 25-25 | 21.4 | 6.4 | 4.2 | .416 | .899 |
COACH DICK HALTERMAN - Dick Halterman is entering his 17th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 300-199 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 | 13 | 12 | .520 | Jennifer Crow's senior season |
| Totals | 300 | 199 | .601 |
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.
HALTERMAN'S 300TH WIN - Oklahoma State's 80-66 win over Texas A&M Saturday was a milestone in Coach Dick Halterman's career. It was his 300th victory at OSU, moving him into an elite group. Only six coaches in the history of Oklahoma State athletics have reached that mark: Mr. Henry Iba (men's basketball), Toby Greene (baseball), Gary Ward (baseball), Sandy Fischer (softball) and James Wadley (men's tennis). Halterman also became the sixth coach in the Big 12 to reach that mark, and the fourth to reach it at his current school. Only Marian Washington (KaU), Ceal Barry (CU), Jody Conradt (UT) and Marsha Sharp (TTU) have won that many games with their current team.
HALTERMAN'S 500TH GAME - Oklahoma State's game vs. Nebraska on Tuesday night will be the 500th in Coach Dick Halterman's career at OSU. He is 300-199 in 17 seasons with the Cowgirls. He has an all-time record of 549-233, including stints at Wheeling High School and Moberly Junior College.
CROW BACK FOR FINAL SEASON - Jennifer Crow is in her final season in a Cowgirl uniform, and is moving 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 third on the all-time points scored list with 1,700. Jennifer just surpassed Jamie Siess (1,682), and needs just 66 points to move into second. She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (201) and attempted (546) 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 15.2 ppg, fifth in free-throw percentage at 82.3 percent, and sixth in three-point shooting at 36.8 percent. Another interesting note: Jennifer is just the third Cowgirl to ever average double-figure scoring in all four years of her career. Here is a look at where Jennifer ranks on the school's career charts.
| Category | Crow's rank | needs | to surpass |
| Points | 3rd with 1,700 | 66 | Lisa McGill (2nd with 1,765) |
| Rebounds | 10th with 532 | 23 | Renee Roberts (9th with 554) |
| 29 | Cheri Edwards (8th with 560) | ||
| Assists | 6th with 269 | 30 | Althea Cox (5th with 298) |
| Steals | 6th with 168 | 4 | Rae Rippetoe (5th with 171) |
| 15 | Renee Roberts (4th with 182) | ||
| Minutes | 4th with 3,533 | 326 | Jamie Siess (3rd with 3,868) |
| Free Throws | 2nd with 533 | 70 | Clinette Jordan (1st with 602) |
| FT Attempted | 2nd with 645 | 326 | Clinette Jordan (1st with 970) |
| Field Goals | 7th with 493 | 11 | Charmaine Johnson (6th with 503) |
| 51 | Donna Ridling (5th with 543) | ||
| FG Attempted | 7th with 1,144 | 9 | Charmaine Johnson (6th with 1,152) |
| 61 | Donna Ridling (5th with 1,206) | ||
| Games Started | t11th with 88 | 1 | Yogi York (11th with 88) |
| Games Played | t17th with 111 | 1 | Misty Wensler (17th with 111) |
All-time Career Leaders
Points Scored
| 1. Clinette Jordan | 2,168 |
| 2. Lisa McGill | 1,765 |
| 3. Jennifer Crow | 1,700 |
| 4. Jamie Siess | 1,682 |
| 5. Donna Ridling | 1,573 |
CROW BREAKS MARK - With four three-pointers vs. Baylor, Jennifer Crow surpassed the school single-season mark of 57, set by Alicia Burke in 1988-89. Crow owns three of the top four marks in school history, and four of the top eight. With 10 attempts from behind the arc vs. KSU, she surpassed her own mark for three-point attempts in a season, 146 last year. She now has 172 attempts this season.
All-time Three-Pointers Made (single season)
| 1. Jennifer Crow, 99-00 | 60 |
| 2. Alicia Burke, 88-89 | 57 |
| 3. Jennifer Crow, 98-99 | 51 |
| 4. Jennifer Crow, 97-98 | 48 |
| 8. Jennifer Crow, 96-97 | 42 |
SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT - With six rebounds vs. Missouri, Jennifer Crow became just the 10th player in school history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career. She also became the first player in school history to record 1,500 points, 500 boards, 250 assists and 150 steals in a career. She currently has 1,700 points, 532 rebounds, 269 assists and 168 steals in her four-year career. She is one of just 11 players in the history of the Big 12 schools to reach that milestone.
CROW AT THE LINE - 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 89.9 percent (151-of-168) from the line, leading the nation. Jennifer also owns three of the top 10 single-game free-throw shooting performances in the nation.
NCAA Leaders Free-Throw Percentage
| Rank, Name, School | Pct. | FT-FTA |
| 1. Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma State | 89.9% | 151-168 |
| 2. Marica Maddox, Georgia State | 89.6% | 60- 67 |
| 3. Corrin Von Wald, Wis.-Milwaukee | 88.5% | 94-107 |
| 4. Alissa Murphy, Boston College | 88.4% | 107-121 |
| 5. Karen Culbertson, Iona | 88.2% | 112-127 |
| 6. Trisha Raniewicz, St. Bonaventure | 87.6% | 92-105 |
| 7. Kylie Galloway, Hawaii | 87.2% | 82- 94 |
| 8. Jackie Stiles, SMS | 86.7% | 176-203 |
NCAA TOP SINGLE-GAME FREE-THROW PERCENTAGES
| Pct. | (FT-FTA) | Player, Team vs. Opponent Date |
| 100.0% | (18-18) | Corrin Von Wald, Wis.-Milwaukee vs. Valparaiso Jan. 19 |
| 100.0% | (16-16) | Katie Smrcka-Duffy, Georgetown vs. Seton Hall Feb. 9 |
| 100.0% | (14-14) | Jamie Cassidy, Maine vs. Rice Jan. 11 |
| 100.0% | (14-14) | Jackie Stiles, Southwest Mo. St. vs. Bradley Jan. 29 |
| 100.0% | (14-14) | Shauna Geronin, Canisius vs. Manhattan Jan. 30 |
| 100.0% | (13-13) | Lori Chase, Southeast Mo. St. vs. UMKC Nov. 23 |
| 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) | Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma St. vs. Texas A&M Feb. 19 |
| Seven others tied |
FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT - Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has started 23 games this season, while fellow freshman Shelby Hutchens has started 18 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 18 games was in 1992-93, when Stacy Coffey, Amy Scales and Yogi York started 32, 32, and 31, respectively.
BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS - Jennifer Crow leads the league in scoring, averaging 21.4 points per game. She leads UT's Edwina Brown, who is averaging 21.3 points per contest. Jennifer has 535 points in 25 games, Brown has 555 points in 26 contests. Crow also ranks eighth in assists per game (4.24), and third in three-pointers made per game (2.4). Chantoya Hawkins ranks 12th in the conference in steals, averaging 2.08 per contest. Crow also leads the Big 12 in free-throw percentage at 89.9 percent, ahead of Texas A&M's Prissy Sharpe (87.7). Crow is also 11th in assist-turnover ratio (1.23), and 12th in three-point shooting percentage (35.1).
Top Five Scorers in Big 12
(as of Feb. 21)
| Rank, Name | PPG |
| 1. Jennifer Crow, OSU | 21.4 |
| 2. Edwina Brown, UT | 21.3 |
| 3. Phylesha Whaley, OU | 20.2 |
| 4. Lynn Pride, KU | 17.6 |
| 5. Nicole Kubik, NU | 16.8 |
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
As a team, the Cowgirls have shattered the previous school record for three-point attempts in a season. The previous record was 355 in 1991-92. This year, OSU has attempted 438 shots from behind the arc.
With five three-pointers against Texas A&M, Oklahoma State broke the school record of 131, set by the 1988-89 team. The 1999-2000 squad now has 132 treys.
Maintaining their current pace, the Cowgirls should break two more three-point records. OSU is currently averaging 5.28 treys made and 17.5 threes attempted this season. The school records are 4.63 and 13.1, respectively.
The Cowgirls broke the school-record for three-pointers in a game when the connected on 11 shots from behind the arc vs. Iowa State. The previous record was 10 vs. Nebraska on March 4, 1998.
Senior Jennifer Crow has scored 20-plus points in 14 of the last 19 contests, and has two 30-point games.
Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has reached double figures in scoring in 18 of the last 21 games.
Freshman Shelby Hutchens has scored at least eight points on 10 occasions this season, including a career-high 22 points vs. Baylor in Stillwater.
Junior Reba Johnson pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds at Colorado, the most since Kelly Folsom grabbed 16 caroms at Texas on Feb. 8, 1997.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS - Here is a statistical comparison between Oklahoma State and Nebraska (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...
| Overall | Big 12 | |||||||
| OSU | NU | OSU | NU | |||||
| Overall Record | 13-12 | (8) | 13-11 | (7) | 5-8 | (T8) | 7-6 | (6) |
| Scoring Offense | 70.1 | (7) | 76.1 | (3) | 65.0 | (T8) | 73.5 | (4) |
| Scoring Defense | 67.9 | (9) | 73.7 | (12) | 70.5 | (8) | 72.8 | (T10) |
| Scoring Margin | +2.2 | (9) | +2.4 | (7) | -5.5 | (9) | +0.7 | (6) |
| Field-Goal Pct. | 40.3 | (11) | 44.5 | (4) | 38.5 | (10) | 43.0 | (3) |
| FG Pct. Defense | 40.5 | (8) | 41.2 | (9) | 40.9 | (6) | 41.9 | (7) |
| Free-Throw Pct. | 74.6 | (T2) | 69.2 | (9) | 73.6 | (3) | 74.3 | (2) |
| Rebound Margin | +0.5 | (8) | +1.3 | (7) | -3.6 | (9) | -1.0 | (7) |
| 3-Point FG Pct. | 30.1 | (9) | 31.7 | (7) | 29.2 | (9) | 38.4 | (3) |
| 3-Pointers Per Game | 5.3 | (3) | 4.4 | (6) | 5.5 | (4) | 5.6 | (3) |
| Turnover Margin | +1.1 | (5) | +1.8 | (4) | -0.2 | (7) | +1.2 | (3) |
SERIES HISTORY WITH NEBRASKA - Nebraska leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 24-21, including a 12-5 mark in the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. The Huskers won last season's contest, 60-57, but OSU has won seven of the last 10 meetings. NU defeated OSU, 77-47, two years ago in Lincoln, and the Cowgirls responded with an 83-69 win in the Big 12 Tournament. Since the Big 12 formed, the schools are 2-2. Here is a game-by-game look at the all-time series ...
Series Record with Nebraska [21-24]
Record in Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 12-5
| 02-13-76 | L | 58-62 | Big Eight Tournament, Manhattan, Kan. | |
| 01-20-77 | L | 57-76 | Big Eight Tournament, Boulder, Colo. | |
| 01-12-79 | L | 48-60 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 01-18-80 | W | 69-64 | Big Eight Tournament, Columbia, Mo. | |
| 02-02-80 | L | 70-74 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 01-16-81 | L | 84-87 | Big Eight Tournament, Lawrence, Kan. | |
| 01-02-81 | L | 62-76 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 01-14-82 | L | 57-90 | Big Eight Tournament, Manhattan, Kan. | |
| 02-10-82 | L | 79-92 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-19-83 | L | 87-101 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 03-05-83 | L | 75-96 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-01-84 | L | 73-85 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-22-84 | W | 87-78 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 03-06-84 | W | 84-82 | Big Eight Tournament, Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 01-19-85 | W | 94-80 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-09-85 | W | 66-64 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 01-22-86 | L | 70-75 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-11-86 | L | 48-66 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 01-31-87 | L | 61-75 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-24-87 | W | 97-74 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 03-01-87 | L | 69-83 | Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. | |
| 02-24-88 | W | 96-80 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-03-88 | L | 61-67 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 01-14-89 | L | 66-67 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-15-89 | W | 98-67 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 01-20-90 | W | 65-61 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-14-90 | W | 95-64 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 01-16-91 | L | 64-67 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-03-91 | W | 68-46 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-01-92 | W | 69-57 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-26-92 | L | 58-95 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 03-07-92 | L | 73-75 | Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. | |
| 01-08-93 | W | 77-69 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 02-07-93 | W | 64-58 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 03-07-93 | L | 64-66 | Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. | |
| 01-07-94 | W | 67-56 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-06-94 | W | 81-75 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 01-15-95 | W | 69-52 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-10-95 | W | 70-57 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 01-07-96 | W | 72-63 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 02-02-96 | L | 43-53 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 03-01-97 | W | 64-57 | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 01-31-98 | L | 47-77 | Lincoln, Neb. | |
| 03-04-98 | W | 83-69 | Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo. | |
| 02-27-99 | L | 57-60 | Stillwater, Okla. |
WHO TO START? - Oklahoma State has used 13 different starting lineups this season. Senior Jennifer Crow has been the only constant on the floor at tipoff. Here is a look at Oklahoma State's record with each of the 13 different starting lineups ...
| Lineup | Record |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Cummings, Faulk | 4-2 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Stuber, Releford, Magness | 1-2 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Faulk, Releford | 2-0 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Releford, Bates | 1-1 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Releford, Magness | 1-1 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Cummings, Faulk, Releford | 1-1 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Stuber, Bates | 0-2 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Faulk, Bates | 1-0 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Johnson, Releford, Bates | 1-0 |
| Hutchens, Crow, Cummings, Faulk, Bates | 1-0 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Spinner, Johnson, Bates | 0-1 |
| Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Johnson, Bates | 0-1 |
| Hutchens, Crow, Cummings, Faulk, Johnson | 0-1 |
