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Oklahoma State Travels To Kansas
February 04, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 4, 2000
COWGIRLS PLAY JAYHAWKS
- Oklahoma State will travel to Lawrence, Kan., this weekend for a Sunday game with the 25th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. The Cowgirls are 12-8 overall, 4-4 in Big 12 action after a 77-73 loss to Missouri on Wednesday in Stillwater. KU is 15-5 overall, 6-2 in league play after a 74-66 win over Colorado on Tuesday in Boulder, Colo. An OSU win would be the 300th in Dick Halterman's career at Oklahoma State.
COMING UP
OSU will host the Kansas State Wildcats (9-12, 2-6) on Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tipoff for the game is 7 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 12, the Cowgirls will host the Oklahoma Sooners (18-3, 8-0). Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the game will be televised by Fox Sports.
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. Mandy Stuber suffered a right mid-foot sprain vs. Colorado, and is questionable vs. Kansas.
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 13-8 overall, 5-4 in Big 12 action.
... improve OSU's all-time record against Kansas to 16-23.
... improve Oklahoma State's road record this season to 4-5.
Probable Starters
Pos ## Name Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% F 25 Reba Johnson 6-0 14-3 2.3 3.9 0.8 .378 .333 C 12 Jessica Bates 6-2 18-4 3.2 3.6 0.3 .439 .727 G 4 Jessica Spinner 5-10 19-1 4.7 2.0 1.3 .282 .812 G 32 Chantoya Hawkins 5-5 20-18 10.7 2.8 2.9 .364 .642 G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 20-20 20.6 6.4 4.6 .419 .878
LAST TIME
Jennifer Crow became the first player in school history to record 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists and 150 steals, but it was all in vain as Missouri defeated the Cowgirls, 77-73, Wednesday night in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Crow?s fifth rebound, which came at the 8:06 mark of the second half. Five minutes later, Crow moved into fourth place on the all-time OSU scoring list with a three pointer, moving her past Donna Ridling. She scored 27 in the game and now has 1,578 points in her career. OSU took a 43-26 lead into the lockerroom, thanks to a 6-of-6 shooting performance from Jessica Bates. Shescored all 14 of her points in the first half. The second period was a different story, however, as the Cowgirls were held scoreless until the 10:46 mark, and didn?t score a basket until Jessica Spinner hit a three pointer with 9:23 remaining in the game. OSU trailed, 55-45, at the 10:12 mark, when Crow went to the line and hit six straight free throws, cutting the lead to four. The Cowgirls took a four-point lead with 3:09 left in the game, but Mizzou scored eight straight points to take a 75-71 lead. OSU cut it to two on a layup by Crow and, after a missed jumper by Julie Helm, Crow held onto the ball until there were 10 ticks on the clock. She drove the lane but missed, and Reba Johnson came up with the rebound. Her putback fell short, and Amanda Lassiter hit two free throws 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 299-195 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 8 .600 2-4 vs. teams ranked in top 40 Totals 299 195 .605
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 fourth on the all-time points scored list with 1,578. Jennifer just surpassed Donna Ridling, who was fourth with 1,573 points, and she needs 105 to reach Jamie Siess. She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (188) and attempted (508) 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 1,578 105 Jamie Siess (3rd with 1,682) Rebounds 13th with 501 10 Kelly Pehrson (12th with 510) Assists 10th with 254 4 Bridget Nixon (9th with 257) Steals 7th with 165 2 Althea Cox (6th with 166) Minutes 5th with 3,333 108 Stacy Coffey (4th with 3,440) Free Throws 2nd with 490 113 Clinette Jordan (1st with 602) FT Attempted 3rd with 600 17 Lisa McGill (2nd with 616) Field Goals 8th with 460 10 Renee Roberts (7th with 469) FG Attempted 8th with 1,063 36 Stacy Coffey (7th with 1,098) Games Started 17th with 83 7 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 87.8 percent (108-of-123) 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
With six rebounds on Wednesday, 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 1,578 points, 501 rebounds, 254 assists and 161 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.
FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT
Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has started 18 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 20 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 20.6 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 10.7 points per contest.
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.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Here is a statistical comparison between Oklahoma State and Kansas (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...
Overall Big 12
OSU KU OSU KU
Overall Record 12-8 (7) 15-5 (4) 4-4 (7) 6-2 (T3)
Scoring Offense 71.1 (7) 71.2 (6) 64.2 (8) 72.0 (5)
Scoring Defense 66.1 (7) 61.7 (2) 67.5 (6) 65.0 (5)
Scoring Margin +5.0 (7) +9.5 (6) -3.3 (8) +7.0 (5)
Field-Goal Pct. 40.8 (11) 44.9 (3) 38.4 (11) 41.9 (5)
FG Pct. Defense 39.9 (8) 37.1 (1) 39.7 (3) 39.9 (4)
Free-Throw Pct. 73.8 (2) 71.2 (5) 70.0 (8) 73.2 (2)
Rebound Margin +2.1 (6) +6.9 (3) -2.1 (7) +3.8 (4)
3-Point FG Pct. 31.1 (10) 33.6 (6) 31.0 (7) 36.0 (4)
3-Pointers Per Game 5.5 (3) 2.3 (12) 6.0 (3) 2.3 (12)
Turnover Margin +1.6 (5) +2.1 (5) +0.0 (6) +4.6 (2)
SERIES HISTORY WITH KANSAS
Kansas leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 23-15, including seven straight contests dating back to 1995. The last Cowgirl win was Jan. 22, 1995, when OSU defeated the Jayhawks, 81-73, in Lawrence. KU leads the series in Lawrence, 10-6. Here is a game-by-game look at the all-time series ...
01-16-76 W 71-70 Kansas Tournament, Lawrence, Kan. 01-17-80 L 55-56 Big Eight Tournament, Columbia, Mo. 01-16-82 L 62-88 Big Eight Tournament, Manhattan, Kan. 01-22-83 L 62-75 Stillwater, Okla. 02-12-83 L 48-62 Lawrence, Kan. 02-08-84 L 51-72 Stillwater, Okla. 03-03-84 W 67-66 Lawrence, Kan. 02-06-85 L 71-72 Lawrence, Kan. 03-02-85 L 60-72 Stillwater, Okla. 01-18-86 L 62-79 Lawrence, Kan. 02-08-86 L 51-68 Stillwater, Okla. 01-17-87 L 61-67 Stillwater, Okla. 02-07-87 W 81-68 Lawrence, Kan. 01-27-88 L 70-72 Lawrence, Kan. 02-10-88 W 90-73 Stillwater, Okla. 01-25-89 W 71-57 Lawrence, Kan. 02-08-89 W 64-58 Stillwater, Okla. 03-04-89 W 62-59 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-13-90 W 77-68 Stillwater, Okla. 02-10-90 L 57-62 Lawrence, Kan. 03-03-90 W 66-65 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-12-91 W 78-55 Lawrence, Kan. 02-09-91 W 67-56 Stillwater, Okla. 03-04-91 W 74-63 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-29-92 L 60-64 Stillwater, Okla. 02-08-92 L 64-73 Lawrence, Kan. 01-24-93 W 56-54 Stillwater, Okla. 02-19-93 L 69-73 Lawrence, Kan. 01-23-94 L 68-79 Lawrence, Kan. 02-18-94 W 60-58 Stillwater, Okla. 01-22-95 W 81-73 Lawrence, Kan. 02-17-95 L 61-63 Stillwater, Okla. 01-21-96 L 58-85 Lawrence, Kan. 02-16-96 L 59-69 Stillwater, Okla. 02-12-97 L 76-79 ot Stillwater, Okla. 01-21-98 L 51-56 Lawrence, Kan. 02-24-99 L 72-79 ot Stillwater, Okla. 03-04-99 L 53-59 Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo.
