Oklahoma State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Set To Host Conference Foe Kansas State
February 08, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 8, 2000
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Kansas State (9-13, 2-7)
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Oklahoma State (12-9, 4-5)
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, 7 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381), Stillwater, Okla.
Radio - Stillwater Radio (KGFY-105.5 FM)
COWGIRLS HOST WILDCATS - Oklahoma State will host the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU is 12-9 overall and 4-5 in Big 12 Conference action after a 58-75 loss at Kansas Sunday. K-State is 9-13 overall, 2-7 in league play after a 68-72 loss to Missouri in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday. An OSU win would be the 300th in Dick Halterman's career at Oklahoma State.
COMING UP - OSU will host the Oklahoma Sooners (19-3, 9-0) on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game will be televised by Fox Sports. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Cowgirls will travel to Waco, Texas, to face the Baylor Bears (5-14, 0-9). The Cowgirls won the earlier meeting, 75-54, in Stillwater. Five of OSU's final six games will be vs. South-Division opponents.
Probable Starters
Pos ## Name Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% F 25 Reba Johnson 6-0 15-4 2.1 4.1 0.8 .368 .250 C 12 Jessica Bates 6-2 19-5 3.5 3.7 0.3 .412 .667 G 4 Jessica Spinner 5-10 20-2 4.4 2.0 1.3 .279 .812 G 32 Chantoya Hawkins 5-5 21-19 10.7 3.0 2.8 .364 .652 G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 21-21 21.1 6.2 4.4 .421 .882
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 eight weeks. Kara Faulk had surgery on her hip to remove a cyst Jan. 24 and will be reevaluated during the week of Feb. 20.
CROW EARNS PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK HONORS - Cowgirl senior Jennifer Crow earned her first-ever Big 12 Player of the Week award last week, announced by the league office. 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.
AN OSU WIN WOULD ...
... be the 300th victory in Coach Dick Halterman's career at OSU.
... improve the Cowgirls' record to 13-9 overall, 5-5 in Big 12 action.
... improve OSU's all-time record against Kansas State to 23-20.
... improve Oklahoma State's home record this season to 7-2.
LAST TIME - Jennifer Crow scored a game-high 30 points, but OSU fell short as the Cowgirls dropped to 12-9 overall, 4-5 in Big 12 action with a 75-58 loss to the 25th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Crow shot 7-of-15 >from the field, including 4-of-8 from behind the three-point arc. She also connected on 12-of-13 free throws. All this while being guarded by one of the best players in the league, Lynn Pride. OSU led by as many as six on two occasions in the first half, the last being at the 13:27 mark, when the Cowgirls were ahead, 14-8. There was little scoring by either team until eight minutes later, when KU took the lead over for good, 19-17, on a three-pointer by Suzi Raymant. The ?Hawks went on an 8-2 run to go up by as many as eight, but the Cowgirls fought back, and trailed by just five, 32-27, entering the lockerroom. KU scored the first four points of the second half, and took a double-digit lead at 40-29 with 17:47 remaining. Ten minutes later, the Jayhawks had their biggest lead of the game at 22, and OSU never got closer than 16 points. Freshman Chantoya Hawkins added 11 points for the Cowgirls, but had nine turnovers. Excluding Crow?s 12-of-13 performance from the line, the rest of the team was a mediocre 5-of-15.
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 seven 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 10 different starting lineups this season. The only constant has been senior Jennifer Crow.
- The Cowgirls are 2-5 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 10 of the last 15 contests, and is averaging 30.3 points per contest over the last three games.
- Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has reached double figures in scoring in 15 of the last 17 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 299-196 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 9 .571 2-5 vs. teams ranked in top 40 Totals 299 196 .604
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 1,608. Jennifer just surpassed Donna Ridling, who was fourth with 1,573 points, and she needs 75 to reach Jamie Siess. She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (192) and attempted (516) 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 15.0 ppg, fifth in free-throw percentage at 81.9 percent, and sixth in three-point shooting at 37.2 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 several of the school's career statistical charts.
Category Crow's stats needs to surpass Points 4th with 1,608 75 Jamie Siess (3rd with 1,682) Rebounds 13th with 503 8 Kelly Pehrson (12th with 510) Assists 10th with 255 3 Bridget Nixon (9th with 257) Steals 7th with 164 3 Clinette Jordan (6th with 166) Minutes 5th with 3,373 68 Stacy Coffey (4th with 3,440) Free Throws 2nd with 502 101 Clinette Jordan (1st with 602) FT Attempted 3rd with 613 4 Lisa McGill (2nd with 616) Field Goals 8th with 467 3 Renee Roberts (7th with 469) FG Attempted 8th with 1,078 21 Stacy Coffey (7th with 1,098) Games Started t13th with 84 6 Regi Smith (10th with 89) Games Played t21st with 107 2 Kourtney Bower (20th with 108)
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 88.2 percent (120-of-136) 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 last 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 1,608 points, 503 rebounds, 255 assists and 164 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 19 games this season, while fellow freshman Shelby Hutchens has started 14 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 14 games was in 1992-93, when Stacy Coffey, Amy Scales and Yogi York started 32, 32, and 31, respectively.
TRIO TAKING CHARGE - After 21 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 21.1 points per game, including a career-high 34 vs. Colorado. She is also averaging 6.2 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 State (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...
Overall Big 12
OSU KSU OSU KSU
Overall Record 12-9 (7) 9-13 (10) 4-5 (T7) 2-7 (9)
Scoring Offense 70.5 (7) 65.5 (11) 63.6 (9) 60.1 (10)
Scoring Defense 66.5 (8) 63.0 (4) 68.3 (6) 65.3 (5)
Scoring Margin +4.0 (7) +2.5 (10) -4.7 (8) -5.2 (9)
Field-Goal Pct. 40.3 (11) 43.1 (8) 37.6 (11) 40.4 (9)
FG Pct. Defense 40.2 (8) 38.8 (5) 40.4 (5) 41.1 (7)
Free-Throw Pct. 73.0 (3) 69.2 (7) 68.5 (8) 73.5 (3)
Rebound Margin +1.5 (8) +3.9 (5) -3.1 (8) +3.6 (9)
3-Point FG Pct. 31.1 (8) 36.2 (2) 31.0 (7) 34.4 (6)
3-Pointers Per Game 5.4 (3) 7.1 (2) 5.9 (4) 6.0 (T2)
Turnover Margin +1.4 (7) -3.7 (12) -0.1 (7) -5.1 (12)
SERIES HISTORY WITH KANSAS STATE - Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Kansas State, 22-20. The Cowgirls also lead in games played in Stillwater, 11-6. OSU has won the last two meetings, and 12 of the last 17 contests with the Wildcats. Here is a game-by-game look at the all-time series ...
01-17-76 L 68-79 Kansas Tournament, Lawrence, Kan. 01-05-78 L 69-95 Big Eight Tournament, Lawrence, Kan. 01-18-79 L 64-86 Big Eight Tournament, Lincoln, Neb. 01-23-82 L 63-71 Stillwater, Okla. 02-11-83 L 59-84 Manhattan, Kan. 02-26-83 L 53-76 Stillwater, Okla. 03-10-83 L 64-102 Big Eight Tournament, Norman, Okla. 01-18-84 L 71-76 Stillwater, Okla. 02-18-84 L 62-86 Manhattan, Kan. 01-22-85 W 67-65 Manhattan, Kan. 02-12-85 W 75-47 Stillwater, Okla. 03-05-85 L 62-86 Big Eight Tournament, Stillwater, Okla. 01-29-86 W 60-58 Stillwater, Okla. 02-18-86 L 65-83 Manhattan, Kan. 01-27-87 W 75-67 Stillwater, Okla. 02-17-87 L 62-74 Manhattan, Kan. 01-12-88 W 87-64 Stillwater, Okla. 02-27-88 W 73-54 Manhattan, Kan. 01-11-89 L 68-78 Manhattan, Kan. 02-26-89 W 81-71 Stillwater, Okla. 03-05-89 W 65-52 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-31-90 L 56-66 Manhattan, Kan. 02-21-90 W 75-66 Stillwater, Okla. 03-05-90 W 72-65 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-26-91 L 72-78 Manhattan, Kan. 02-20-91 W 79-61 Stillwater, Okla. 03-03-91 W 87-70 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-14-92 W 74-73 Manhattan, Kan. 03-01-92 W 85-56 Stillwater, Okla. 01-22-93 W 72-54 Stillwater, Okla. 02-21-93 W 63-53 Manhattan, Kan. 01-21-94 L 63-75 Manhattan, Kan. 02-20-94 W 55-43 Stillwater, Okla. 03-05-94 W 61-51 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-20-95 W 72-63 Manhattan, Kan. 02-19-95 L 56-57 Stillwater, Okla. 03-04-95 W 69-59 Big Eight Tournament, Salina, Kan. 01-19-96 L 68-81 ot Manhattan, Kan. 02-18-96 L 64-70 Stillwater, Okla. 02-05-97 L 50-58 Manhattan, Kan. 02-21-98 W 78-47 Stillwater, Okla. 01-02-99 W 59-56 Manhattan, Kan.
