Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Finish Exhibition Play Against Houston
November 12, 2001 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 12, 2001
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COWGIRLS FINISH EXHIBITION PLAY AGAINST HOUSTON JAGUARS
Oklahoma State will close out its exhibition season with a 7 p.m. contest
this Tuesday against the Houston Jaguars at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Jaguars
come to town sporting a 4-4 mark on the season after picking up a 69-55 win
over Tulsa on Sunday.
The Jaguars will bring a talented squad to Stillwater, as three of its members are currently on WNBA rosters. Forward Jamie Redd (Seattle Storm), forward Vanessa Nygaard (Portland Fire) and Amanda Lassiter (Houston Comets) are all members of the professional ranks as well as center Denique Graves. Graves is a member of the NWBL's Atlanta Justice. Houston is coached by Kevin Cook, who is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Comets.
Redd currently leads the squad in scoring at 11.6 points per contest and Lassiter paces the team in rebounding, pulling down 7.5 per game.
Houston's four wins have come against Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri and Tulsa, while their four losses have come at the hands of Minnesota, Iowa State, Texas A&M and Kansas State.
COMING UP
OSU will open the regular season on Saturday night when it hosts Tulsa at 6
p.m. in the first round of the Bertha Teague Memorial Classic. Oral Roberts
and Oklahoma will square off in game two at 8 p.m. The Cowgirls and Sooners
will swap opponents on Sunday night, as OSU will entertain ORU at 6 p.m. and
OU will battle Tulsa at 8 p.m. to close out the tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
In Oklahoma State's exhibition opener on Friday night, the Cowgirls raced
out to an early 12-0 lead against Spartak Moscow and never looked back. OSU
built a 54-18 halftime lead on its way to an 83-48 win. The Cowgirls got big
games from seniors Tari Cummings and Nikki Lawrence. Cummings recorded a
double-double, tallying 17 points and 14 rebounds in her first game for the
Orange and Black since the 1999-2000 season. Lawrence chipped in with 14
rebounds of her own, including 10 on the offensive boards, to go along with
13 points.
