Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Face No. 8 Iowa State
February 06, 2001 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 6, 2001
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Oklahoma State (12-8 overall, 4-5 Big 12) will travel to Ames, Iowa, this week for a Wednesday night game with the eighth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones (18-2, 8-1). Game time is set for 7 p.m. The Cowgirls are currently tied for fifth place in the Big 12 Conference with four other teams, while Iowa State is in a first-place tie with Oklahoma and Texas Tech. OSU is coming off a 69-55 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan Saturday afternoon, while ISU is coming off a ??-?? win over the Nebraska Huskers in Lincoln Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 21-15, as well as the series in Ames, 10-6.
Oklahoma State (12-8, 4-5)
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Iowa State (18-2, 8-1)
QUICK FACTS
Wednesday -- Feb. 7, 2001 --7 p.m.
Hilton Coliseum (14,044)
Ames, Iowa
Radio - KGFY 105.5 FM
www.okstate.com
COMING UP
Oklahoma State will play its second top-10 opponent in as many games next
Saturday as the Cowgirls host the 10th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (17-4, 8-1)
in bedlam action on Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game will
be televised as part of the Cowboy Sports Properties package. The Cowgirls
will then travel to College Station, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, for a 7
p.m. matchup with the Texas A&M Aggies (12-8, 2-7).
LAST TIME OUT
Oklahoma State's Kara Faulk scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as
the Cowgirls won their third game in a row with a 69-55 win over the Kansas
State Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Bramlage Coliseum. Three other players
scored in double figures to aid in the win. Faulk was 6-of-12 from the floor
and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Junior Jessica Spinner, who had 13
points for the Cowgirls, was 3-of-6 from behind the arc. She also dished out
four assists. Shelby Hutchens added 10 points, five assists and four steals
while Jessica Bates had 10 points and five rebounds. K-State's 6-4 freshman
Nicole Ohlde scored a team-high 18 points for the Wildcats, but was just
8-of-18 from the floor. Kristin Rethman added 12 points and 10 rebounds,
while Kim Woodlee chipped in 14 points. Rethman and Woodlee combined for
8-of-19 from behind the arc. The Cowgirls took a 39-22 lead into the
lockerroom after shooting 60 percent (15-of-25) from the floor. Four players
each had six points or more in the period, led by Spinner and Hutchens, each
with eight. Ohlde led all scorers at the intermission with 11 points,
although she spent the last three minutes on the bench after picking up her
second foul. After the blistering first half, OSU shot just 37 percent in
the second stanza, including just 2-of-9 from three-point range. The
Cowgirls outrebounded K-State, 37-36. Toya Releford suited up for the first
time this season vs. Kansas State.
MORE ON IOWA STATE
Iowa State is 18-2 overall this season and 8-1 in Big 12 Conference action.
The Cyclones are ranked seventh in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll and
eighth in the Associated Press poll. ISU is led by four players averaging
double-figure scoring. The top of the list is 6-4 junior Angie Welle who is
averaging 18.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Sophomore Lindsey Wilson
is scoring 14.7 points per contest and dishing out 5.4 assists per game.
Senior Megan Taylor is scoring 13.9 points and pulling down 6.2 boards per
game from her guard position, and Tracy Gahan is scoring 13.3 points and
pulling down 7.8 rebounds per game. Iowa State is coached by Bill Fennelly,
in his sixth season with the Cyclones. He has a school record of 129-46. His
overall record in 13 years of coaching is 295-99.
OSU-ISU SERIES
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 21-15, as well as
the all-time series in Ames, 10-6. The Cyclones have won the last five
meetings, since the Big 12 formed in 1996-97. ISU won the last game played
between these two schools, 93-58, in last year's Big 12 Tournament. The last
game played in Ames was won by the Cyclones, 76-42. Here is a look at the
all-time series ...
IN THE LAST THREE GAMES
During the recent three-game winning streak, Oklahoma State has shot 44.7
percent from the floor and outscored its opponents by an average margin of
11 points. Junior Kara Faulk has led the offensive surge, scoring 18.3
points per game. She is averaging a double-double, with 10.7 rebounds per
contest. She is also 15-of-17 (.882) from the free-throw line. Junior
Jessica Bates has contributed greatly off the bench, scoring an average of
13 points per contest on 65.4 percent shooting. Sophomore Shelby Hutchens,
already known for her defensive prowess, has become an offensive threat as
well. In the last three games, she is averaging 10.7 points per game on 56
percent shooting, and has dished out 12 assists. Junior Mandy Stuber (9.7
ppg) and Chantoya Hawkins (9.0 ppg) have also added to the scoring surge.
Hawkins has also served up 14 assists in the last three games, nearly five
per contest. As a team, the Cowgirls have been playing well defensively,
allowing the opposition to shoot just 35.9 percent from the floor, including
25.6 percent from behind the arc. OSU is also averaging three blocks and
nine steals per game.
WHO'S HOT
#12 Jessica Bates -- Jessica has scored in double figures the last three
games. She had a double-double vs. Wichita State with 23 points and 10
rebounds, both season highs.
#20 Shelby Hutchens -- Shelby has seven double-figure scoring games this season, including the last two. She was named to the all-tournament team of the Islander Classic, and had a career-high nine assists vs. Eastern Michigan in the Bahamas.
#21 Mandy Stuber -- After playing sparingly in nine games this season, Mandy went off vs. Texas A&M, scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-4 from three-point range.
#22 Kara Faulk -- Kara is averaging a double-double over the last three games, with 18.3 points and 10.7 rebounds. She was named the MVP of the Nassau Sunsplash Shootout after she scored a career-high 24 points vs. Alabama. She tied that high against Baylor.
#32 Chantoya Hawkins -- Chantoya has six double-figure scoring games this season, including two in the last three games. She had a season-high eight assists vs. Texas A&M, and was named to the all-tournament team of the Islander Classic.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
-- Oklahoma State scored a season-high 95 points vs. West Virginia, the most
for the Cowgirls since a 95-point performance vs. Texas A&M in Stillwater on
Feb. 11, 1998.
-- OSU's 51.6 percent shooting vs. Texas A&M on Jan. 27 was a season high. It was also the highest since the Cowgirls shot 54.3 percent vs. the Aggies in Stillwater last season (Feb. 19).
-- The Cowgirls had a season-high six blocked shots vs. Baylor last week, the most since OSU had six vs. Colorado last season in Boulder. Mandy Stuber led the Cowgirls with three, while Shelby Hutchens had a key block of a Sheila Lambert shot attempt at the buzzer to insure the win.
-- Kara Faulk is just 14 points shy of the 500-point milestone. She has twice scored 24 points in a game this season, a career best.
-- Chantoya Hawkins is just 20 points shy of the 500-point plateau. She has 480 points in hertwo-year career.
-- OSU has limited its opponents to less than 60 points on seven occasions, and is 7-0 in those games. The Cowgirls have give up 70 or more points in just three games this year.
-- Although most members of the team would rather forget the 29-point performance vs. Texas Tech in Lubbock, it seems to have done some good. Prior to that contest, OSU was averaging 62.8 points per game. In the last three games, the Cowgirls are averaging 74.3 points per contest.
COWGIRLS IN THE RPI
Oklahoma State is ranked 39th in the Ratings Percentage Index published by
College Basketball News on Feb. 5. The Cowgirls' schedule-strength rank
(18th) is the third-toughest in the league behind Nebraska (seventh) and
Oklahoma (eighth). Here is a look at where OSU compares to the other Big 12
schools and the Cowgirls' 2000 non-conference opponents.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN
Dick Halterman is entering his 18th season as the head coach for the
Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 313-211 career mark at OSU.
Halterman has guided the Cowgirls to eight postseason appearances in the
last 12 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 31 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
August of 1999, 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.
COWGIRL BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
Once again during the 2000-01 season, Oklahoma State's basketball games will
be broadcast live on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. Kevin Gum, in his 11th
season with the Cowgirl broadcast, will handle play-by-play duties, while
Casey Kendrick, in his sixth season on the air, will provide color analysis.
For the first time, Cowgirl Basketball will be part of the OSU Radio
Network. Member stations will provide statewide broadcasts of as many as 10
games throughout the season. Fans unable to pick up the over-the-air
broadcast will be able to listen to the games via the internet at
www.okstate.com. Broadcasts will begin 15 minutes prior to tipoff with
pregame analysis, as well as interviews with Coach Halterman and various
Cowgirl players.
HALTERMAN ON RADIO/TV
During the 2000-01 season, fans can catch up with the Cowgirl head coach on
both the radio and television. The Coach Halterman Radio Show will be
broadcast on KSPI-93.7 FM in Stillwater on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The Coach
Halterman Television Show will be broadcast Fridays and Saturdays in
Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Woodward, as well as on College Sports
Southeast regionally. A schedule of airtimes follows. Casey Kendrick,
program manager at KWEM, will host both the radio and television shows.
