Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball Falls At Wichita State, 54-49
November 26, 2003 | Cowgirl Basketball
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team suffered its first road defeat of the season, losing 54-49 at
The Cowgirls (0-2), who were hindered by 23 turnovers in the game and trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half, used a 12-0 run to knot the score at 25 apiece after a pair of free throws by Nina Stone. The junior guard finished the stanza with 10 points and a team-high 19 points for the game.
The Shockers (1-1) were held scoreless for more than six minutes during the Cowgirls' scoring stretch until April Banks went the length of the floor in 4.1 seconds before draining a three-point basket at the buzzer to send WSU into the intermission up 28-25.
In the second half, OSU tied the contest at 36-36 on a layup by junior Trisha Skibbe and took the lead on a basket by freshman Destanie Sykes and built the margin to as many as four, taking advantage of a five-minute scoring drought by the Shockers.
OSU will return to action on Friday against Yale in the first round of the Seattle Times Classic.
