Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball To Take On Baylor
April 15, 2003 | Cowgirl Basketball
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (5-17 overall, 1-10 Big 12) returns home to face Baylor (16-7, 5-6) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls enter the contest having lost their last eight games, while the Lady Bears come to town fresh off an 86-72 overtime win over Texas Tech in Waco.
ABOUT THE LADY BEARS
After winning 11 of its 12 non-conference matchups, Baylor slipped below the .500 mark in Big 12 play last week with losses to Kansas State and at Oklahoma. The Lady Bears boast the league's top rebounder in freshman Sophia Young. The 6-1 center is coming off a 26-point, 17-rebound performance against Texas Tech and is pulling 9.4 rebounds per contest to go along with 12.5 points per outing. Sophomore Steffanie Blackmon leads the offensive attack for Baylor, pouring in 17.5 points per game. The 6-2 forward is also grabbing 8.2 caroms per contest. Sophomore guard Chelsea Whitaker leads the team in assists, dishing out 100 on the season (4.4 apg). The Lady Bears lead the overall series against OSU 10-6 and have won the last two in the series. At home, the Cowgirls have won five of the six meetings with BU's lone win in Stillwater coming last season on a buzzer-beater by Danielle Crockrom. OSU's last win in the series came on Feb. 1, 2001, a 69-66 overtime victory inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
LAST TIME OUT
OSU traveled to Manhattan, Kan., to battle No. 5 Kansas State before a sellout crowd at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday. The Cowgirls built a 12-point lead in the first half and trailed 31-30 at the intermission before being outscored 33-16 in the second period on their way to a 64-46 setback. In the loss, junior Trisha Skibbe, recorded her fifth double-double (18 pts., 12 rbs.) of the season, junior Nicole Campbell earned her first career start and freshman Meghan Craig recorded a career-high five blocks, one shy of tying the school record. The loss also snapped OSU's three-game winning streak in the series.
