Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Advance to Quarterfinals
June 09, 2003 | Cowgirl Basketball
Quarterfinals Big 12 Conference Tournament: Mar. 5, 1998 Municipal Auditorium 5 p.m.
Probable Starters No. Name, Cl., Pos. Height GP-GS PPG RPG 24 Renee Roberts, Sr., F 5-10 28-28 10.4 5.7 32 Cheri Edwards, Sr., F 6-2 28-28 11.9 6.8 45 Devon Magness, Fr., C 6-7 28-28 9.9 5.4 14 Sara Jackson, So., G 5-7 28-26 4.8 2.4 34 Jennifer Crow, So., G 5-9 28-28 13.3 5.1
Off the Bench No. Name, Cl., Pos. Height GP-GS PPG RPG 10 Kourtney Bower, Jr., G 5-7 21-0 1.0 1.0 12 Sarah Boyd, Sr., G 5-10 28-2 6.6 2.6 22 Nikki Harmon, Jr., F 5-11 19-0 4.9 3.2 25 Reba Johnson, Fr., C 6-0 24-0 1.7 1.8 43 Megan Gregg, Jr., F 6-2 28-0 7.1 3.9
Cowgirls Advance To Quarterfinals Oklahoma State (19-9 overall, 10-6 Big 12 Conference) will face No. 1 seedTexas Tech (25-4 overall, 15-1 Big 12) in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12Conference Tournament. It will be the third meeting between these two schoolsthis season. Texas Tech defeated OSU 74-48 in Lubbock and 64-51 inStillwater. This week marks the first time OSU has advanced past the secondround of the conference tournament since 1991, when OSU was crowned the BigEight Tournament Champion.
Last Time Jennifer Crow tied a career high with 25 points and the Cowgirls set a schoolrecord with 10 three pointers as Oklahoma State defeated Nebraska 83-69 in thesecond round of the Big 12 Tournament. Cheri Edwards (17 points), Sarah Boyd(13) and Devon Magness (10) each scored in double figures. Renee Roberts fellone assist shy of her career high with nine. Oklahoma State shot 50 percentfrom the field and made 10-of-16 (.625) shots from behind the arc. TheCowgirls also limited NU to just 32.8 percent from the floor and 4-of-13 frombehind the arc. Anna DeForge led all scorers with 29 points.
Roberts Career Rankings Renees nine assists vs. Nebraska moved her into eighth place on the OSUcareer assist list, and gives her 260 for her career. She needs just 10 moreto move past Paula Breeden and Alisa Duncan, who recorded 269 in theircareers. Renee currently ranks in the career top 10 in nine other statisticalcategories at Oklahoma State. Here is a look at her current ranking, and whatshe needs to move up in other categories
Category Current Total Current Rank Next Step Points 1,217 7th 165 for 6th Rebounds 537 9th 2 for 8th FG Made 458 7th 46 for 6th FG Attempted 1,016 8th 83 for 7th FT Made 293 6th 48 for 5th FT Attempted 421 5th 47 for 4th Assists 260 8th 10 for 6th Steals 178 4th 47 for 3rd Minutes Played 3,028 6th 259 for 5th Games Started 89 10th 1 for 9th Games Played 113 15th 2 for 14th
Roberts Reaches Milestone Renee Roberts became just the third player in Cowgirl history to have at least1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists in a career. Here is a look atRenees numbers compared to Stacy Coffeys and Jamie Siess, the other twoplayers to do so
Player Points Rebounds Assists Jamie Siess 1,682 716 461 Stacy Coffey 1,381 650 379 Renee Roberts 1,217 537 260
Edwards Career Marks Senior Cheri Edwards is just one block shy of moving into sole possession ofsixth on the school career list, and is ranked in the top 20 in many othercategories. Here is a look at her rankings among the top 20
Category Current Total Current Rank Next Step Points 1,036 12th 37 for 11th Rebounds 547 8th 57 for 7th FG Made 391 10th 35 for 9th FG Attempted 867 10th 30 for 9th 3-PTR Made 56 10th 1 for 9th 3-PTR Attempted 141 10th 22 for 9th FT Made 198 15th 4 for 14th FT Attempted 261 15th 41 for 14th Assists 137 18th 3 for 17th Blocks 45 16th 8 for 5th Steals 94 19th 1 for 18th Games Played 112 16th 3 for 14th Games Started 81 16th 2 for 15th Minutes Played 2,659 11th 7 for 10th
Edwards, Roberts Neck-And-Neck Seniors Cheri Edwards and Renee Roberts are neck-and-neck going into thestretch, and the duo will finish in the eighth and ninth spots in schoolhistory for rebounds in a career. With 11 boards vs. Texas last Wednesdaynight, Edwards surpassed Jodi Fisher for eighth on the list, while Robertspassed Fisher with three vs. Oklahoma Saturday afternoon.
Crow Remains Consistent Sophomore guard Jennifer Crow may be the most consistent player for theCowgirls this season. She has scored at least eight points in 27 of the 28games this season, and tied a career-high with 25 vs. Nebraska yesterday. Shehas hit the double-figure mark on 21 occasions this year, and she currentlyleads the team in points (371), points per game (13.3), steals (53), free-throw percentage (.792) and three-pointers made (44). Jennifer was a three-time Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week last season, and has put up evenbetter numbers this year.
Greggs Field Goals One Of Best Ever Junior college transfer Megan Gregg is shooting 58.8 percent from the floorthis season. It currently ranks as the third-best in the Big 12 Conference andis also among the best ever at Oklahoma State. Megans mark is the highestpercentage by a Cowgirl junior in school history, and ranks as the second-bestmark in school history. Jodi Fisher set the school record for field goalpercentage back in 1991, when she shot 61.3 percent from the floor. KathySchulz is currently second, as she shot 57.3 percent in 1984.
Offense Wins Games, Defense Wins Championships Hopefully, this saying will ring true this season for the Oklahoma StateCowgirls. This years team is playing some of the best defense ever, and canbe proven by the statistics. The 1998 Cowgirls are currently allowing just59.7 points per game by the opposition, the best mark in the conference. It isalso the second-best average in school history, just 4/10th of a point abovethe school record of 59.3, set back in 1993. OSUs defense is allowing theopposition to convert on just 36.4 percent of shots attempted from the floor,which currently ranks as the best ever by an OSU ball club. The record is 38.0percent, allowed back in 1978, the first season statistics were kept.
70 Is The Magic Number This season, anytime either Oklahoma State or the opponent has scored at least70 points, that team has won the basketball game. The Cowgirls are 13-0 whenscoring at least 70 points, and six of those have come with 80 or more points.Likewise, when OSUs opponents have scored at least 70 points, the opponentsare 4-0. COWGIRL NOTE-ABLE The Cowgirls are 19-2 this season when shooting better than the opponent, and0-7 when shooting poorer than the oppositionSeniors Renee Roberts and CheriEdwards have combined for 11 double-doubles during their careers at OklahomaState, including Renees 17 points-10 assists vs. Texas A&M Devon Magness ison pace to break the school blocked shot average for a freshman with her 0.93blocks per game this season (Shea Jackson holds the current record with her0.59 bpg in 1990)In 11 of Oklahoma States 19 wins this season, the Cowgirlshave outscored the opponents by more than 20 points, and have seven 30-pointvictories.
Coach Dick Halterman Dick Halterman is in his 15th season as head coach of the Oklahoma StateCowgirls, and brings with him a 273-170 (.616) record, the most wins by awomen's basketball coach in OSU history. Halterman came to Oklahoma Statefollowing a successful five-year career at Moberly Junior College, where heled his team to a 144-23 record in five seasons and the 1982 National JuniorCollege Championship. Prior to that, Halterman was the head coach at WheelingHigh School for four years, and led the team to a 105-11 record and the 1975Missouri State High School Basketball Championship. Halterman is a two-timeBig Eight Coach-of-the-Year selection, and has a 145-112 (.564) record vs. therest of the Big 12.
Haltermans All-Time OSU Coaching Record Year
Year Record Pct. Note 1983-84 18- 11 .620 Big Eight Coach of the 1984-85 17- 11 .607 Glosson District V All-American 1985-86 13- 18 .419 Clinette Jordans frosh season 1986-87 16- 12 .571 Won two regular-season tourneys 1987-88 17- 11 .607 Highest 3-point Percentage 1988-89 20- 12 .625 Big Eight Conference Runnerup 1989-90 20- 11 .645 Big Eight Conference Champion 1990-91 27- 6 .818 Coach of the Year/Sweet 16 1991-92 11- 17 .393 McGill averages double-double 1992-93 23- 9 .719 16 Consecutive Victories 1993-94 20- 9 .690 NCAA Tournament 1994-95 17- 12 .607 NCAA Tournament 1995-96 20- 10 .667 NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round 1996-97 15- 12 .556 4 Academic All-Big 12 Members 1997-98 19- 9 .679 Totals 273-170 .616 Winningest Coach in OSU History
Cowgirls On The Air Oklahoma States Cowgirl Basketball games are broadcast by KGFY-105.5 FM inStillwater. Kevin Gum, as he has done for the past seven seasons, providesplay-by-play, while Casey Kendrick, in his third season with the broadcast,provides color analysis. The broadcast can also be heard on the world wide webat www.okstate.com or www.gamecruiser.com.
Five Named Academic All-Conference Three Oklahoma State Cowgirls were named first team Academic All-Big 12, itwas announced last Wednesday, and two others were named honorable mention, bythe conference office. Kourtney Bower, Jennifer Crow and Cheri Edwards wereall named to the first team for their efforts in the classroom while allmajoring in education. Sarah Boyd (education) and Nikki Harmon (journalism)were named honorable mention academic All-Big 12.
