Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Travel to New Mexico Saturday
June 09, 2003 | Cowgirl Basketball
Cowgirls Conclude Road Games Oklahoma State will travel to Albuquerque, N.M., this weekend to face the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. MST. The Cowgirls are 3-2 this season, while the Lobos are 8-1. This will be the final non-conference road game for Oklahoma State this season.
Last Time Oklahoma State finished second at the Southwestern Bell/Cotton Bowl Classic, hosted by SMU. The Cowgirls defeated New Mexico State, 63-34, in the first round to set up the championship game with the SMU Mustangs. OSU saw a 13- point first quarter lead dwindle to seven at halftime, and by the 5-1/2 minute mark in the second half, Oklahoma State trailed by one. SMU eventually pulled away, defeating the Cowgirls, 71-56. Freshman center Devon Magness recorded the first double-double of her young career with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Renee Roberts added 16 points, leading the team in scoring both games. Both Roberts and Magness were named to the all-tournament team.
Cowgirls Record 400th Win Oklahoma State's Cowgirl basketball team picked up the 400th win in school history last Friday night as OSU defeated New Mexico State, 63-34, in the first round of the Southwestern Bell/Cotton Bowl Classic. A look at some of Oklahoma State's milestone victories is on the following page...
1st 62-27 vs. COWLEY COUNTY, 1973 50th 59-56 at Southwestern Oklahoma, Mar. 1, 1977 100th 59-53 at Arkansas, Jan. 22, 1980 150th 71-69 vs. WAYLAND BAPTIST, Jan. 2, 1984 200th 65-47 vs. COLORADO STATE, Jan. 8, 1987 250th 83-66 vs. LAMAR, Jan. 6, 1990 300th 69-57 vs. NEBRASKA, Feb. 1, 1992 350th 62-59 vs. Old Dominion, Dec. 22, 1994 400th 63-34 vs. New Mexico State, Dec. 5, 1997
Roberts Nearing 1,000-Point Mark \ Oklahoma State senior forward Renee Roberts should become the 12th player in OSU school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in a career. She currently has 987 points, just 13 points shy of the dubious mark. Only 11 other Cowgirls have ever completed that feat, the most recent being Stacy Coffey, who scored 1,381 points in her career from 1993-96. Clinette Jordan holds the school record for points in a season with 2,168 from 1986-89. Roberts currently ranks 12th in school history, 17 points behind Rhonda Kite's 1,004 from 1978-80.
Coach Dick Halterman Dick Halterman is in his 15th season as head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 257-163 (.612) record, the most wins by a women's basketball coach in OSU history. Halterman came to Oklahoma State following a successful five-year career at Moberly Junior College, where he led his team to a 144-23 record in five seasons and the 1982 National Junior College Championship. Prior to that, Halterman was the head coach at Wheeling High School for four years, and led the team to a 105-11 record and the 1975 Missouri State High School Basketball Championship. Halterman is a two-time Big Eight Coach-of-the-Year selection, and has a 133-106 record vs. the rest of the Big 12.
Cowgirls On The Air Oklahoma State's Cowgirl Basketball games are broadcast by KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. Kevin Gum, as he has done for the past seven seasons, will provide play-by-play during the broadcast, while Casey Kendrick, in his third season with the broadcast, will provide color analysis. Gum also hosts Coach Halterman's radio show, which can be heard on Y105 on Tuesday nights at 5:30 p.m.
About The Lobos New Mexico is 8-1 this season with convincing wins over New Mexico State (81-50 and 73-57) and Arizona State (67-39). The Lobos are led by Abby Garchek, who is averaging 22.6 points per game on 54.6 percent shooting. UNM has two other players averaging in double figures, including Sonya Bryant (11.4 ppg) and Jennifer Williams (11.3). The Lobos are coached by Don Flanagan, who is in his third season at New Mexico and has an overall record of 40-26 (.606).
Series With New Mexico Oklahoma State has won the only meeting between OSU and New Mexico, a 58-54 win over the Lobos during the Rainbow Wahine Classic in 1986. The Cowgirls have a 33-3 record vs. the Western Athletic Conference.
