Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set For Road Tilt With Baylor
February 17, 2004 | Cowgirl Basketball
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (8-15 overall, 3-9 Big 12) will attempt to snap a five-game losing streak on Wednesday when it travels to Waco, Texas to take on No. 19/20 Baylor (18-6, 6-5) at 7 p.m. The Cowgirls will be looking to rebound from Saturday's 71-46 loss to Missouri in Stillwater, while the Lady Bears will look to bounce back from an 81-72 loss at Iowa State over the weekend.
SCOUTING THE LADY BEARS
Baylor opened the season with victories in 12 of its 13 non-conference games and is currently in a fifth-place tie with Oklahoma in the Big 12 standings. Forward Sophia Young is the squad's top scorer and rebounder, pacing the club at 16.1 points and 8.4 boards, respectively. The sophomore is currently second in the conference in rebounds per game, third in steals (2.54 spg) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.569). Baylor is outscoring its opponents by more than 18 points (18.6) per game and is outrebounding its opposition by nearly seven (6.8) rebounds per game. The Lady Bears have won 11 of the previous 18 meetings between the two schools and own a 7-1 record all-time against OSU in Waco.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
An OSU win would surpass both its overall and conference win totals from a year ago ... an OSU win would snap a season-long losing streak of five games ... Trisha Skibbe needs 14 points to move into fourth place on the school's all-time scoring list ... OSU is six blocks shy of tying the school mark for blocks in a season (119) set a year ago.
UP NEXT
OSU will continue its road swing on Saturday with a 3 p.m. (CST) contest at Colorado. The game will be the second of the Cowgirls' three Fox Sports Net games on the year.
LAST TIME OUT
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team saw its losing streak reach five games on Saturday night, falling 71-46 to Missouri in Stillwater The Cowgirls were marred by poor shooting, hitting just 22.6 percent from the floor in the first half on their way to a 32-20 deficit at the intermission. OSU converted just 28 percent of its shots on the night. Mizzou pulled away in the second half after holding the Cowgirls to three points through the first 8:36 of the second period. The Tigers watched their lead grow to 23 at 46-23 before OSU mounted a surge midway through the half. A Nina Stone three-point basket cut the deficit to 14 with just under eight minutes to play before a 10-2 Tiger run ended the contest.
