Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball To Host Panhandle State on Friday evening
November 11, 2005 | Cowgirl Basketball
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will close out its exhibition slate on Friday when the Cowgirls play host to Panhandle State. The contest will serve as the front end of a doubleheader with the men's team. Tip time for the contest is set for 5:30 p.m. The game will be the first of the season for Panhandle State, while OSU is coming off a 90-72 victory over the Oklahoma Flyers on Nov. 5.
About Panhandle State
The Lady Aggies are coming off an 8-20 mark last season, but seven of those wins came during conference play as they finished the year with a 7-5 mark against Heartland Conference foes. The Lady Aggies averaged 61.1 points per game a year ago while surrendering 74.5 points per outing. This season, OPSU was picked to finish third behind Montana State-Billings and Incarnate Word in the Heartland Conference preseason poll. The Lady Aggies were represented on the preseason all-conference team with Brandi Lewis being chosen to the five-player squad. The senior guard averaged a team-high 13.4 points per game last season.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
A win would move the Cowgirls to 2-0 in exhibition play this season ... the Cowgirls have had four players reach double figures in the scoring column during exhibition play in two consecutive outings ... OSU has won three consecutive exhibition contests.
Up Next
The Cowgirls will get the regular season underway on Saturday, Nov. 19 when they play host to Texas State at 2 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The contest begins a string of eight home games in 11 non-conference outings.
Budke Era Begins In Stillwater
On March 28, Kurt Budke was named the sixth coach in the history of the Cowgirl basketball program. Since taking over the Allen County Community College program for the 1991-92 season, Budke has known nothing but success throughout his coaching endeavors. Having won 88 percent of his games as a college head coach, Budke will look to direct OSU to its first postseason berth since a WNIT appearance in 2001. During a two-year stay at Allen County, Budke recorded a 47-15 record before beginning a remarkable run at Trinity Valley Community College. He made six national championship game appearances during his seven seasons with the Lady Cardinal program, winning four national titles during that time. A move to the Division I level and a two-year stint as associate head coach at Louisiana Tech followed. Budke took over the Tech program prior to the 2002-03 season and promptly led the Lady Techsters to a 31-3 record. In three seasons at Tech, he compiled a record of 80-16 while making NCAA Tournament appearances each season.
