Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball To Take On Missouri Saturday night.
February 09, 2007 | Cowgirl Basketball
Cowgirl Basketball Heads North To Take On Missouri
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (16-7 overall, 4-6 Big 12) will travel to Columbia, Missouri on Saturday to take on the Missouri Tigers (14-9, 2-8) at 6 p.m. inside Mizzou Arena. The Cowgirls come into play riding the momentum of an impressive 77-58 win over Texas on Wednesday night, while the Tigers enter the matchup in the midst of a three-game losing streak after suffering a 69-63 home loss on Wednesday to Texas A&M.
Scouting The Tigers
The Tigers enter the weekend with a 10-3 mark overall and a 2-3 Big 12 record on their home floor this season. Four players are averaging double figures in the scoring column led by EeTisha Riddle's 16.4 points per game. The senior center is also the squad's leading rebounder at 7.9 points per game. The Tigers are the league's top free throw shooting squad at 79 percent. Head coach Cindy Stein is in her ninth season in Columbia and owns a 147-116 record in Columbia.
Series History
OSU and Missouri have squared off 47 times previously on the hardwood with the Tigers owning a 27-20 advantage ... the Tigers have won the last four contests and eight of the last 10 meetings in the series ... Mizzou has won four consecutive at home against the Cowgirls and is 14-4 overall at home against OSU ... the Cowgirls last win in the series came at the 2003 Big 12 Tournament in Dallas, while its last win in Columbia came on Jan. 11, 1997.
What 2 Watch 4
A win would be OSU's fifth Big 12 win of the season, marking its most conference victories since winning seven Big 12 games in 2001-02 ... a win would be No. 17 for OSU and its highest total since winning 20 games during the 1997-98 season ... a win would be OSU's second Big 12 road victory of the season a feat it has not achieved since winning two league road games in 2001-02 ... OSU is 3-0 against North Division foes this season.
