Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball Set To Host Texas A&M
February 26, 2008 | Cowgirl Basketball
Cowgirls and Aggies
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (21-5 overall, 9-4 Big 12) returns home to take on Texas A&M (20-7, 8-5) Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Cowgirls are coming off an 81-71 loss over the weekend at Oklahoma, while the Aggies come to town having won three straight after a 65-50 victory at Texas
Game 411
OSU will be in search of its 10th league win, which would match its previous best in Big 12 play set during the 1997-98 season. The last three games in the series have been decided by a combined six points. Both game-winning baskets came with 0.3 seconds remaining last season, while the first matchup this year was decided on Andrea Riley's long 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds remaining. The Cowgirls are 3-2 this season against top 25 competition.
About Texas A&M
The Aggies come to Stillwater winners of three consecutive games and seven of their last eight contests after their 65-50 win on Sunday at Texas. The lone loss during that stretch came on Feb. 12 at Oklahoma. Overall, Texas A&M has won three of its last four road games to improve to 6-4 away from home. The Aggies have one of the league's top scorers in Takia Starks, who ranks fourth in the Big 12 at 17.3 points per game. A'Quonesia Franklin is second among the league's assist leaders at 4.89 per game and first in assist-to-turnover ratio. Danielle Gant ranks third with her 2.42 steals per game.
The Series
The Cowgirls own a 20-13 advantage in the overall series and dominated in the early going, winning 19 of the first 25 contests against the Aggies. A&M reeled off a seven-game winning streak in the series before OSU's 61-58 win in January. The Aggies have won the last three games in Stillwater, with the Cowgirls' last home victory being a 67-65 triumph on Jan. 7, 2004. OSU holds a 9-7 advantage at home against A&M.
What 2 Watch 4
The Cowgirls will be looking for their fourth win over a ranked opponent this season ... OSU last posted four victories against top 25 foes during the 1995-96 season ... Andrea Riley enters play with 973 career points and is looking to become the 17th player in school history to record 1,000 points ... Riley also has 589 points on the season and is looking to record just the fourth 600-point season in school history ... OSU enters play with 13 home wins and is one shy of setting a new single-season school record.
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (21-5 overall, 9-4 Big 12) returns home to take on Texas A&M (20-7, 8-5) Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Cowgirls are coming off an 81-71 loss over the weekend at Oklahoma, while the Aggies come to town having won three straight after a 65-50 victory at Texas
Game 411
OSU will be in search of its 10th league win, which would match its previous best in Big 12 play set during the 1997-98 season. The last three games in the series have been decided by a combined six points. Both game-winning baskets came with 0.3 seconds remaining last season, while the first matchup this year was decided on Andrea Riley's long 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds remaining. The Cowgirls are 3-2 this season against top 25 competition.
About Texas A&M
The Aggies come to Stillwater winners of three consecutive games and seven of their last eight contests after their 65-50 win on Sunday at Texas. The lone loss during that stretch came on Feb. 12 at Oklahoma. Overall, Texas A&M has won three of its last four road games to improve to 6-4 away from home. The Aggies have one of the league's top scorers in Takia Starks, who ranks fourth in the Big 12 at 17.3 points per game. A'Quonesia Franklin is second among the league's assist leaders at 4.89 per game and first in assist-to-turnover ratio. Danielle Gant ranks third with her 2.42 steals per game.
The Series
The Cowgirls own a 20-13 advantage in the overall series and dominated in the early going, winning 19 of the first 25 contests against the Aggies. A&M reeled off a seven-game winning streak in the series before OSU's 61-58 win in January. The Aggies have won the last three games in Stillwater, with the Cowgirls' last home victory being a 67-65 triumph on Jan. 7, 2004. OSU holds a 9-7 advantage at home against A&M.
What 2 Watch 4
The Cowgirls will be looking for their fourth win over a ranked opponent this season ... OSU last posted four victories against top 25 foes during the 1995-96 season ... Andrea Riley enters play with 973 career points and is looking to become the 17th player in school history to record 1,000 points ... Riley also has 589 points on the season and is looking to record just the fourth 600-point season in school history ... OSU enters play with 13 home wins and is one shy of setting a new single-season school record.
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