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Cowgirls Set To Face Buckeyes
November 21, 2009 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 21, 2009
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (3-0) vs. No. 3/3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0)
Game Four
Sun. · Nov. 22 · 1 p.m. (CST)
Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, Ohio
Radio -- KGFY (105.5 FM)
or online at www.okstate.com
Video--www.bigtennetwork.com
Cowgirls Set For WNIT Championship Game
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (3-0) will vie for the preseason WNIT title on Sunday when it travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on third-ranked Ohio State (4-0) inside Value City Arena at 1 p.m. (CST). The Cowgirls advanced to the title game with a 70-56 win at New Mexico on Wednesday night, while the Buckeyes advanced on Thursday with a 92-69 win over West Virginia.
OSU vs. Ohio State ... The Series
Oklahoma State and Ohio State have never met on the hardwood. The two squads nearly met in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. However, the sixth-seeded Buckeyes were upset in their first-round contest against No. 11 seed Florida State, 60-49.
Scouting Ohio State
Ohio State has been impressive in the early going, scoring 90-plus points in three of its first four outings. The Buckeyes have also won their first four contests by an average of 24.5 points per contest. Four players are averaging double figures scoring-wise, led by Jantel Lavender's 24.0 points. The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year is also averaging a team-best 10.3 rebounds per game. The Buckeyes are outrebounding the opposition by nearly 13 boards per game (12.8) and shooting 51 percent from the floor. OSU also has the two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in guard Shavelle Little. There is a recent tie between the two OSUs as former Cowboy assistant golf coach Donnie Darr is in his first season as head coach of the Ohio State men's program.
What 2 Watch 4
Andrea Riley stands at 1,999 career points which ranks 8th on the Big 12's all-time scoring list ... Riley is just one point shy of joining Clinette Jordan as the only players in school history to reach the 2,000-point plateau ... the Cowgirls are 4-5 all-time against members of the Big Ten ... the Buckeyes will be the fourth consecutive opponent for OSU that reached the postseason last year and won at least 20 games ... a webcast of Sunday's game will be available at www.bigtennetwork.com ... the Buckeyes' Jantel Lavender and the Cowgirls' Andrea Riley enter the contest 1-2 nationally in consecutive double-figure scoring games ... Lavender's streak stands at 70, while Riley has scored at least 10 points in 61-straight games.
