Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Open Homestand With UC Riverside
December 16, 2009 | Cowgirl Basketball
Dec. 16, 2009
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (6-2) vs. UC Riverside Highlanders (2-5)
Game 9
Thurs. · Dec. 17 · 7:00 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Radio — KGFY (105.5 FM)
or online at www.okstate.com
Video — www.okstate.com
Cowgirls Return Home To Face UC Riverside
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (6-2) will open a seven-game homestand on Thursday at 7 p.m. when UC Riverside (2-5) comes calling. The Cowgirls are coming off an impressive 68-63 win at Vermont on Sunday, while the Highlanders have lost two straight after their Dec. 4 loss to San Diego State. The game will be just OSU's second at home since Nov. 15 as five of the squad's last six games have taken place outside of Stillwater.
Cowgirls and UC Riverside ... The Series
The Cowgirls and Highlanders have met on two previous occasions with OSU taking both meetings. The Cowgirls opened their 2006-07 NCAA season with a 77-47 win over the Highlanders. On Nov. 21, 2007, the Cowgirls won on the Highlanders' home floor, 76-58.
Scouting The Highlanders
Thursday's contest will be the first for UC Riverside since its 66-59 loss to San Diego State on Dec. 4. OSU will be the third of four-straight opponents the Highlanders have faced that are either receiving votes or ranked in the Top 25. UC Riverside will complete its two-game swing through the Midwest Sunday at Kansas. In their sixth season under head coach John Margaritis, the Highlanders are coming off a WNIT berth last season and made NCAA Tournament appearances under him in 2006 and 2007. UC Riverside was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference in a media vote.
What 2 Watch 4
Andrea Riley stands at 2,128 career points which ranks 7th on the Big 12's all-time scoring list ... Riley is 21 points shy of catching Iowa State's Angie Welle for sixth place ... Riley also enters the contest No. 2 nationally in consecutive double-figure scoring games ... Ohio State's Jantel Lavender leads at 78 consecutive games, while Riley has scored at least 10 points in 66-straight games ... Riley enters play with 245 steals, which is five shy of Oklahoma's Stacey Dales for 12th on the league's all-time list ... Riley is also four made free throws shy of catching Clinette Jordan for first on the school's all-time list ... OSU has won 36-straight non-conference home games ...PLEASE NOTE: OSU HAS MOVED ITS TIP TIME ON JAN. 2 TO 11 A.M. TO ACCOMMODATE FANS WANTING TO WATCH THE COTTON BOWL.
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