Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls To Host Mercer
December 18, 2009 | Cowgirl Basketball
Dec. 18, 2009
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (7-2) vs. Mercer Bears (4-3)
Game 10
Sat. · Dec. 19 · 2:00 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 Continue Homestand With Mercer
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (7-2) will put its three-game winning streak on the line on Saturday at 2 p.m. when it hosts Mercer (4-3). The Cowgirls opened a seven-game homestand on Thursday night with a 69-46 win over UC Riverside.
Cowgirls and Bears ... The Series
The two squads have never previously met on the hardwood.
History in the Making?
Saturday could see the fall of a significant record in Cowgirl basketball history. Andrea Riley enters play 25 points shy of passing Clinette Jordan as the program's all-time leading scorer. Jordan's mark of 2,168 points has stood since the 1988-89 campaign.
Scouting The Bears
Mercer comes to town looking to bounce back from a 76-45 loss to Georgia Southern on Dec. 11. The Bears had won their previous four contests. Mercer has won its last two road contests and is 2-1 this season in true road games. The Bears won at Charleston Southern, which is coached by former OSU head coach Julie Goodenough, on Nov. 21. Mercer's lone road loss came in its season opener on Nov. 13 at Oklahoma. The Bears have three Oklahoma natives on their roster in LaToya Jackson, Lorin Hammer and Lacy Ramon. Jackson is currently the squad's leading scorer at 16.7 ppg.
What 2 Watch 4
Andrea Riley stands at 2,144 career points which is 25 shy of passing Clinette Jordan for first place on the school's all-time list ... Riley ranks seventh on the Big 12's all-time scoring list ... Riley is five 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 67-straight games ... Riley enters play with 248 steals, which is two shy of Oklahoma's Stacey Dales for 12th on the league's all-time list ... OSU has won 37-straight non-conference home games ... Riley is averaging 8.5 assists per game over her last four outings ... 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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