Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Close Non-Conference Play On Monday
January 03, 2010 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 3, 2010
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (11-2) vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats (3-7)
Game 14
Mon. · Jan. 4 · 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
OSU Closes Out Non-League Play Monday
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (11-2) will close out non-conference play on Monday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Sam Houston State (3-7). The Cowgirls are coming off an 84-31 win over Texas-Pan American on Saturday, while the Bearkats will be looking to rebound from a 106-78 loss at Arkansas on Dec. 29.
Cowgirls and Sam Houston ... The Series
The two teams have met five times previously with OSU taking the last four contests. All five games have taken place in Stillwater. The Bearkats won the first meeting, 60-54 at the 1982 OSU Thanksgiving Classic. OSU won the next three as part of tournament play before winning the most recent meeting, 90-36 on Nov. 17, 2007.
Scouting The Bearkats
Sam Houston State comes to town looking to halt a four-game losing skid after its Dec. 29 loss at Arkansas. Monday's contest will be the fifth-straight road game for the Bearkats. OSU will be the second Big 12 opponent SHSU has faced after losing at Texas Tech, 91-52, on Nov. 14 in its season opener. The Bearkats have a trio of players scoring in double figures led by Ray Alexander's 13.0 points per contest. Whitney Smith is averaging 12.0 points and is the squad's leading rebounder at 7.5 boards per contest.
What 2 Watch 4
The Cowgirls have won 41-straight non-conference games at home ... Andrea Riley enters the contest with 2,231 career points which is 10 points shy of catching Kansas State's Nicole Ohlde for fourth on the Big 12's all-time scoring list ... Riley enters the contest No. 2 nationally in consecutive double-figure scoring games ... Ohio State's Jantel Lavender leads the nation at 82 consecutive games, while Riley has scored at least 10 points in 71-straight games ... Riley enters play with 264 career steals, which is one shy of Oklahoma's Dionnah Jackson for 10th and five shy of two players for seventh on the league's all-time list ... she also has 588 career assists and is one shy of catching Iowa State's Lindsey Wilson and Megan Mahoney for ninth on the league's all-time list ... Riley needs just five field goals to catch OU's Stacey Dales and Baylor's Steffanie Blackmon for ninth on the Big 12 chart.
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