Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set For Exhibition Play
November 08, 2011 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 8, 2011
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
0-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12
vs.
Fort Hays State Tigers
0-0 overall
Exhibition Game 1
Nov. 9, 2011 :: 7 p.m. CST
Stillwater, Okla.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Radio—KGFY (105.5 FM)
Kevin T. Gum (PxP), Casey Kendrick (Color)
Live stats—okstate.com
What 2 Watch 4
• OSU will start its seventh season under head coach Kurt Budke on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with an exhibition against Fort Hays State.
• Wednesday's contest will mark the third consecutive season OSU has played a single exhibition game.
• In place of a second exhibition, the Cowgirls held a closed scrimmage against Arkansas on Oct. 30.
• The Cowgirls are 10-0 in exhibition contests under head coach Kurt Budke.
• The 10-second backcourt experimental rule will be in effect for the contest.
• The contest will be the first of six consecutive home games for the Cowgirls to start the season.
• The Cowgirls hold a 3-0 advantage all time against Fort Hays State. The schools met in 1974 and 1975 in Enid, Okla. The last meeting was a 93-48 win in Stillwater in 1976.
Know The Foe
• Located in Hays, Kansas, Fort Hays State is an NCAA Division II school with an enrollment of 9,000.
• The Tigers are in their fourth year under head coach Tony Hobson.
• FHSU finished with a 12-14 mark a year ago and went 9-13 in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association action.
• The Tigers are led by All-MIAA honorable mention pick Christa Bechard.
• Bechard started all 26 games a year ago as a junior and averaged 11.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Non-Conference Success
In six seasons under head coach Kurt Budke, the Cowgirls have enjoyed considerable success during their non-conference schedule, posting a 65-12 record against non-league opponents during the regular season. Three times under Budke OSU has started 8-0, including a year ago. OSU has posted a 53-4 record against non-conference foes inside Gallagher-Iba Arena over the past six years. TheCowgirls also had a 48-game non-conference winning streak, which came to an end last year against fifth-ranked Duke.
