Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls To Square Off With Jayhawks
February 22, 2011 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 22, 2011
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (15-10, 3-9) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (17-9, 4-8)
Game 26
Wednesday · February 23 · 7:00 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Radio -- KGFY (105.5 FM)
Video -- www.okstate.com
Cowgirls Return Home To Face Kansas
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (15-10 overall, 3-9 Big 12) will look to halt a two-game losing streak on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when the Cowgirls host Kansas (17-9, 4-8) in Stillwater. OSU's most recent outing resulted in a 76-67 loss at No. 5 Texas A&M on Saturday, while the Jayhawks posted a 75-70 overtime win against Missouri in their most recent game. The contest is OSU's lone home game during a five-game stretch with another two-game road swing awaiting the Cowgirls.
OSU--Kansas... The Series
KU leads 29-24 overall, but OSU has won four of the last five and the last two after winning in Lawrence and at the Big 12 Championship last year. KU posted a 67-52 win in Stillwater two years ago and holds an 11-10 advantage in Stillwater.
Scouting Kansas
Kansas' overtime win against Missouri last weekend was its second-straight victory in overtime. The Jayhawks have played five overtime games this season and sport a 4-1 record in those games. KU is 4-6 this season in road games and 1-5 against Big 12 squads away from home. The Jayhawks are the best shooting team in the Big 12 at 47.0 percent and Carolyn Davis is third in the league with her 18.7 points per game. Davis is shooting a league-best 66.8 percent from the floor as well Aishah Sutherland is seventh in the Big 12 at 7.8 rebounds per game.
What 2 Watch 4
Toni Young has double-doubles in OSU's last four games and her 13 on the year rank first in the Big 12 ...during her current four-game string, Young is averaging 23.8 points and 15.8 rebounds per game ... the Cowgirls have used five different starting lineups over the past five games ... with her 20 points against Texas A&M, Tiffany Bias became the fourth different Cowgirl to record a 20-point outing this season.
