Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls To Host No. 1 Lady Bears
February 04, 2011 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 4, 2011
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (13-7, 1-6) vs. No. 1/1 Baylor Lady Bears (20-1, 7-0)
Game 21
Sunday · February 6 · 1:00 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Radio — KGFY (105.5 FM)
T.V. — ESPNU
Talent - Dave Armstrong (PxP)
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (Color)
Cowgirls To Face Top-Ranked Baylor
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (13-7, 1-6) will look to end a three-game losing streak on Sunday at 1 p.m. when it hosts top-ranked Baylor (20-1, 7-0) inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls are coming off a 79-59 loss at Iowa State on Wednesday, while the Lady Bears come to town fresh off a 92-70 win over Oklahoma in Waco.
OSU—Baylor... The Series
Baylor holds a 24-10 advantage overall in the series and has won four of the last five after its 70-39 win in Waco on Jan. 15. OSU's last win against the Lady Bears came at home last year, a 78-65 victory behind Andrea Riley's 43-point outing. The Cowgirls have won two of the last three at home with the loss being an overtime setback in 2009. Overall, OSU has won eight of the 14 games in Stillwater.
Scouting Baylor
The Lady Bears ride a 17-game winning streak into Sunday's contest after their 92-70 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday. Baylor is 3-1 in road games this season with the lone blemish on its record coming at Connecticut on Nov. 16. The Lady Bears lead the league in both scoring offense and defense as well as field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense. Sophomore Brittney Griner currently checks in as the league's No. 2 scorer at 22.4 points per game and is the Big 12 leader with her 4.8 blocks per game.
What 2 Watch 4
Sunday's contest will be OSU's sixth against a Top 25 opponent this season ... five of OSU's seven losses this year have come against ranked opponents ... Baylor will be the first team to bring a No. 1 national ranking to Stillwater since top-ranked Louisiana Tech came to town for the 1989 Jimco Cowgirl Classic ... Sunday's game marks OSU's third straight against a Top 25 foe and will open a three-game homestand.
