Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls To Play Pepperdine In WNIT Action
March 14, 2011 | Cowgirl Basketball
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (16-14, 4-12) vs. Pepperdine Waves (18-11, 9-5)
WNIT First Round
Game 31
Wednesday · March 16 · 7 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Radio — KGFY (105.5 FM)
Video — www.okstate.com
Cowgirls Set For WNIT Action
Oklahoma State's women's basketball team (16-14 overall) will begin play in the WNIT on Wednesday when it hosts Pepperdine (18-11) at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU's WNIT selection marks the first time in school history the Cowgirls have appeared in the postseason five consecutive seasons. During their current string, the Cowgirls have played in the NCAA Tournament in 2007, 2008 and 2010 as well as the WNIT in 2009.
OSU—Pepperdine ... The Series
OSU and Pepperdine have met on two previous occasions with each team winning on the opposing floor. The Cowgirls took the first meeting in 1987, 81-76, at the Pepperdine Tournament in Malibu, Calif. The Waves returned the favor with a 67-64 win in Stillwater in 2002.
Scouting Pepperdine
Pepperdine saw a its three-game winning streak come to an end in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament with a 77-68 loss to San Diego. The Waves are 7-7 this season in road games and lost their last three away from home during the regular season. Jazmine Jackson checks in as the squad's leading scorer at 14.1 points per game and Skye Barnett is pulling a team-best 6.3 rebounds per game. Lauren Bell leads the team with her 3.9 assists per game.
What 2 Watch 4
Toni Young enters play with a Big 12-best 13 double-doubles ...Young's 75 blocks are two away from the No. 5 spot on the school's career chart and her 485 rebounds are 10 shy of 17th place on the career list ... she also has 264 rebounds on the year, which is three shy of the No. 7 spot and eight away from the No. 5 slot on the single-season list ... Vicky McIntyre is six blocks away from tying the OSU single-season mark.
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