Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls To Battle Top-Ranked Baylor
January 10, 2012 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 10, 2012
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
9-2 overall; 1-1 Big 12
vs.
No. 1/1 Baylor Lady Bears
15-0 overall; 2-0 Big 12
Game 12
Wednesday :: Jan. 11, 2012 :: 7 p.m. CST
Waco, Texas
Ferrell Center (10,284)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will head to Waco, Texas for a midweek clash with the nation's top-ranked team. OSU will face No. 1 Baylor on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
• The Cowgirls are coming off their first win over a ranked team since March 12, 2010 after knocking off No. 23 Texas, 70-51, on Saturday in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls have held all 11 of their opponents thus far under 40 percent shooting from the floor.
• The Lady Bears will be the third consecutive Top 25 opponents for the Cowgirls.
• 47 of OSU's 55 starts thus far have been made by freshmen and sophomores.
• OSU is tops in the country in a pair of statistical categories. As a team, OSU leads the nation in field goal percentage defense at 28.9 percent. Individually, Tiffany Bias is averaging a nation-leading 8.4 assists per game.
Know The Foe
• Baylor enters the midweek sporting a 15-0 record and an 11-0 mark in Waco.
• The Lady Bears lead the league in scoring offense (83.7 ppg), blocks (8.3 bpg) and assists (20.3 apg).
• Brittney Griner currently paces the league in scoring (21.9 ppg), blocks (5.3 bpg) and double-doubles (7).
• Odyssey Sims ranks first among Big 12 players with her 4.1 steals per game.
• The Lady Bears have won the last three against OSU and lead the overall series by a 25-10 count.
• OSU last won in Waco in 2008, a 72-68 triumph.
• Wednesday will mark OSU's fourth all time against the nation's top-ranked team. Baylor was ranked No. 1 for both games last year and Louisana Tech was ranked No. 1 when the two met in 1989. OSU is 0-3.
Texas Leftovers
• The win was OSU's first over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 14 Iowa State on March 12, 2010.
• OSU has now won eight of the last 12 against Texas.
• Liz Donohoe had her second career double-double, finishing with 13 points a and a career-high 13 boards.
• Toni Young also recorded a double-double against the Longhorns, making her the fifth different Cowgirl with a double-double this year.
