Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Open Big 12 Play In Lubbock
January 03, 2012 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 3, 2012
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
8-1 overall; 0-0 Big 12
vs.
No. 13/18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders
12-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12
Game 10
Wednesday :: Jan. 4, 2012 :: 7 p.m. CST
Lubbock, Texas
United Spirit Arena (15,050)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will open conference play on Wednesday when they travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on the Texas Tech Lady Raiders at 7 p.m.
• The Cowgirls will be looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season. OSU fell, 64-63, to Long Island in the championship game of the Peppermill Holiday Classic in Reno, Nev. on Dec. 30.
• The Cowgirls have held all nine of their opponents thus far under 40 percent shooting from the floor.
• OSU has started Big 12 play on the road seven of the last eight years.
• Tech has won the last two and leads the overall series by a 29-18 count.
• OSU is 2-4 in Big 12 openers since the arrival of the current staff.
• 37 of OSU's 45 starts thus far have been made by freshmen and sophomores.
• OSU has two players ranked in the top five in the country statistically with sophomore Tiffany Bias leading the nation in assists at 9.2 per game, while junior Toni Young is fifth in field goal percentage (63.8%).
Know The Foe
• Tech will be OSU's first ranked opponent this year.
• The Lady Raiders enter play at 12-0 after closing out non-league play on Dec. 30 with a win at San Diego.
• Kierra Mallard checks in as the squad's leading scorer (13.8 ppg) and rebounder (9.3 rpg).
• The Lady Raiders currently lead the Big 12 in
rebounding margin (+15.3) and steals (14.8 spg).
• Monique Smalls is tops in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Reno Leftovers
• Sophomore Tiffany Bias and freshman Liz Donohoe were named to the Peppermill Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team.
• Bias logged a game-high nine assists in each outing.
• Donohoe scored 21 points against Mississippi State for her second 20-point outing in a row.
• Donohoe made all five of her free throws during the event and has now hit the first 21 free throws of her collegiate career.
