Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Host Shockers In WNIT Second Round
March 17, 2012 | Cowgirl Basketball
March 17, 2012
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
17-12 overall; 8-10 Big 12
vs.
Wichita State
Shockers
20-12 overall; 12-6 MVC
Game 30
Sunday :: March 18, 2012 :: 2:00 p.m. CST
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will look to advance to the WNIT's round of 16 on Sunday at 2 p.m. when they host Wichita State in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls will attempt to advance past the second round for just the second time in program history.
• 116 of OSU's 145 starts thus far have been made by freshmen and sophomores.
• Toni Young is eight rebounds away from becoming just the sixth player in school history to score 1,000 points and grab 700 rebounds.
• Tiffany Bias has 190 assists on the year and is three shy of tying Andrea Riley for the No. 3 spot on the school's single-season list.
• Bias is averaging 18.8 points, 5.5 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals in four games this year against teams from the state of Kansas.
WNIT History
• The Cowigrls are 6-4 all time in the event.
• The Cowgirls made their lone quarterfinal appearance in 2001, finishing 2-1 with a pair of home wins.
• OSU reached the second round in three of its previous four trips to the WNIT.
• OSU has played in the event two of the last four years, including last year's second-round showing.
• The Cowgirls are 6-0 all time in WNIT home games.
Know The Foe
• Wichita State comes to town with a 20-12 mark on the year after knocking off Oral Roberts on Friday.
• The Shockers will be OSU's ninth opponent this season that has reached the 20-win mark.
• WSU ranks 14th nationally in field-goal percentage at 44.5 percent.
• The Cowgirls and Shockers have met on 20 occasions with OSU holding a 11-9 advantage.
• The Cowgirls won the last meeting, 85-39, on Dec. 4, 2007 in Stillwater.
Central Arkansas Leftovers
• Toni Young scored a season-high 22 points.
• Young's point total made her the 19th player in school history to surpass the 1,000 point mark.
• Young had two blocks to reach 100 for her career.
• Lindsey Keller tied her career high with 12 boards.
