Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set For WNIT Quarterfinals
March 24, 2012 | Cowgirl Basketball
March 24, 2012
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
19-12 overall; 8-10 Big 12
vs.
Colorado Buffaloes
21-13 overall; 6-12 Pac-12
Game 32
Sunday :: March 25, 2012 :: 12:30 p.m. CST
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will attempt to advance to the WNIT's semifinal round for the first time in program history when they host former Big 12 rival Colorado on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in Stillwater.
• OSU advanced to the quarterfinals with a 70-57 win over Missouri State on Thursday in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls are 15-3 this season at home and would break the school's single-season home win record with a victory. OSU won 15 home games last year.
• 122 of OSU's 155 starts thus far have been made by freshmen and sophomores.
• Tiffany Bias has 204 assists on the year, which ranks second on the school's single-season list. She is 16 away from the school record held by Andrea Riley.
• Sunday's contest will be the latest OSU has played into March since its NCAA Sweet 16 contest on March 29 against LSU in 2008. It will also be the latest home date in program history.
• A win would give OSU its first 20-win season since 2009-10 and the 11th in program history.
WNIT History
• The Cowigrls are 8-4 all time in the event.
• The Cowgirls made their only other quarterfinal showing in 2001, finishing 2-1.
• 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 8-0 all time in WNIT home games.
Know The Foe
• Colorado defeated Northern Colorado, South Dakota and Villanova to reach the WNIT quarterfinals.
• The Buffaloes are 6-6 on the road this season.
• CU is one of 12 OSU foes with 20 wins on the year.
• CU leads the all-time series with OSU by a 26-25 count, but the Cowgirls have won the last five after last year's 58-49 win in Stillwater.
Missouri State Leftovers
• Liz Donohoe logged her second cosecutive double-double and now has five on the year.
• Tiffany Bias dished out nine assists to become just the third Cowgirl to record 200 in a season.
• Vicky McIntyre scored 11 points for her first double-digit outing since Dec. 18.
