Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls To Play For WNIT Title on Saturday
March 30, 2012 | Cowgirl Basketball
March 30, 2012
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
21-12 overall; 8-10 Big 12
vs.
James Madison Dukes
29-7 overall; 14-4 CAA
Game 34
Saturday :: March 31, 2012 :: 2:00 p.m. CST
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will look to become the second Big 12 school (Kansas State, 2006) to win the WNIT championship when they host James Madison on Saturday at 2 p.m.
• OSU advanced to the title game with a 73-57 win over San Diego on Wedneday in Stillwater.
• The contest will be televised by CBS Sports Network with Thad Anderson (PxP) and Ceal Barry (color) on the call. Check local listings for channel information.
• The Cowgirls will be looking for their 18th home win of the year, which would extend their school record.
• 128 of OSU's 165 starts thus far have been made by freshmen and sophomores.
• Tiffany Bias has 218 assists on the year, which ranks second on the school's single-season list. She is two away from the school record held by Andrea Riley.
• A victory would give OSU its fifth-highest win total in school history.
• Saturday's contest will be the latest OSU has played into March surpassing its NCAA Sweet 16 contest on March 29 against LSU in 2008.
• The Cowgirls have not trailed in the second half of any of their five WNIT contests thus far.
WNIT History
• The Cowigrls are 10-4 all time in the event.
• Prior to this year, the Cowgirls made their only other quarterfinal appearance in 2001.
• 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 10-0 all time in WNIT home games.
Know The Foe
• The Dukes are 11-3 on the road this season.
• JMU is one of 14 OSU foes with 20 wins on the year.
• The Dukes' 29 wins are a school record.
• OSU and JMU have never met previously.
San Diego Leftovers
• Liz Donohoe logged her fourth consecutive double-double and now has seven on the year.
• The Cowgirls won their 17th home game of the year to extend their school single-season record.
• Jim Littell won his 20th game to become the first OSU coach to reach the mark in their first year.
• Toni Young had three blocks to tie Trisha Skibbe for third place on the school's all-time list with 109.
