Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Host Cyclones In Top 25 Battle
January 18, 2013 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 18, 2013
No. 17/16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls
13-2 overall; 2-2 Big 12
vs.
No. 24/22 Iowa State Cyclones
13-2 overall; 4-1 Big 12
Game 16
Sunday :: Jan. 20, 2013 :: 12:00 p.m. CST
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will resume play after a week off on Sunday at noon when the Iowa State Cyclones come to town.
• The contest will be televised by FSN with Bob Licht and Brenda VanLengen calling the action.
• OSU has won two in a row after its 64-52 victory at Texas last Sunday, while Iowa State comes to town sporting a 4-1 conference mark and a two-game winning streak after Tuesday's 82-61 win over Oklahoma in Ames.
• OSU will be looking for its first three-game Big 12 winning streak since a trio of three-game strings occurred during league play in 2010.
• OSU has won 22 consecutive games in which four players have scored in double figures. OSU has achieved the feat in 11 of its 13 wins this season.
• Toni Young has scored in double figures in 23-straight games for the Cowgirls.
• The contest will feature the league's top two leaders in assists in ISU's Nikki Moody (8.0 apg) and OSU's Tiffany Bias (7.0 apg).
• Liz Donohoe has made 36-straight free throws and is four away from tying the school record set by Andrea Riley in 2006.
• Donohoe's streak currently ranks 23rd in NCAA history. Riley's string is tied for 14th all time.
• The Cowgirls have assisted on 282 of their 469 field goals (60 percent) thus far.
• OSU moved up 13 spots to No. 49 in this week's set of NCAA RPI rankings.
Know The Foe
• ISU is 2-2 in true road games this season.
• The Cyclones lead the league in scoring defense (50.7 ppg) and free-throw percentage (78.2%).
• Hallie Christofferson is one of three Cyclones scoring in double figures and leads the team at 14.5 points per game.
OSU vs. Iowa St. — The Series
• OSU holds a 27-23 advantage overall against ISU.
• The Cowgirls have won the last two in Stillwater.
• The two squads have split the last eight meetings inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• The Cyclones have won 7 of the last 13 overall.
Texas Leftovers
• The victory was OSU's fourth all time in Austin and its first since 2009.
• Tiffany Bias dished out 12 assists and moved into third place on the school's all-time list with 469.
• Brittney Martin scored a career-high 16 points.
• Liz Donohoe finished 5-for-5 from the free-throw line and has now made 36 in a row from the stripe. (Don't tell her. It might jinx the no-hitter!)
