Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set For Action At Puerto Rico Classic
December 16, 2013 | Cowgirl Basketball
Dec. 16, 2013
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
8-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12
No. 13 AP, No. 18 USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Jim Littell (Southwestern College, 1977)
3rd Year at OSU (51-23); 3rd Year Overall (51-23)
Puerto Rico Classic
San Juan, P.R. (Guillermo Angulo Coliseum)
Game 9 :: Dec. 19 :: 1 p.m.
Michigan State Spartans
6-4 overall
NR-AP, NR-USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Suzy Merchant
19th Year Overall (347-186); 7th Year at MSU (146-66)
Game 10 :: Dec. 21 :: 4 p.m.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
6-2 overall
RV-AP, RV-USA Today Coaches
Head Coach MaChelle Joseph
11th Year Overall (199-124); 11th Year at Tech (199-124)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico this week for a pair of marquee matchups at the Puerto Rico Classic.
• On Dec. 19, the Cowgirls will square off with Michigan State at 1 p.m. (CST). On Dec. 21, OSU will take on Georgia Tech at 4 p.m. (CST).
• The Cowgirls last played both squads during the 2009-10 campaign.
• OSU beat Georgia Tech, 70-64, in the Preseason WNIT in the squads' only previous meeting.
• The Cowgirls lost to the Spartans in double overtime at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas later that year to even the all-time series at two apiece.
• OSU won the first meeting with Michigan State in triple overtime in the second round of the 1991 NCAA Tournament in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls have had four double-digit scorers six times this year and are 23-3 over the past two years when four players score in double figures.
• Four of OSU's starters are shooting at least 52 percent from the floor and the starting unit is shooting 52 percent combined.
Last Time Out
• OSU defeated South Florida, 75-56, on Dec. 14 in Oklahoma City at the All-College Classic.
• Brittney Martin was named the Henry P. Iba Award recipient as the game's MVP.
• OSU has now started 8-0 the past four seasons.
• The Cowgirls were outrebounded for the first time this year.
Know The Foe
• Michigan State is 6-4 after snapping a three-game losing streak on Dec. 15 with an 80-62 win over Oakland.
• Georgia Tech sports a 6-2 record heading into its Dec. 17 matchup with Portland State.
