Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Look To Continue Winning Streak On Saturday
January 17, 2014 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 17, 2014
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
15-1 overall; 4-1 Big 12
No. 11 AP, No. 13 USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Jim Littell (Southwestern College, 1977)
3rd Year at OSU (58-24); 3rd Year Overall (58-24)
vs.
Texas Tech Lady Raiders
6-10 overall; 0-5 Big 12
NR-AP, NR-USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Candi Whitaker (Texas Tech, 2002)
Seventh Year Overall (83-103); 1st Year at Tech (6-10)
Game 17
Saturday :: Jan. 18, 2014 :: Noon
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will be looking to extend their winning streak to four in a row when Texas Tech comes calling for a noon tip on Saturday in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls are fresh off a 65-53 win over TCU on Tuesday night inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• Saturday's game will be televised and carried by Fox Sports Oklahoma with Mike Wolfe (PxP) and Casey Kendrick (color) handling the call. Check local listings for channel information.
• The Cowgirls will look to start 5-1 in Big 12 play for the first time since the 2009-10 campaign.
• OSU is pursuing its best 17-game start since posting a 16-1 record to start the 2007-08 season.
• Tiffany Bias is 10 assists shy of 700 for her career and is 14 points away from 1,400 as well.
Know The Foe
• The Lady Raiders are seeking their first Big 12 win after a 72-65 loss to Kansas State on Jan. 14.
• Tech will be looking to snap a six-game slide overall with its last win coming on Dec. 21 against Florida Atlantic.
• Head coach Candi Whitaker is in her first season at her alma mater after serving as OSU's associate head coach last season.
• Amber Battle ranks fourth among league players in scoring at 18.2 points per game and is third in rebounding at 8.1 boards per contest.
OSU vs. Tech — The Series
• Tech leads the overall series by a 32-20 count and has won five of the last seven.
• The Lady Raiders won both regular season meetings last year before OSU posted a 59-54 victory at the Big 12 Championship in Dallas.
• Tech won last year's meeting in Stillwater, 64-59, and has now won six of the last 10 tilts in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
TCU Leftovers
• Kamri Anderson saw her first Big 12 action of the year, playing seven minutes.
• Tiffany Bias scored 23 points to move into the top 10 on the school's all-time scoring list. She now has 1,386 career points.
• Bias also logged her fourth 40-minute outing in the last five games.
• Brittany Atkins registered her third double-figure scoring effort in the last four games.
