Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Look To Bounce Back At K-State
January 07, 2014 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 7, 2014
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
12-1 overall; 1-1 Big 12
No. 15 AP, No. 13 USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Jim Littell (Southwestern College, 1977)
3rd Year at OSU (55-24); 3rd Year Overall (55-24)
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Kansas State Wildcats
6-7 overall; 0-2 Big 12
NR-AP, NR-USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Deb Patterson (Rockford, 1979)
18th Year Overall (345-214); 18th Year at KSU (345-214)
Game 14
Wednesday :: Jan. 8, 2014 :: 7 p.m.
Manhattan, Kansas
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
What 2 Watch 4
• The Cowgirls will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
• The contest will be OSU's first true road game of the season.
• The game will be televised by Fox College Sports Central with Brian Smoller (play-by-play) and Missy Heidrick (color) handling the call.
• The Cowgirls have used the same starting five over the past 12 games.
• Tiffany Bias has logged 40-minute outings in each of the squad's first two league games.
• Bias is slated to make her 112th career start. Her current total is tied for sixth nationally.
Know The Foe
• The Wildcats will be looking for their first Big 12 win of the year and are coming off a 67-53 loss at Texas over the weekend.
• Leticia Romero paces the squad with her 13.4 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per contest.
• The Wildcats are second in the league with their 6.7 made 3-pointers per game.
OSU vs. K-State — The Series
• The two squads split the season series last year with K-State winning in overtime in Manhattan and the Cowgirls posting an 80-45 win in Stillwater.
• K-State holds a 31-28 advantage in the series.
• The Cowgirls have lost four in a row in Manhattan with their last victory coming in 2007
• OSU's win last year snapped a four-game losing streak overall against the Wildcats.
• K-State is 4-2 at home this season with losses to Wichita State and Baylor.
West Virginia Leftovers
• The 71-67 loss brought to a close OSU's school-record 12-0 start.
• LaShawn Jones matched her career high with 18 points.
• Jones also grabbed 10 rebounds en route to her third double-double of the season.
