Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Ready For Opener Against LMU
November 13, 2014 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 13, 2014
0-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12
No. 21 AP, No. 20 USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Jim Littell (Southwestern College, 1977)
Fourth Year at OSU (68-32)
Fourth Year Overall (68-32)
vs.
Loyola Marymount Lions
0-0 overall; 0-0 WCC
N/A AP, N/A USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Charity Elliott (SW Missouri St., 1992)
Third Year at LMU (22-39)
13th Year Overall (204-169)
Game 1
Friday :: Nov. 14, 2014 :: 11:00 a.m.
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Radio — KGFY (105.5 FM)
Kevin Gum (PxP), Casey Kendrick (Color)
Television — None
Video — okstate.com
What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will get its 2014-15 campaign underway on Friday when it hosts Loyola Marymount at 11 a.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• The early tip serves to accommodate OSU's Class at the Court presented by Southwest Dairy Farmers event.
• More than 4,000 students (Kindergarten-8th grade) are expected to attend the game through the event.
• The Cowgirls are 30-11 all time in season openers and have won eight consecutive home openers with their last loss coming on Nov. 19, 2005 against Texas State.
• The contest could mark the first career action for five Cowgirl newcomers.
• Liz Donohoe is slated to start her 102nd consecutive game in a Cowgirl uniform.
• The Cowgirls own a 22-game winning streak during the regular season against non-conference competition, which dates back to a 2011 loss vs. Long Island in Reno.
• OSU has gone undefeated in the non-league portion of its home schedule seven of the past eight seasons.
• Sophomore Brittany Atkins missed OSU's two exhibitions and will sit out the squad's first two regular-season contests while serving a suspension for violation of team rules.
Know The Foe
• LMU is coming off a 9-21 campaign a year ago is was picked to finish eighth in this year's preseason West Coast Conference Poll.
• Junior Deanna Johnson was named the the league's preseason all-conference team.
• Johnson led the Lions last year with her 14.2 points per game.
OSU vs. LMU ... The Series
• The two programs have never met.
• The Cowgirls are 8-2 all time against current members of the West Coast Conference.
Last Time Out
• OSU closed out its exhibition slate with an 87-53 win over Arkansas-Monticello on Sunday.
• Freshman Kaylee Jensen led the way with 20 points and 10 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action.
• OSU outscored the Cotton Blossoms in the paint by a 54-14 count.
• The victory was OSU's 18th consecutive exhibition win.
• The Cowgirls were without two returning players in the exhibition opener. In addition to Atkins, Katelyn Loecker missed the contest due to injury.
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
0-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12
No. 21 AP, No. 20 USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Jim Littell (Southwestern College, 1977)
Fourth Year at OSU (68-32)
Fourth Year Overall (68-32)
vs.
Loyola Marymount Lions
0-0 overall; 0-0 WCC
N/A AP, N/A USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Charity Elliott (SW Missouri St., 1992)
Third Year at LMU (22-39)
13th Year Overall (204-169)
Game 1
Friday :: Nov. 14, 2014 :: 11:00 a.m.
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Radio — KGFY (105.5 FM)
Kevin Gum (PxP), Casey Kendrick (Color)
Television — None
Video — okstate.com
What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will get its 2014-15 campaign underway on Friday when it hosts Loyola Marymount at 11 a.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• The early tip serves to accommodate OSU's Class at the Court presented by Southwest Dairy Farmers event.
• More than 4,000 students (Kindergarten-8th grade) are expected to attend the game through the event.
• The Cowgirls are 30-11 all time in season openers and have won eight consecutive home openers with their last loss coming on Nov. 19, 2005 against Texas State.
• The contest could mark the first career action for five Cowgirl newcomers.
• Liz Donohoe is slated to start her 102nd consecutive game in a Cowgirl uniform.
• The Cowgirls own a 22-game winning streak during the regular season against non-conference competition, which dates back to a 2011 loss vs. Long Island in Reno.
• OSU has gone undefeated in the non-league portion of its home schedule seven of the past eight seasons.
• Sophomore Brittany Atkins missed OSU's two exhibitions and will sit out the squad's first two regular-season contests while serving a suspension for violation of team rules.
Know The Foe
• LMU is coming off a 9-21 campaign a year ago is was picked to finish eighth in this year's preseason West Coast Conference Poll.
• Junior Deanna Johnson was named the the league's preseason all-conference team.
• Johnson led the Lions last year with her 14.2 points per game.
OSU vs. LMU ... The Series
• The two programs have never met.
• The Cowgirls are 8-2 all time against current members of the West Coast Conference.
Last Time Out
• OSU closed out its exhibition slate with an 87-53 win over Arkansas-Monticello on Sunday.
• Freshman Kaylee Jensen led the way with 20 points and 10 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action.
• OSU outscored the Cotton Blossoms in the paint by a 54-14 count.
• The victory was OSU's 18th consecutive exhibition win.
• The Cowgirls were without two returning players in the exhibition opener. In addition to Atkins, Katelyn Loecker missed the contest due to injury.
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