Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Ready To Host Lady Raiders
January 06, 2015 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 6, 2015
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
10-2 overall; 0-1 Big 12
No. 16-AP, No. 16-USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Jim Littell (Southwestern College, 1977)
Fourth Year at OSU (78-34)
Fourth Year Overall (78-34)
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Texas Tech Lady Raiders
11-2 overall; 1-0 Big 12
RV-AP, NR-USA Today Coaches
Head Coach Candi Whitaker
Seventh Year Overall (100-114)
Second Year at Tech (17-26)
Game 13
Wednesday :: Jan. 7, 2015 :: 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Radio -- KGFY (105.5 FM)
Kevin T. Gum (PxP), Casey Kendrick (Color)
Television -- None
Video -- okstate.com
Tickets -- okstate.com/tickets
What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team returns to Stillwater to open the home portion of its Big 12 slate on Wednesday when it hosts Texas Tech at 7 p.m.
• Liz Donohoe is slated to start her 114th consecutive game in a Cowgirl uniform.
• The Cowgirls enter the contest ranked first in the league in 3-point field-goal percentage defense (.249).
• Donohoe currently leads the league in free-throw shooting at 94.6 percent, while Roshunda Johnson paces the Big 12 with her 3.3 steals per game.
• The Cowgirls are 8-0 at home this season.
• OSU checks in at No. 16 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 16 in the Coaches' Poll, marking the 29th week in a row the Cowgirls have appeared in the Top 25.
Know The Foe
• Tech brings a seven-game winning streak into the contest after opening league play with a 52-37 win over TCU.
• Minta Spears currently leads the league in 3-point field-goal percentage at 52.9 percent.
• Spears ranks third among league players with her 2.1 made 3-pointers per game.
• Wednesday's contest will mark Tech's first true road game of the year.
• Tech's losses against Purdue and North Carolina State both came on a neutral court.
OSU vs. Tech ... The Series
• The Lady Raiders hold a 32-22 lead overall in the series.
• The Cowgirls have won three in a row and four of the last six against Tech.
• OSU has only had one four-game winning streak against the Lady Raiders, a four-game run that spanned from 1989-97.
• OSU has won three of the last four in Stillwater.
Last Time Out
• The Cowgirls saw their eight-game winning streak come to an end with their loss at Baylor on Saturday.
• OSU has now lost 12 in a row against the Lady Bears.
• The loss was the Cowgirls' second this season to a team currently ranked in the top 10.
• The Cowgirls held a 33-27 advantage at the break and are now 9-1 this season when leading at the half.
• Brittney Martin had her third double-figure rebounding performance of the season, finishing with 12 boards.
