Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set For Showdown With North Carolina
December 13, 2015 | Cowgirl Basketball
Game Notes
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(7-0; 0-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (5th Year — 95-44)
vs.
North Carolina Tar Heels
(6-4; 0-0 ACC) • Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell (30th Season — 695-264)
Game 8 • Dec. 14, 2015 • 7 p.m. CST • Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will close out its four-game homestand on Monday at 7 p.m. when North Carolina pays a visit to Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls won their seventh game in a row on December 5 with a 78-54 win over UT Rio Grande Valley.
• OSU has outrebounded each of its opponents by double figures this season.
• Brittney Martin ranks third among current active leaders nationally with 278 career steals.
• Martin's 2.65 steals per game average for her career ranks sixth nationally among active players, her 849 boards rank 12th, her 21 double-doubles rank 30th and her 1,316 points are 45th.
• Martin currently leads the Big 12 in scoring at 23.7 points per game, is second in rebounding at 10.4 boards per game, first in steals at 3.1 per contest and sixth with her 1.6 blocks per game.
• Martin has logged six consecutive outings with at least 20 points. It is the longest streak since Andrea Riley's string of nine consecutive to finish her career in 2010, a stretch that saw her average 32.4 points per outing.
• The Cowgirls have won 46 consecutive non-conference contests inside Gallagher-Iba Arena dating back to a loss to fifth-ranked Duke on Dec. 12, 2010.
• OSU has gone undefeated in the non-league portion of its home schedule in eight of the past nine seasons.
• The Cowgirls have won 20 of the 28 quarters in which they have played and have tied five and lost three.
Know The Foe
• Monday will mark North Carolina's first true road game of the season.
• The Tar Heels come to town fresh off a 68-59 win over Appalachian State on Saturday.
• After taking 10 days off, UNC is in the midst of a three games in five days stretch.
OSU vs. UNC ... The Series
• The first-ever meeting between the two schools took place last year on Nov. 19 in Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels escaped with a 79-77 win.
Last Time Out
• Alana Simon earned her first career start, finishing with eight points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds.
• Brittney Martin tallied game highs with 26 points and 12 rebounds to log her second double-double in a row and the 21st of her career.
• Martin logged her sixth consecutive game with at least 20 points in just 28 minutes of action.
• The Cowgirls shot 50 percent from the floor for the second time this season and the first time since shooting 54 percent against Lamar in the season opener.
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(7-0; 0-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (5th Year — 95-44)
vs.
North Carolina Tar Heels
(6-4; 0-0 ACC) • Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell (30th Season — 695-264)
Game 8 • Dec. 14, 2015 • 7 p.m. CST • Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will close out its four-game homestand on Monday at 7 p.m. when North Carolina pays a visit to Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls won their seventh game in a row on December 5 with a 78-54 win over UT Rio Grande Valley.
• OSU has outrebounded each of its opponents by double figures this season.
• Brittney Martin ranks third among current active leaders nationally with 278 career steals.
• Martin's 2.65 steals per game average for her career ranks sixth nationally among active players, her 849 boards rank 12th, her 21 double-doubles rank 30th and her 1,316 points are 45th.
• Martin currently leads the Big 12 in scoring at 23.7 points per game, is second in rebounding at 10.4 boards per game, first in steals at 3.1 per contest and sixth with her 1.6 blocks per game.
• Martin has logged six consecutive outings with at least 20 points. It is the longest streak since Andrea Riley's string of nine consecutive to finish her career in 2010, a stretch that saw her average 32.4 points per outing.
• The Cowgirls have won 46 consecutive non-conference contests inside Gallagher-Iba Arena dating back to a loss to fifth-ranked Duke on Dec. 12, 2010.
• OSU has gone undefeated in the non-league portion of its home schedule in eight of the past nine seasons.
• The Cowgirls have won 20 of the 28 quarters in which they have played and have tied five and lost three.
Know The Foe
• Monday will mark North Carolina's first true road game of the season.
• The Tar Heels come to town fresh off a 68-59 win over Appalachian State on Saturday.
• After taking 10 days off, UNC is in the midst of a three games in five days stretch.
OSU vs. UNC ... The Series
• The first-ever meeting between the two schools took place last year on Nov. 19 in Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels escaped with a 79-77 win.
Last Time Out
• Alana Simon earned her first career start, finishing with eight points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds.
• Brittney Martin tallied game highs with 26 points and 12 rebounds to log her second double-double in a row and the 21st of her career.
• Martin logged her sixth consecutive game with at least 20 points in just 28 minutes of action.
• The Cowgirls shot 50 percent from the floor for the second time this season and the first time since shooting 54 percent against Lamar in the season opener.
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