Wheeler Shoots Cowgirls Past UTRGV, 86-53

Sunday, December 11

Stillwater, Okla.

1:00 P.M.

Oklahoma State University

8-0

UT Rio Grande Valley

5-5

UT Rio Grande Valley

Oklahoma State

December 11, 2016 | Cowgirl Basketball

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STILLWATER – Karli Wheeler made a career high six 3-pointers and scored 29 points on Sunday as the Oklahoma State women's basketball team rolled to a 86-53 victory over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in front of 1,739 fans inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The victory pushes the Cowgirls to 8-0 this season and extends OSU's non-conference home winning streak to 55 – the second longest such streak in the nation.

Wheeler's six 3-pointers is one off the school record, which was set by Liz Donohoe in 2013. Wheeler had it going from the start on Sunday as the sophomore drained three 3-pointers and tallied 14 points during the first quarter alone.

Wheeler drained another 3-pointer – her fourth of the contest - from the right wing on OSU's first possession of the second quarter as she continued to add to her point total. The Plainview, Texas native added a fifth 3-pointer shortly after to reach the 20-point mark for the first time in her career in just over 13 minutes of action. Wheeler made a career high 11 shots from the field on Sunday, including six 3-pointers, and finished with a career-best 29 points.

At the end of the first quarter, Mandy Coleman drained a 3-pointer from the left wing to put the Cowgirls on top, 28-14, after one quarter of play. The junior continued to be a force on both ends in the second quarter as she scored 12 points on 5-of-6 from the floor in the first half.

Midway through the second quarter, Coleman made OSU's seventh 3-pointer of the first half to cap off an 8-0 run that pushed the Cowgirls out to a 41-17 lead. OSU went on another 8-0 run to close out the half and go into the break up 49-20.

Coleman continued to show her range in the second half as she drained her third 3-pointer of the game. The Stockton, California native finished with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting.

The Cowgirls' lead grew to as much as 38 in the second half as Wheeler and Coleman's 48 combined points helped to secure OSU's eighth straight win to open the season. In total, 10 different Cowgirls scored against UTRGV, including another double-digit outing from Jensen, who finished with 14 points.

Next up for the Cowgirls will be a trip to Las Vegas as they take part in the Play4Kay Shootout. The Cowgirls' first matchup of the event will be on December 19 at 7:30 p.m. when they take on Santa Clara.