Cowgirls Open Regular Season Against Idaho

Game Notes

NR/RV Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(0-0; 0-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (9th Year — 161-95)
vs.
Idaho Vandals
(0-0; 0-0 Big Sky) • Head Coach: Jon Newlee (17th Year — 284-244)

Game 1 · November 5, 2019 · 7 p.m.
Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Tickets: okstate.com/tickets
TV: None
Video: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Mike Wolfe, Casey Kendrick)
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM (Kevin T. Gum, Ryan Cameron)
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Social Media: Twitter — @osuwbb, Instagram — @osuwbb
Facebook — www.facebook.com/CowgirlBasketball/

What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will get its regular season underway on Tuesday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Idaho inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• The Cowgirls are in their ninth season under the direction of head coach Jim Littell.
• Littell enters the year 11 victories shy of 800 for his coaching career.
• The Cowgirls received one vote in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Seven Cowgirls are expected to suit up for the first time in an OSU uniform. Micah Dennis, Natasha Mack, Bigue Sarr, Bailey Golden, Lauren Fields, Kennedi Jackson and Sara Rodrigues could all see their first action in a Cowgirl uniform.
• The game is the first of nine during the non-conference slate for OSU against a 20-game winner from a year ago.

Know The Foe
• Idaho is coming off a 22-12 campaign, including a 16-4 mark in Big Sky Conference action.
• The Vandals reached the third round of the WNIT a year ago with wins at Loyola Marymount and against Denver before falling at Arizona.
• Head coach Jon Newlee arrived in 2008 and is the program's all-time leader in wins with 169.
• The Vandals were picked to finish second by league coaches in their annual preseason poll.
• Guard Gina Marxen, the league's freshman of the year, was named a preseason all-league selection.
• This will be the second meeting all time between the two programs with OSU claiming the first meeting in 2005.

OSU In Season Openers
• The Cowgirls are 35-11 all time in season openers and have won 13 consecutive home openers.
• OSU's last loss in an opener came on Nov. 19, 2005 against Texas State.
• Last year, the Cowgirls hung on down the stretch for a 62-60 win over Arkansas State in their opener.

Last Time Out
• The Cowgirls defeated Emporia State, 87-66, on October 27 in their lone exhibition contest of the year.
• OSU has now won 24 consecutive exhibition contests.
• The Cowgirls are also 11-0 in exhibition play under the direction of head coach Jim Littell
• Vivian Gray led all scorers with 20 points and was one of four Cowgirls in double figures.
• Natasha Mack logged a double-double, finishing with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
• OSU outrebounded the Lady Hornets by a 67-35 count.

Oklahoma State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Micah Dennis

Lauren Fields

Bailey Golden

Vivian Gray

Kennedi Jackson

Natasha Mack

Sara Rodrigues

Bigue Sarr

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