Cowgirls Set To Host Oral Roberts

Game Notes

Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(7-3; 0-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (9th Year — 168-99)
vs.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
(4-7; 0-0 Summit) • Head Coach: Misti Cussen (8th Year —113-113)

Game 11 · December 20, 2019 · 7 p.m.
Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Tickets: okstate.com/tickets
TV: None
Video: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM (Kevin T. Gum, Casey Kendrick)
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 resume its homestand on Friday night when Oral Roberts comes calling for a 7 p.m. contest.
• The matchup will be the second of a five-game homestand, which will run through Jan. 8.
• Vivian Gray has scored in double figures in 35 consecutive games and 38 of her 40 outings as a Cowgirl.
• Gray is 11 points shy of 800 for her career.
• Cowgirl head coach Jim Littell stands four victories shy of 800 for his coaching career.
• The Cowgirl defense has produced eight single-digit scoring quarters this season.
• OSU is in the midst of a formidable non-conference schedule with all 12 opponents having an RPI of 160 or better a year ago. Three of those opponents were inside the top 20 with two of those being inside the top 5 (Louisville, Oregon). The average RPI of those dozen was 82.5.
• Natasha Mack has recorded double-doubles in eight of her 10 games as a Cowgirl.
• She is one shy of 14th place on the school's single-season list and her total ranks second nationally.
• Ja'Mee Asberry is fourth nationally in assist-turnover ratio at 3.82, while the team is 14th in turnovers per game at 12.4.
• Gray ranks in the top 10 among Big 12 players in scoring (3rd), free-throw percentage (3rd) and steals (6th).
• Mack ranks among the nation's leaders in blocked shots per game (14th) and rebounds per game (6th) as well.

Know The Foe

• Friday's contest will be the last of a four-game road swing for Oral Roberts, which is looking to snap a three-game losing skid.
• The Golden Eagles were picked fourth in the Summit League's preseason poll, while Keni Jo Lippe received preseason all-league recognition.

The Series

• The Cowgirls have won the last seven in the series after last year's 89-69 win on Dec. 21 in Stillwater.
• The last six meetings against ORU have come in Stillwater.
• The Golden Eagles last victory against OSU came in December of 2004, an overtime win as part of the Bertha Teague Classic in Tulsa.

Last Time Out

• The Cowgirls played at home for the first time since Nov. 23 and registered a 72-59 win over Southern on Tuesday.
• Vivian Gray recorded her fourth 20-point outing of the season and the 21st of her career.
• Micah Dennis made her first career start.
• OSU blocked a season-high 14 shots in the contest.

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Players Mentioned

Ja'Mee Asberry

Micah Dennis

Vivian Gray

Natasha Mack

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