Cowgirls Return Home To Face Mountaineers

Game Notes
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Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(4-2, 1-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (10th Year — 180-113)
vs.
West Virginia Mountaineers
(5-1, 0-1 Big 12) • Head Coach: Mike Carey (20th Year — 415-218)

Game 7 · December 18, 2020 · 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Tickets: okstate.com/tickets
Video: WatchESPN.com (Mike Wolfe, Casey Kendrick, Jessica Morrey)
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM (Dave Hunziker)
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 tip off the home portion of its conference slate on Friday at 6:30 p.m. when West Virginia pays a visit to Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• Natasha Mack ranks seventh nationally with her 3.5 blocked shots per game.
• She leads the nation with her 21 blocks.
• As a team, the Cowgirls rank second nationally with their 44 blocks. OSU is also seventh in blocks per game at 7.3.
• Mack has tallied 117 blocks during her career. She is currently tied with Sheila Hughes for the No. 4 spot on the school's all-time list and is 37 away from reaching the No. 3 spot held by Christian Hood.
• OSU stands at 799 wins in program history.

OSU vs. West Virginia ... The Series
• West Virginia has won 10 of the 19 meetings in the series.
• The Cowgirls swept the series last year with a 57-55 win in Morgantown and a 60-57 victory at home.
• OSU is 5-4 against the Mountaineers in Stillwater.

Scouting the Mountaineers
• The contest will be the first on the road this season for the Mountaineers.
• WVU's lone loss came against No. 7 Baylor on Dec. 10.
• WVU is first in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.420) and 3-point field goal defense (.210).
• Esmery Martinez paces the Big 12 with her 14.5 boards per contest, while Madisen Smith's 52.4 percent success rate from beyond the arc is first as well.
• Kysre Gondrezick is fourth among league players with her 19.3 points per outing.

Last Time Out
• The Cowgirls won for the second year in a row at Oklahoma, claiming a 66-53 victory.
• OSU has now won four of the last six road meetings against its in-state rival.
• Taylen Collins logged her first career double-figure scoring outing with 12 points to go with eight rebounds, matching her career best.

A Decade of Superlatives
The Cowgirls are in their 10th season under head coach Jim Littell. In their first nine seasons they have ...
• Had four of OSU's five WNBA Draft picks.
• Won the school's first-ever WNIT Championship, doing so in his first season in 2012.
• Recorded six 20-win seasons
• Made five NCAA Championship appearances, including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014.
• Had six different players earn All-America honors.

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Players Mentioned

Taylen Collins

Natasha Mack

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