Cowgirls Look To Bounce Back At West Virginia

Game Notes
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(9-3, 5-1 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (10th Year — 185-114)
vs.
West Virginia Mountaineers
(9-2, 3-2 Big 12) • Head Coach: Mike Carey (20th Year — 419-219)

Game 13 · January 16, 2021 · 1:00 p.m.
Venue: WVU Coliseum (14,000)
Tickets: WVUsports.com
Video: WatchESPN.com
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM (Casey Kendrick)
Live Stats: WVUsports.com
Social Media: Twitter — @osuwbb, Instagram — @osuwbb, Facebook — www.facebook.com/CowgirlBasketball/

What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will look to bounce back from its first conference loss of the season on Saturday when it travels to Morgantown to face West Virginia at 1 p.m.
• OSU has dished at least 22 assists in four of its last six games and has assisted on 71 percent of its baskets in those four games.
• Natasha Mack ranks second nationally with her 4.1 blocked shots per game and is tops with her 49 blocks.
• As a team, the Cowgirls rank first nationally with their 89 blocks. OSU is also second in blocks per game at 7.4.
• Mack has tallied 145 blocks during her career. She currently holds the No. 4 spot on the school's all-time list and is nine away from reaching the No. 3 spot.
• Her total ranks 16th among active career leaders nationally. Her 145 blocks have come in just 39 games, which are 34 games less than any player ranked in the top 15.
• Her 135 rebounds are the third-best total in the country.
• Mack has had double-doubles in five consecutive games.

OSU vs. West Virginia ... The Series
• The two teams have split the 20 previous meetings.
• OSU has won three in a row after its 78-73 win on Dec. 18.
• Those three wins have come by a combined 10 points.

Scouting The Mountaineers
• The Mountaineers have won four in a row since their loss in Stillwater last month.
• Esmery Martinez leads the nation with her eight double-doubles and is second in rebounds (148) and rebounds per game (13.5).
• The Mountaineers are 6-1 at home this season.

Last Time Out
• OSU saw its six-game winning streak come to an end with its 90-80 loss at Iowa State on Wednesday.
• Natasha Mack scored a career-high 34 points.
• Lexy Keys matched her career high with eight assists.
• The Cowgirls committed a season-low five turnovers and logged their third single-digit turnover game in their last four outings.

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

Lexy Keys

Natasha Mack

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