Cowgirls Head North To Face Jayhawks

Game Notes

Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(11-5, 7-3 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (10th Year — 187-112)
vs.
Kansas Jayhawks

(6-6, 2-4 Big 12) • Head Coach: Brandon Schneider (23rd Year — 461-241)

Game 17 · January 30, 2021 · 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Tickets: kuathletics.com
Video: WatchESPN.com
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM (Casey Kendrick)
Live Stats: 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 hit the road for the first of two consecutive games against Kansas with a 4 p.m. tip in Lawrence on Saturday.
• Natasha Mack ranks first nationally with her 4.1 blocked shots per game. Her 65 blocks are first as well.
• As a team, the Cowgirls rank first nationally with their 109 blocks. OSU is also fourth in blocks per game at 6.8.
• Mack has tallied 161 blocks during her career. She currently holds the No. 3 spot on the school's all-time list and is 12 away from reaching the No. 2 spot.
• Her total ranks 13th among active career leaders nationally. Her 161 blocks have come in just 43 games, which are 37 games less than any player ranked ahead of her.
• Her 187 rebounds are the best total in the country.
• Mack's 524 career rebounds put her one shy of 19th on the school's all-time list and 30 away from the No. 18 spot.
• Six of OSU's league wins have come by double figures and its average margin of victory in league play is +19.2
• Taylen Collins' 34 steals are the fifth-best total nationally among freshmen.

OSU vs. Kansas ... The Series
• OSU holds a 39-35 advantage in the overall series.
• The Cowgirls have won 15 of the last 19 overall against KU.
• The Jayhawks have won three of the last four at home in the series after their 77-69 win a year ago.

Scouting The Jayhawks
• KU is coming off an 84-81 loss at Oklahoma on Jan. 27..
• The Jayhawks are 6-2 at home on the year.
• Holly Kersgieter leads the league in free-throw percentage at 94.6 percent, while Julie Brosseau is second (90.9 percent) and Zakiyah Franklin in third at 89.2 percent.

Last Time Out
• The Cowgirls snapped a 12-game losing streak against Texas on Wednesday with a 68-51 victory.
• Natasha Mack recorded her 10th double-double of the year and moved into 20th place on the school's all-time rebounding list (524) with her 15 boards.
• The Cowgirls shot at least 50 percent in all four quarters.

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

Oklahoma State University Athletics