Cowgirls Welcome Colorado To Open Regular Season

Game Notes

Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(0-0, 0-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (11th Year — 195-120)
vs.
Colorado Buffaloes

(0-0, 0-0 PAC-12) • Head Coach: JR Payne (6th Year — 72-75)

Game 1 · Nov. 10, 2021 · 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Video: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Mike Wolfe, Latricia Trammell)
TV: None
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM (Casey Kendrick, Ryan Cameron)
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: okstate.com/tickets
Social Media: Twitter — @osuwbb, Instagram — @osuwbb
Facebook — www.facebook.com/CowgirlBasketball/

What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will get the 2021-22 regular season underway on Wednesday when it plays host to Colorado at 6:30 p.m.
• The tilt will mark the first time the former conference foes have met since 2012.
• The contest also marks OSU's first season opener against a Power 5 opponent since a Nov. 14, 2008 game at Duke.
• That contest against the Blue Devils also signaled the last time OSU opened the season on the road.
• Wednesday's game could mark the potential first action in orange and black for five newcomers. Tracey Bershers, N'Yah Boyd, Macie James, Chloe Mayer and Tori Garza comprise OSU's quintet of newcomers.

OSU in Season Openers
• The Cowgirls are 37-11 all time in season openers and have won 15 consecutive home openers.
• OSU's last loss in an opener came on Nov. 19, 2005 against Texas State.
• The Cowgirls defeated Oral Roberts, 73-54, in last year's season opener on Nov. 29 in Stillwater.

Scouting Colorado
• Colorado made its first postseason appearance since 2017 last year, earning a berth in the WNIT. The Buffs reached the event's quarterfinals.
• Mya Hollingshed earned All-Pac-12 honors and was an honorable mention All-America selection.
• Colorado returns all five starters from a year ago as well as 12 letterwinners overall.

OSU—Colorado ... The Series
• The former Big 12 foes have met 52 times, splitting the series at 26 apiece.
• The Cowgirls have won the last six meetings.
• The last matchup between the two results in a 78-70 win for OSU in Stillwater in the WNIT quarterfinals in 2012 during the Cowgirls' run to the title that year.
• OSU has won the last four meetings between the two squads in Stillwater.

Last Time Out
• The Cowgirls knocked off Southern Nazarene, 64-40, on Nov. 4 in their lone exhibition contest of the year.
• Lexy Keys led the way with 16 points, six boards, six assists and three steals.
• The Cowgirls have now won 25 consecutive exhibition contests and are 12-0 under head coach Jim Littell.
• OSU won the rebounding battle 59-31.

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Players Mentioned

Tracey Bershers

N'Yah Boyd

Tori Garza

Macie James

Lexy Keys

Chloe Mayer

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