Cowgirls To Host Kansas

Game Notes

Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(6-11, 1-7 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jim Littell (11th Year — 201-131)
vs.
Kansas Jayhawks

(12-5, 3-4 Big 12) • Head Coach: Brandon Schneider (24th Year — 474-258)

Game 18 · Jan. 29, 2022 · 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Video: WatchESPN.com
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Mike Wolfe, Latricia Trammell, Jessica Morrey)
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 returns home to host Kansas on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The Cowgirls are looking to pick up their first home league win of the year.
• Three of OSU's last four games have come against ranked opponents.
• OSU has three losses by four points or less on the season after its four-point setback against West Virginia.
• The NCAA released its top 16 early reveal on Thursday. Five of the teams have already appeared on OSU's schedule this season (No. 4 Tennessee, No. 7 Texas, No. 10 Iowa State, No. 13 Baylor and No. 16 Kansas State).
• OSU has played five Quad 1 contests this season and Saturday will mark OSU's fourth against a Quad 2 opponent.
• The Cowgirls have used seven different starting fives over the past seven games.
• Taylen Collins is 26 of 45 from the floor and is averaging 15.0 points over the past four games.
• Lauren Fields leads the Big 12 at 2.7 steals per game. Her average ranks 31st nationally.
• The Cowgirls have forced their eight Big 12 opponents into 132 turnovers (16.5 per game).

Know The Foe
• The Jayhawks are coming off a 77-62 loss at Iowa State on Jan. 26.
• Kansas is 3-2 on the road this season with wins at TCU and Texas in conference play.
• Taiyanna Jackson is 10th nationally in blocked shots at 2.82 per contest.
• Holly Kersgieter is third in the league at 2.1 steals per game, while Jackson checks in at No. 4 at 1.8.

OSU—Kansas ... The Series
• The Cowgirls lead the series with KU, 41-35.
• OSU has won nine in a row in Stillwater.
• The Cowgirls have won 17 of the last 21 as well.
• For the second year in a row, the two teams will meet consecutively, with a Feb. 2 contest up next in Lawrence.

Last Time Out
• OSU saw its four-game winning streak against in-state rival Oklahoma come to an end on Wednesday evening.
• After missing the previous two games, Lauren Fields returned with 12 points and four assists.
• OSU committed a season-high 23 turnovers and has turned the ball over 44 times in its past two games.

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Players Mentioned

Taylen Collins

Lauren Fields

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