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Cowgirls Head To Connecticut For NCAA Action
March 16, 2025 | Cowgirl Basketball
STILLWATER, Okla. – For the second time in three seasons under the direction of head coach Jacie Hoyt, Oklahoma State's women's basketball team earned a spot in the NCAA Championship field with the announcement of the tournament bracket on Sunday evening.
After being picked to finish 11th in the Big 12's preseason poll, the Cowgirls currently stand at No 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll after tallying a third-place finish and winning a program-record 14 Big 12 games while posting a 25-6 mark overall. OSU's victory total is the third best in program history.
The Cowgirls enter play as the No. 7 seed in the Spokane 4 Region. OSU will face No. 10 South Dakota State, which sports a 29-3 record, on Saturday, March 22 in Storrs, Connecticut. The winner will advance to take on the winner of second-seeded UConn and Arkansas State.
OSU last competed in the tourney two years ago when it faced Miami (Fla.) in Bloomington, Ind.
The Cowgirls are 12-17 all time in NCAA action, including three Sweet 16 appearances with the most recent of those coming in 2014.
After being picked to finish 11th in the Big 12's preseason poll, the Cowgirls currently stand at No 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll after tallying a third-place finish and winning a program-record 14 Big 12 games while posting a 25-6 mark overall. OSU's victory total is the third best in program history.
The Cowgirls enter play as the No. 7 seed in the Spokane 4 Region. OSU will face No. 10 South Dakota State, which sports a 29-3 record, on Saturday, March 22 in Storrs, Connecticut. The winner will advance to take on the winner of second-seeded UConn and Arkansas State.
OSU last competed in the tourney two years ago when it faced Miami (Fla.) in Bloomington, Ind.
The Cowgirls are 12-17 all time in NCAA action, including three Sweet 16 appearances with the most recent of those coming in 2014.
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