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No. 4 Women's Basketball preview: Oklahoma State [Jan. 9, 2016]
01.08.2016 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns and Cowgirls meet at 5 p.m. CT on Fox Sports Oklahoma.
No. 4/4 Texas Longhorns (14-0, 3-0 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (12-2, 2-1 Big 12)
Location: Stillwater, Okla. | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Time: Saturday, January 9, 2016 | 5 p.m. CT
TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma (Mike Wolfe, Casey Kendrick)
Radio: 105.3 FM (Roger Wallace, Fran Harris)
Game Notes | Live Stats | Live Audio
STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 4/4 Texas women's basketball team looks for its first win in Stillwater since 2009 on Saturday when it faces Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Oklahoma.
The Longhorns (14-0, 3-0 Big 12 Conference) are off to the third-best start in program history and have opened Big 12 Conference play with three consecutive wins for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
Senior center Imani Boyette, who on Monday was named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, is the only player in the conference to record a double-double in all three league games. On the year, she is averaging 12.8 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game with 43 blocks. In conference games only, she is averaging 16.7 points per game and leads the league in both rebounding (14.0 rebounds per game) and blocked shots (5.7 blocks per game).
Sophomore guard Brooke McCarty contributes 11.6 points per game, while sophomore guard Ariel Atkins adds 10.2 points per game. Junior center Kelsey Lang brings down 5.1 rebounds per game, while senior guard Celina Rodrigo has dished out a team-best 46 assists.
Texas and Oklahoma State meet for the 43rd time in the history of the two programs with the Longhorns leading the all-time series 27-15. The Cowgirls have won four of the last six meetings between the two teams. The squads split the season series last year with each team winning on its home court.
Oklahoma State enters Saturday's game with a 12-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in Big 12 Conference play. The Cowgirls defeated No. 4 Baylor 52-45 in their only home Big 12 Conference game this season. In conference games only, Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 Conference in scoring defense (46.7), field goal percentage defense (.287) and three-point field-goal percentage defense (.245).
Senior Brittney Martin leads the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game and is second in rebounds per game at 10.1 (all games combined). In conference play only, she is averaging 16.0 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game. Oklahoma State head coach Jim Littell earned his 100th career victory against Texas Tech on Wednesday night.
QUICK NOTES
- Texas has won the rebounding battle in 13 of 14 games this season. The Longhorns are averaging 44.7 boards per game and are winning the rebound margin by +13.1. Texas ranks eighth nationally in rebound margin.
- Texas ranks fifth in all-time victories by NCAA Division I institutions with 995. Just four teams in the history of the sport have achieved 1,000 wins - Tennessee (1,286), Louisiana Tech (1,064), James Madison (1,025) and Old Dominion (1,002). Stephen F. Austin has 993 all-time victories and is in sixth place all-time.
- Up next, Texas stays on the road when it travels to Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday to take on Kansas. Tip-off in Allen Fieldhouse is slated for 7 p.m. CT.
