No. 20/24 Oklahoma State next up for TCU
12/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2007
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The Opponent: Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Game #11
TCU (4-6) vs. No. 20/24 Oklahoma State (7-0)
Fort Worth, Texas -- Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201)
Tuesday, Dec. 18 -- 6:30 p.m.
Radio: 88.7 KTCU-FM, gofrogs.com
Internet: Live Radio via KTCU; Live Video Stream and Stats via All-Access
Tuesday is "Take a Kid to the Game Night" at the DMC, as one child will be admitted free for every adult ticket purchased. Shayla Moore also is scheduled to sign autographs following the game on the east side of the DMC concourse.
The Cowgirls have won both previous games in the series with TCU, although the two programs have not met since a 87-52 Oklahoma State victory on Jan. 1, 1994. The Frogs will look to notch their first win over a ranked squad this season after previously falling to No. 5/5 LSU, No. 12/14 Cal and No. 13/12 Texas A&M. OSU is the third such squad to visit the DMC in the past month.
Tuesday's game can be heard live on the radio in the Metroplex on 88.7 KTCU-FM with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) and Marcy Girton (color) calling the action. All games this season, home and away, will be broadcast live on KTCU. Live statistics and a free video stream also will be available on GoFrogs.com.
Frog Quick Notes
-TCU returns home to the DMC, where it boasts a 4-2 record. The Lady Frogs are 0-4 on the road this season.
-The Frogs lead the Mountain West Conference in offensive rebounds (16.10 pg) and rank second in steals (11.20 pg) and turnover margin (+3.70).
-Micaela Younger has hit 19 of her last 21 field-goal attempts, nearly doubling her FG percentage over the last four games. Prior to the streak, she had missed eight straight attempts.
-Adrianne Ross can move into second place on TCU's career field-goal attempts chart with five shots against the Cowgirls.
-Ross is only 12 steals shy of the Lady Frogs' career-record total of 284.
-Ross is one of only two players among the MWC's top 10 in scoring, assists and steals.
-Ross is averaging 25.3 ppg over her last three contests.
-Lorie Butler-Rayford is the only player among the MWC's top-6 rankings for both rebounds (fourth) and steals (fifth).
-Butler-Rayford trails Stacy Francis by only 14 boards for No. 4 in TCU's career record book.
-The senior class of Butler-Rayford, Knight, Jenna Lohse, Helen Roden and Adrianne Ross have combined for 3,050 points, 1,478 rebounds, 873 assists and 609 steals during their careers.
Scouting Oklahoma State (7-0)
Oklahoma State brings a perfect 7-0 record into Tuesday's matchup and has jumped into the national rankings for the first time in nearly a decade. The Cowgirls, who started last season 8-0, are coming off a two-week layoff dating back to their last win over Wichita State on Dec. 4.
Head Coach Kurt Budke has led a huge turnaround in Stillwater since his first squad went 6-22 in 2005-06. Last season, OSU posted a 20-11 record while advancing to its first NCAA Tournament since 1996, where it lost to Bowling Green in the first round. Budke's team was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference prior to this season.
Danielle Green and Andrea Riley, who last season were selected honorable-mention All-Big 12 and Big 12 Freshman of the Year, respectively, are among a group of six Cowgirl returnees. Riley is averaging a team-best 21.8 points and 4.8 assists per game so far in 2007-08, while Maria Cordero (14.3) and Green (12.6) also boast double-figure scoring averages. Riley's average ranks seventh among all NCAA Division I players. Shaunte Smith is pulling down 7.8 rebounds per contest for the Cowgirls.
Scoring Explosion
Adrianne Ross reached several school and personal milestones with her 38-point scoring explosion during TCU's 80-76 overtime loss at Florida on Dec. 16:
-Set the school record with 29 FG attempts, two more than the previous high of 27.
-Fell only one point and one basket shy of team records for single-game scoring (39 points) and field goals made (15).
-Became only the second Frog to reach 500 field goals made in a career, joining Sandora Irvin.
-Became only the seventh Frog with 100 career 3-pointers.
-Made a career-high six 3-pointers, which tied for eighth in TCU single-game history.
-Scored the fourth-most points for any Division I player this season. Ross was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for her efforts.
Ross Named MWC Player of the Week
Adrianne Ross was named Mountain West Conference women's basketball player of the week on Dec. 17 for her standout performance at Florida Sunday afternoon. The award marked the second such honor of her career.
Ross led the Frogs to the brink of victory on the road, as she crushed her previous best scoring high (26) with 38 points on 14-of-29 shooting. She combined to score 27 of her points in the second half and overtime while leading the Lady Frogs.
The performance book ended a three-game stretch that saw Ross torch the nets at the rate of 25.3 ppg. In addition to being ranked third in the MWC scoring race at the time of the honor, she also ranked fifth in the conference in steals (2.10) and tied for 10th in assists (2.80). She was one of only two players to appear among the league's top 10 for all three categories that week.
Ross previously earned MWC player-of-the-week honors as a junior on Jan. 29, 2007.
