OSU at Texas on Sunday

[BabHorn]

Oklahoma State and Texas entered this past Wednesday’s games 0-2 in league play.
OSU, playing at home, defeated Kansas 76-59 while Texas stumbled at West Virginia,
losing 53-49. Horns will be looking for their first league win and avoid an 0-4
start in league play. OSU will attempt to win two in a row and even their Big 12 record
at 2-2. Since the Big 12 started in 1996, Texas has had several four game losing streaks
in 2001-2, 2010-12, 2011-12 and a 5 game losing streak in 1006-07. A lose to OSU
would mark the second time that Texas has started league play 0-4 with the
first time being during the 2010-11 season.

OSU has three players averaging double figures in league play: Tiffany Bias (# 3, 5-6
Jr. G; 16.0 ppg), Liz Donohoe (# 4, 6-0 Soph. F; 15.0 ppg) and Toni Young (# 15,
6-2 Sr. F; 13.0 ppg). LaShawn Jones (# 55, 6-3 Soph. C) at 5-9 for 55.6% and
Lindsey Keller (# 25, 6-2 Sr. C) at 4-8 for 50.0% are the only two Cowgirls shooting
at 50% or better. Bias (18-43, 41.9%) and Young (18-40, 45.0%) are the main
shooters for OSU. Donohoe (12-29, 41.4%), Brittney Martin (# 22, 6-0 Fr. G;
9-29, 31.0%) and Kendra Suttles (# 31, 6-1 Jr. C; 2-10, 20.0%) join Bias and
Donohoe in having attempted at least 10 shots in Big 12 games. Seven of the
nine players that have gotten minutes in league play have attempted at least one trey.
Donohoe (6-12, 50.0%), Bias (3-9, 33.3%) and Keller (1-2, 50.0%) are the three
players that have hit a three in league play. Donohoe is a perfect 15-15 from the FT line.
Bias is second in FTs made & attempted, going 9-14 for 64.3%. Martin (5-6, 83.3%) and
Young (3-4, 75.0%) are the two other OSU players along with Donohoe making at
least 70% of their FTs in Big 12 play.

Young is averaging a double double in Big 12 games with an average of 10.3 rpg to
go with her 13.0 ppg. Donohoe is second with 5.3 rpg while Martin adds 4.7 rpg.
Bias leads with an average of 4.0 apg. Martin distributes 2.0 apg. Donohoe and
Young each averages 1 block per game. Donohoe tops the team with five steals
in three league games.

OSU has used nine players in league play. Bias, Donohoe, Keller, Martin and Young
have started every game for OSU this season. Jones and Suttles have played in all
three league games while Kamri Anderson (# 35, 5-10 Jr. G) and Morgan Toben
(# 13, 6-3 Soph. F) each has appeared in two Big 12 games. All players are
averaging at least 10 mpg when they play. Starters Bias (38.0 mpg), Donohoe
(38.0 mpg), Young (33.0 mpg), Martin (27.3 mpg) and Keller (24.0 mpg) are
all averaging at least 24 mpg.

Horns are led by Chassidy with 14.5 ppg. Nneka (11.7 ppg) and Ashley (10.3 ppg)
join Chassidy in double digit scoring in league games. Empress is at 9.3 ppg
while Cokie and Imani both are scoring at an 8 ppg clip in Big 12 games. Nneka’s
1of 5 of 41 FGs lead the team in FGs made & attempted. Empress and Imani lead
the team in FG % at 46.2% with each having hit 12 of 26. Ashley’s 8-18 (44.4%)
tops the team in 3pters made, attempted & percentage. Chassidy is second in all
three with 5 of 15 for 33.3%. No other has hit a 3 in Big 12 play although Nneka,
Celina and Brady have all attempted at least one. Cokie’s 6-14 (42.9%) FTs are
the most made and attempted. Brady (4-4) and Ashley (3-3) are the only Horns
over 63% from the FT line. Neither Imani nor Gigi has yet
to attempt a FT in league play and that is with Imani averaging 20 mpg.

Imani and Nneka are tied with 7.7 rpg. Chassidy is second with 7.5 rpg. Celina has
12 assists (4.0 apg) while Empress is second with 9 (3.0 apg). Imani has seven
blocks to lead the team while Chassidy is second with 2 blocks. She leads with
seven steals. Celina has six steals to rank second.

Of the 15 players on the roster, ten have played in Big 12 games. Chassidy hasplayed in two, missing the WVU game while Gigi saw her first action of theseason in that same game, playing for two minutes. Still out with injuries are
Anne Marie and Chelsea. Chassidy (2-2), Nneka (3-3), Empress (3-3) and
Imani (3-3) have played in all games they have been available for. Ashley, Cokie,
Brady, Celina and Sara have gotten into all three league games. All of those except
Gigi is averaging at least 10 minutes per game. Chassidy (37.5 mpg), Empress
(36.3 mpg), Nneka (30.7 mpg) and Ashley (30.7 mpg) are all averaging
over 30 mpg.

Through three conference games, Texas is tied for fourth in scoring with Ok. State
(61.3 ppg), second in rebounding (43.7 rpg), second in rebounding margin (+8.7),
tied for third in blocks (4.0 bpg), second in assists (14.0 apg), fourth in steals
(8.67 apg) and second in A/TO ratio (0.84).

Starting lineups based on last game:

Texas Ok. State
Nneka (6-1 Jr. F) Young (6-2 Sr. F)
Imani (6-7 Fr. C) Keller (6-2 Sr. C)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Bias (5-6 Jr. G)
Ashley (5-8 Jr. G) Martin (6-0 Fr. G)
Celina (5-8 Fr. G) Donohoe (6-0 Soph. F)
*Chassidy is likely to start if available.

While Donohoe was the big gun in OSU’s upset of Kansas this past Wednesday,
scoring 24 pts, Martin was a big difference as she scored 14 pts and grabbed
10 rebs after averaging only 4.5 ppg and 2.0 rpg in the two previous games.
She was more aggressive, taking 16 shots in the KU game after only taking
a total of 13 in the two previous league games. OSU normally has a three
pronged scoring offense with Bias, Donohoe and Young being the main scoring
threats. Martin will continue to look to take advantage of the
defensive focus on those three. Bias will be another top notch PG that the
Texas guards will face, fast and quick and difficult to stop. Donohoe is a
tough matchup for whoever is playing one wing position for Texas. Young
and Nneka should be matched up against each other quite a
bit when the teams are in man to man. Both can shoot the 3 although Nneka is
a bit better, but their main work is done inside the paint and both are
excellent rebounders. Whichever one can gain an edge will give her team
a step up towards a win.

Texas will looking to establish their inside game first, especially the
height advantage that Imani will provide. The problem for Texas will be
hitting mid range and three pters when OSU is in a zone or collapses on
the post players. Right now, Chassidy and Ashley are the only reliable
three pt shooters for Texas as the other guards are struggling to hit
from BTA. But they are beginning to hit that midrange shot, especially
Empress, who is quietly beginning to hit those shots. Both Brady
and Celina have been erratic in their shooting but make strong
contributions in other areas.

Stats listed are for Big 12 games:

TEAM STATISTICS UT OSU
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SCORING................. 184 184
Points per game....... 61.3 61.3
Scoring margin........ -6.7 -7.3
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 73-197 69-175
Field goal pct........ .371 .394
FGs made per game..... 27.0 23.0
FGs att per game...... 65.7 58.3
FG % Defense.......... .416 .433
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 60-154 59-146
2-point FG pct........ .390 .404
2-pt FG made per game. 20.0 19.7
2-pt FG att per game.. 51.3 48.7
2-pt FG % Defense..... .426 .488
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 13-43 10-29 3-point FG pct........ .302 .345 3-pt FG made per game. 4.3 3.3 3-pt FG att per game.. 14.39.7 3-pt FG % Defense..... .392 .279 FREE THROWS-ATT......... 25-44 36-47
Free throw pct........ .568 .766
FTs made per game..... 8.3 12.0
FTs att per game...... 14.7 15.7
Opp. FTs made per game 15.3 17.3
Opp. FTs att per game. 23.0 23.3
REBOUNDS................ 131 103
Rebounds per game..... 43.7 34.3
Rebounding margin..... +8.7 -2.3
Off. Rebs. Per game... 19.3 11.7
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 24.3 22.7
Opp. Off. RPG......... 11.3 11.7
Opp. Def. RGP......... 23.7 25.0
ASSISTS................. 42 32
Assists per game...... 14.0 10.7
TURNOVERS............... 50 47
Turnovers per game.... 16.7 15.7
Turnover margin....... -0.3 +0.0
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.84 0.68
STEALS.................. 26 21
Steals per game....... 8.7 7.0
SPG by opponent....... 6.0 10.0
BLOCKS.................. 12 7
Blocks per game....... 4.0 2.3
Opp. Blocks per game.. 4.3 4.3
ATTENDANCE.............. 3842 4353
Home games-Avg/Game... 1-3842 2-2176



SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
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Texas.................... 73 24.3 105 35.0 6 2.0 184 61.3
Oklahoma State........... 90 30.0 94 31.3 - - 184 61.3

Both teams come into this game with identical scoring averages of 61.3 ppg.
Both average 20 FGs made inside the 3pt line. OSU allows opponents to make
almost 49% of FGs attempted inside the arc but are really good at defending
the 3. Texas will need to take advantage of this. Meanwhile, OSU will look to
feast on UT’s poor three pt defense, which is last in the league. Texas comes
in with an edge in offensive rebounding, something that they can convert into
extra possessions and second chance points. Between the two, they average just
over 3 shots per minute. There should be around 70 rebounds up for grabs.
Neither team depends on the three that much with Texas taking one in about
every five shots while OSU pops a three about once every six shots. Who wins
the rebounding battle will be interesting to see. Texas is second in the
league in offensive rebounding while both teams keep their opponents to
11 offensive rebounds per game. Something will have to give here.

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Game Day Information
Game time is 11:30 AM. Doors to the FEC will open at 10:30 AM.
The game will be on FSN as a national broadcast.
Bob Licht and Dan Hughes will doing the TV
broadcast. Looks like they have done a lot more
men’s games than womens’.

Craig Way and Fran Harris will doing the radio
broadcast on KVET 1300 AM with the pregame
at 11:15 AM.

FYI: MLK will be closed through 12 noon from
Red River and Guadalupe due to the 3M Half Marathon
going on that morning. Here’s a link to the
race route so that you can check to see
if you need to plan an alternate route.

 

[utfannforlife]

This is as close as you can possibly get to a "must win" game here in January. One of my biggest fears with this team is that by the time we actually are healthy, if that time ever comes, we may already have double digit losses in the league which would mean no tourney invite.....

 

[BabHorn]

AAS story on Gigi.
I guess this is their game preview. Good info on Gigi and what drives her to be better.

 

[BabHorn]

YNN weather forecast for Austin: Looks like short sleeves may not be a good idea.Saturday night forecast:
38°, 30% Rain/Storms, Breezy North Winds

Sunday daytime forecast:
49°, Partly Cloudy, Breezy and Cool

 

[texexted]

Agree this is yet another "must win game." Lose this one and I see realistically only perhaps a couple more wins - maybe - this season. And a giant step backwards for an already shaky program. At this rate we'll be longing for the days of Coach G.

 

[Rexy]

I posted after the San Diego fiasco that I feared we'd only win a couple of conference games. I didn't really believe that, but I feared it based on the way the team looked at that time. It could happen. Hopefully though, the team will get (semi) healthy, rally and win a few more than 2. Remember though, this is a young team, learning to play together, learning a new system, with new coaches. That's bound to have an effect on team play. I really believe we are headed in the right direction, but it may take some time for it to all come together.

 

[overseasbbfan1]

I don't really think being healthy, or not, is the issue. Yes we are dealing with some injuries, but they're less of a problem for us than a number of other conf squads at this point. We certainly have more depth than we've had in the recent past, and all of our key performers are available and playing. Even Cokie, in limited action, is a key contributor, and looks good when she is on the floor.

I certainly don't see us only winning a couple of conf games, or anything close to that. We have too much talent for that to happen IMO. Though I agree if we had continued to play like we did in SD, that could have easily been the case. We've done a lot of things right lately, but clearly have to start winning games. These next two contests at home are a perfect opportunity to start to turn things around. Let's go, Horns!

 

[overseasbbfan1]

Well it's close at the half, with the Horns down 29-26. We're only shooting 32% but OSU is about the same at 33%. Best news is we're 6-6 at the FT line, need to keep that up in the second period. We really have to take better care of the ball, though; 14 TO's at the half.

 

[overseasbbfan1]

Down 39-33. 18 turnovers now with 15 mins still to play. Need to really step it up now.

 

[utfannforlife]

I've reached the point of acceptance. I will still attend games and continue to support, but we are worse right now than we ever were during any point of the GG era.

 

[overseasbbfan1]

Down 16 with just over 3 mins to go; this can't end soon enough. Horns already with 25 TO's but still enough time to add a few more. And OSU has 17. That's 42 TO's btw the two with time still to play

. That certainly can't have been any fun to watch.

 

[WCBBNUT]

0-4 in the B12. But damn, I'm glad we're saving money on the payroll side.

I remain a fan of the players. The rest is bulls**t bedroom politics.

At least I have the pleasure of knowing that I don't live in Seattle.

 

[txtreefan]

The travesty that is the TX offense continued apace. Nearly half way through the season, and the team still looked utterly clueless against the zone, as bad if not worse as the UCLA game. No guard except Fussell tries to penetrate and she is blanket-covered. At least half the 26 turnovers came from an ill-advised pass into a well-covered post player; no backdoor cuts, no ball reversal, almost no screening - same old, same old. OSU had 26 points off Texas turnovers. There is hustle, there is talent, there is heart, the defense is respectable, but the offense is as bad as it ever was, might even be getting worse. And the word is out. OSU came out in a 2-3 zone and stayed in it pretty much the whole game. Not an adjustment on offense in sight??? The coaching on offense remains abysmal.

I heard a rumor that Cokie Reed has quit the team?? She was not at the game. Anyone know anything?

I am starting to fear that Rexy's 9-21 final record might actually be optimistic.

 

[texexted]

Official word is Cokie has the flu. If she quit it might be a good thing in the long run.

 

[Seattle4UT]

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[hornsgeek]

Well, I thought we'd play better for 40 minutes than we did based on the energy I saw in practice the last couple of days. I told someone that I'd be happy if we hit 75% on free throws. I am happy that we did, but turns out I do want more.

These kids are working hard, and I do see improvement in each of them...at times. We're not yet as consistent as we need to be for as long as we need to be. Seems like we played harder for most of the game when on the road, but maybe I just didn't see what I saw in person today. It's hard to see players give up on a play before it is over. It is really hard to see some of the body language, especially after foul calls.

It's time to get some discipline and focus on execution.

These kids have heart and skills. I believe in them and our coaches. It would be lovely if we could go an entire week without any players, much less key players, missing practices due to injury, health, or family issues. I assume that teams that play as a team actually get to practice as a team on a regular basis.

 

[mamaxaos]

I'm hoping that Cokie's absence is just the flu. I, too, heard that she was through. What is the story on Ronisha? May have been addressed before but I could not figure how to search the forum. I noticed that she is no longer listed on the roster at all although still pictured on the front of every boring "program".
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[jusme828]

Don't know what's going on with Ronisha either. I did see her at the game today, way up in section 26 with her bf. Also saw her have a brief conversation with Coach G. No matter how these coaches try to make the fans feel more engaged....we're not. We don't know any more about this team than we have in the last 6 years.