Oklahoma State Women’s College Basketball will play in the second game of a back-to-back, on Thursday night, November 6th, against the Langston Lady Lions, in Stillwater, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. 

No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)  - Head Coach: Jacie Hoyt (Ninth Year Overall — 143-100)

vs.

Langston Lady Lions

(0-0, 0-0 SAC (Sooner Athletic Conference)) - Head Coach: Chris Vincent (Second Year Overall — 31-3)

How To Watch: 

ESPN+ (Adam Hildebrandt, Bryndon Manzer)

Time: 6:30PM CST

Radio: 

KGFY — 105.5 FM, Varsity Network App (Casey Kendrick, Latricia Trammell)

Series: 

The Cowgirls have won both games against the Langston Lady Lions, winning the most recent meeting, 47-45, all the way back in 1978. The other Cowgirl victory was in their first meeting in 1976, 67-66. Though Langston University is right down the road from Stillwater, these teams really don’t know one another. 

Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will play its thirdcontest of the year. Thursday’s contest is the third of a five-game home stretch to open the campaign. This is the second game of back-to-back contests for the Cowgirls. Wednesday night, Oklahoma State leveled the East Texas A&M Lions, 97-59. Haleigh Timmer dropped a team high 22 points, while Stailee Heard and Micah Gray both added 13 points. East Texas A&M trailed by just four at the end of the first period. Cowgirls head coach, Jacie Hoyt, would then make the necessary defensive changes in the second period, limiting the Lions to only six points, while the Pokes dropped 23 to make the lead 45-24 at half. The Cowgirls continued the onslaught and outscored East Texas A&M 52 to 35 in the second half. 

The Cowgirls opponent, the Langston Lady Lions, are coming off 41-121 blowout loss, in an exhibition game, against the LSU Tigers Women’s Basketball program on October 30th. Lady Lions head coach, Chris Vincent is in his second year at Langston. Last year, Vincent led the Lady Lions to a 31-3 record and won both the Regular Season Sooner Athletic Conference Championship and the SAC Tournament Championship. Vincent’s win total tied the record for most single season wins in program history. The Lady Lions went on to make a Round of 16 appearance in the NAIA Tournament. The Cowgirls will look to keep rolling for their third game of the season and should defeat, in-state opponent, the Langston Lady Lions. 

Cowgirl Player to watch in game two: 

Senior Guard – Micah Gray:

The Cowgirl senior hails from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Before arriving in Stillwater, Micah Gray spent her sophomore season at Seton Hall where she started all 31 games in which she played. During Gray’s junior season campaign as a Cowgirl, she recorded 83 made 3-pointers, which broke the school’s single-season mark. Gray finished her junior season as Oklahoma State’s second-leading scorer at 13.7 points per game. Expect Gray to lead the charge against the Langston Lady Lions on Thursday night.