No. 19/20 Cowgirls set for first road trip of the season - Oklahoma State University Athletics

No. 19/20 Oklahoma State Cowgirls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Game 4 · November 12, 2026 · 5 p.m. (CT)
Venue: Donald W. Reynolds Center (7,593)
Video: ESPN+
TV: ESPNU (Krista Blunk, Brooke Weisbrod)
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM, Varsity Network App
(Casey Kendrick)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: tulsahurricane.com/tickets
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The No. 19/20 Oklahoma State women's basketball team (3-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12) hits the road for the first time this season with a quick trip to Tulsa (1-1 overall, 0-0 AAC) Thursday at 5 p.m. CT. The contest will be televised on ESPNU, the first of OSU's 14 nationally televised games.

OSU improved to 3-0 on the year with a 94-56 win over Northwestern State Monday morning in the Cowgirls' Class at the Court game, as Liv McGill led all scorers with 23 points, her second straight 20+-point outing. Audi Crooks extended her double-figure streak to 101 games with 13 points (3-of-5 FG) and passed Oklahoma's Madi Williams for eighth on the Big 12's career field goals list.

The Cowgirls haven't trailed this season, leading wire-to-wire in all three games for 118:12 of a possible 120 minutes. They're winning by an average of 44.7 points, and every win has come by at least 38.

OSU's defense is holding opponents to 44.3 points per game and a combined 27.6% shooting percentage. The Cowgirls held their first two opponents under 40 for the first time since the program's inaugural 1973-74 season.

The Pokes' offense has been equally impressive, led by McGill and Crooks who are each averaging over 16.0 points per game, with the former adding 20 assists on the year, a mark that is No. 10 in the nation. Eight different Cowgirls are averaging at least 6.0 points per game.

OSU leads the all-time series against Tulsa 18-6, including a 7-2 mark in away games, and is 1-0 in the Hoyt era against the Golden Hurricane.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
            Coming off a 24-win season that included the program's first NCAA Tournament victory since 2020-21, the Oklahoma State women's basketball team enters 2026-27 as the Big 12 Conference preseason favorite for the first time in program history. The Cowgirls have lived up to the billing so far, opening 3-0 with wins by an average of 44.7 points. Head coach Jacie Hoyt, now in her fifth season, rebuilt the roster with 11 newcomers — nine transfers and two freshmen — to go with lone returner Stailee Heard. The Sapulpa, Okla., native was a second-team All-Big 12 selection last season and gives OSU a steady veteran presence after averaging 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds as a junior.
            Joining Heard is the nation's unanimous No. 1 transfer class, which brought 656 career games and 8,172 career points to Stillwater. The group of nine is highlighted by the top two prospects in the portal, Audi Crooks (Iowa State), a three-time AP All-American who has scored in double figures in 101 straight games, and Liv McGill (Florida), a 2026 honorable mention All-American who reached 400 career assists against Morgan State. Division II National Player of the Year Talexa Weeter (Fort Hays State), Nene Ndiaye (Rutgers) and Ellie Brueggemann (Lindenwood) each averaged double figures last season. Zoe Canfield (Missouri State), Yuting Deng (Baylor), Callin Hake (Nebraska) and LA Sneed (Utah) all bring experience, with Hake having played in 131 career games. Freshmen Mojca Jelenc, a 6-foot-7 center who has played for Slovenia's senior national team, and Addisyn Bollinger, a sharpshooter from Lubbock, Texas, round out the roster.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has not trailed once this season. The Cowgirls have led wire-to-wire in all three games.
• OSU is 36-2 at home over the last three seasons, including 11 straight wins at GIA.
• OSU has won 30 straight nonconference home games, dating to Dec. 3, 2022. It's the third-longest such streak in program history, behind 61 (2010-18) and 47 (2005-10).
• Dating to the 2024-25 season, Stailee Heard has started in 68 consecutive games for OSU.
• Dating to the second game of her career in 2023-24, Audi Crooks has scored in double figures in 101 consecutive games, the second-longest active streak in Division I.
• Liv McGill has notched at least two assists in 56 straight contests.
• Nene Ndiaye has scored in double figures in nine straight games -— including her first three at OSU.
• Ndiaye enters Thursday's game shooting a combined 9-for-9 in her last two games.
• Callin Hake has an assist in 40 straight games.
• LA Sneed has recorded an assist in all 35 games of her career.

Series History
            OSU holds an 18-6 advantage in a series that dates back to 1976, and is 7-2 in games played in Tulsa. Head coach Jacie Hoyt is 1-1 in her career against the Golden Hurricane, dropping the first meeting while at UMKC in 2017 (80-70) and beating them 90-58 last season in Stillwater.

Stellar Start
            OSU is 3-0 for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Jacie Hoyt and has not trailed once this season while leading wire-to-wire for 118:12 of its 120 minutes. The Cowgirls are winning by an average of 44.7 points, and every win has come by at least 38. That margin of victory through three games is the second-largest in program history, behind only last season's 56.3.

Dominant Defense
            OSU has held each of its first three opponents under 60 points, allowing just 44.3 points per game. Opponents are shooting 27.6% from the field (51-of-185) and 21.5% from 3-point range (14-of-65). The Pokes rank No. 21 in the nation in field goal percentage defense and are tied for the lead in the Big 12 with 11.33 steals per game.
            The 133 points allowed are the fewest allowed through the first three games of the season since 2011-12 and the fifth-fewest in program history.

OSU in the Big 12 Ranks
            Through games on Nov. 11, OSU is only team in the Big 12 ranked in the top three in both field-goal percentage (.512) and field-goal percentage defense (.276). It's also top three in 13 team categories, including tied for first in steals (11.3).

All Over the Glass
            The Cowgirls have outrebounded their first three opponents by a combined margin of 145-91 and hit the 50-rebound mark twice so far this season after only doing so in three games last year. OSU ranks No. 4 in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (36.0) and No. 18 in rebounding margin (+18.0).
            Yuting Deng leads the Pokes with 25 boards, a mark that is No. 5 in the Big 12 and No. 65 in the nation.

Hoyt's House of Horrors
            OSU has won 30 straight nonconference contests inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, dating to Dec. 3, 2022. The last nonconference team to win in Stillwater was Kent State, 59-56, on Nov. 20, 2022. The Cowgirls have won the 30 games by an average of 38.9 points, outscoring opponents 2,758-1,591 in that stretch. It's the third-longest nonconference home winning streak in program history, trailing a program record 61 straight set from 2010-18.

Liv's Everywhere
            Liv McGill notched her second 20+-point outing as a Cowgirl with 23 points, seven assists and three rebounds against Northwestern State on Monday. She is just the fourth player this century to have at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and 20+ assists through her first three career games with any DI team.
            The junior guard is also the only Big 12 player averaging at least 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists so far this season.

Audi-matic
            Audi Crooks reached 100 consecutive games in double figures with 14 points against Morgan State on Nov. 6, becoming just the third Big 12 player and the 12th Division I player to do so since 1999-00. Currently at 101 games, It's the second-longest active streak in Division I and 19 games behind the Big 12 record of 120 set by OU's Courtney Paris. She's two away from passing Lizzy Wendell (102) for the 11th-longest streak in NCAA history.

Welcome to GIA, Nene
            Nene Ndiaye has made herself at home in Stillwater with three-straight 12+ point performances to open her OSU career. The Rutgers transfer is 9-of-9 from the field and 4-of-4 from 3 over her last two games, and ranks No. 21 in the nation in 3-point percentage (70%).

One of the Big 12's Best — Ever
            The Nov. 2 opener against Southern marked the 100th career game for Audi Crooks, who has pieced together an illustrious career so far and is one of the best to ever play in the Big 12. She finished last season as one of two DI (men's or women's), NBA or WNBA players this century to record at least 25.0 points per game while shooting at least 64.7% from the field in a single season. She reached the 2,000 career point mark in her 89th career game, the fastest player to do so in Big 12 history.

Leaving a Legacy
            Stailee Heard could have joined the wave of departures that left OSU at the end of the 2025-26 season, but she stayed in Stillwater because she wanted to "leave a legacy at OSU." A three-time All-Big 12 performer who is set to feature in her 100th career game on Thursday, she's well on her way to doing just that.

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Players Mentioned

Addisyn Bollinger

Ellie Brueggemann

Zoe Canfield

Audi Crooks

Yuting Deng

Callin Hake

Stailee Heard

Mojca Jelenc

Liv McGill

Nene Ndiaye

LA Sneed

Talexa Weeter

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