2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

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2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
Oklahoma State University system logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2020–21 record19–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Annan
  • Ashley Davis
  • Jerise Freeman
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
← 2019–20
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor† 17 – 1   .944 28 – 2   .933
No. 17 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 22 – 7   .759
Oklahoma State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607
Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 9   .690
Oklahoma 9 – 9   .500 12 – 12   .500
Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278 10 – 15   .400
TCU 4 – 14   .222 10 – 15   .400
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 9 – 18   .333
Kansas 3 – 15   .167 7 – 18   .280
† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by tenth year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 19–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the Big 12 Tournament the defeated Oklahoma in the Quarterfinals before losing to West Virginia in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. As the eight seed in the Alamo Regional, the defeated Wake Forest in the First Round before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Second Round.

Previous Season[]

The Cowgirls finished the season 15–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster[]

2020–21 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 1 Kassidy De Lapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Oak Ridge El Dorado Hills, CA
G 2 Neferatali Notoa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Brisbane State Brisbane, Australia
G 3 Micah Dennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cairine Wilson Toronto, Canada
F 4 Natasha Mack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Lufkin
Angelina College 		Lufkin, TX
F 11 Bigue Sarr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Malick Sy
South Georgia Technical College 		Dakar, Senegal
F 14 Taylen Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Muldrow Muldrow, OK
G 15 Lexy Keys 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Tahlequah-Sequoyah Tahlequah, OK
G 21 Ja'Mee Asberry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr East Central Tulsa, OK
F 22 Ruthie Udoumoh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Victory Christian Broken Arrow, OK
G 23 Lauren Fields 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Shawnee Shawnee, OK
F 24 Kennedi Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Ursuline New Orleans, LA
F 25 Abbie Winchester 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Heritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK
G 30 Sara Rodrigues 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Colégio Integrado de Guarulhos São Paulo, Brazil
F 35 Brittany Reeves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Howard
Independence CC 		Macon, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 3, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		at Little Rock Canceled Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
November 29, 200*
2:00 p.m. 		Oral Roberts W 73–54  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (905)
Stillwater, OK
December 2, 2020*
6:30 p.m. 		Southern W 68–34  2–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (813)
Stillwater, OK
December 5, 2020*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		L 72–76  2–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (898)
Stillwater, OK
December 7, 2020*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		SMU W 75–63  3–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (758)
Stillwater, OK
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 62–69  3–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (652)
Stillwater, OK
December 15, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSOK 		at Oklahoma
Bedlam 		W 66–53  4–2
(1–0) 		Lloyd Noble Center (676)
Norman, OK
December 18, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia W 78–73  5–2
(2–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (867)
Stillwater, OK
December 22, 2020*
5:00 p.m. 		at North Texas W 82–68  6–2
 UNT Coliseum (961)
Denton, TX
January 2, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech W 75–48  7–2
(3–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,219)
Stillwater, OK
January 6, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU W 78–53  8–2
(4–0) 		Schollmaier Arena (760)
Fort Worth, TX
January 9, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		TCU W 69–50  9–2
(5–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,059)
Stillwater, OK
January 13, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 24 Iowa State L 80–90  9–3
(5–1) 		Hilton Coliseum (724)
Ames, IA
January 16, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 59–67  9–4
(5–2) 		WVU Coliseum (109)
Morgantown, WV
January 20, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 9 Baylor L 58–77  9–5
(5–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,123)
Stillwater, OK
January 25, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State W 69–55  10–5
(6–3) 		Bramlage Coliseum (283)
Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas W 68–51  11–5
(7–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (952)
Stillwater, OK
January 30, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas W 75–51  12–5
(8–3) 		Allen Fieldhouse (0)
Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas W 82–55  13–5
(9–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,621)
Stillwater, OK
February 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma
Bedlam 		W 91–67  14–5
(10–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,219)
Stillwater, OK
February 10, 2021
7:00 p.m., LHN 		at Texas L 53–64  14–6
(10–4) 		Frank Erwin Center (990)
Austin, TX
February 13, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech W 81–66  15–6
(11–4) 		United Supermarkets Arena (2,256)
Lubbock, TX
February 17, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State W 59–46  16–6
(12–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (505)
Stillwater, OK
February 20, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iowa State W 80–73  17–6
(13–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,235)
Stillwater, OK
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 7 Baylor L 51–70  17–7
(13–5) 		Ferrell Center (2,119)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 12, 2021
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Oklahoma
Quarterfinals/Bedlam 		W 89–80  18–7
 Municipal Auditorium (765)
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) No. 17 West Virginia
Semifinals 		L 50–59  18–8
 Municipal Auditorium (848)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2021
Noon, ESPN2 		(8 A) vs. (9 A) Wake Forest
First Round 		W 84–61  19–8
 Bill Greehey Arena (0)
San Antonio, TX
March 23, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(8 A) vs. (1 A) No. 2 Stanford
Second Round 		L 62–73  19–9
 UTSA Convocation Center (0)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Alamo.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[]

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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