Oklahoma State now knows the shape of its Big 12 women’s basketball path, and the league slate brings an immediate storyline back to Ames.
The Cowboys will play three of their first four conference games on the road, starting Dec. 20 at Kansas. After that, Oklahoma State gets its Big 12 home opener Jan. 2 against Kansas State, then heads to Colorado and Iowa State. The trip to Ames comes with a built-in reunion: Audi Crooks will return to Iowa State on Jan. 8 to face the Cyclones, one month after welcoming former teammates to Gallagher-Iba Arena for OSU’s Dec. 12 game against DePaul.
Oklahoma State will play 16 Big 12 games this season, with a single round robin against 13 opponents and home-and-home dates against KU, Colorado and Iowa State.
That stretch at the start of league play sets the tone for Jacie Hoyt’s fifth season leading the program. The Cowboys have had three top-five finishes in the coach’s first four seasons in Stillwater, and the roster now includes newcomers Audi Crooks and Liv McGill, both expected to help push the program toward a Big 12 title.
The conference schedule also gives OSU a heavyweight early test. The Cowboys will host perennial power South Carolina on Dec. 6, then travel to Tulsa on Nov. 12 for a matchup at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. They’ll also play two games at the Coconut Hoops Tournament, with an eight-team bracket.
OSU’s schedule is packed beyond league play, too. The Cowboys will face Oklahoma on Dec. 10 in Norman, then square off with North Texas on Dec.
13, Arizona on Jan. 4, West Virginia on Jan.
7, North Texas again on Jan. 14, BYU on Jan.
17, Cincinnati on Jan. 24, TCU on Jan.
31, Arizona State on Feb. 5, Colorado on Feb.
10, Kansas State on Feb. 13, UCF on Feb.
17, Texas Tech on Feb. 21 and Iowa State on Feb. 26.
Here is Oklahoma State’s Big 12 schedule:
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Dec. 6: vs.
South Carolina
Dec. 10: at Oklahoma (at Oklahoma City)
Dec. 13: vs. North Texas
Dec. 20: at Kansas
Jan. 2: vs.
Kansas State
Jan. 4: at Arizona
Jan. 7: vs. West Virginia
Jan. 8: at Iowa State
Jan. 14: vs.
North Texas
Jan. 17: at BYU
Jan. 24: at Cincinnati
Jan. 31: vs.
TCU
Feb. 5: at Arizona State
Feb. 10: at Colorado
Feb. 13: vs.
Kansas State
Feb. 17: at UCF
Feb. 21: vs. Texas Tech
Feb. 26: at Iowa State
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