No. 22 Cowgirls Set To Open Season Against New Orleans

Monday, November 3

6:30 P.M.

Oklahoma State University

New Orleans

November 01, 2025 | Cowgirl Basketball

Game Notes

No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowgirls
(0-0, 0-0 Big 12) • Head Coach: Jacie Hoyt (Ninth Year Overall — 141-100)
vs.
New Orleans Privateers

(0-0, 0-0 SLC) • Head Coach: Trelanne Powell (Eighth Year Overall — 112-75)

Game 1 · November 3, 2025 · 6:30 p.m. (CST)
Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Video: ESPN+ (Adam Hildebrandt, Bryndon Manzer)
TV: None
Radio: KGFY — 105.5 FM, Varsity Network App (Casey Kendrick, Latricia Trammell)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Tickets: okstate.com/tickets
Social Media: Twitter — @osuwbb, Instagram — @osuwbb
Facebook — www.facebook.com/CowgirlBasketball/

What 2 Watch 4
• Oklahoma State's women's basketball team will officially tip off its fourth season under the direction of head coach Jacie Hoyt on Nov. 3 when it hosts New Orleans at 6:30 p.m.
• The contest signals the start of a five-game home stretch to open the campaign. After its opener on Nov. 3 against New Orleans, OSU will navigate a stretch of five games in nine days to start the year.
• The Cowgirls will host back-to-back contests on Wednesday and Thursday, taking on East Texas A&M and Langston.
• Those two matchups will mark the first time OSU has played home games on consecutive nights since Dec. 5 and 6, 2003 when it hosted Sam Houston State and Fresno State as part of the Cowgirl Classic.
• Stailee Heard is 76 points shy of 1,000 for her career.
• Last week, she was named to watch lists for the Cheryl Miller Award and the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year.
• Macey Huard will miss the 2025-26 season due to injury.
• The contest could mark the first action in an OSU uniform for eight Cowgirl newcomers.
• OSU landed at No. 22 in the Associated Press preseason poll, marking the first time the Cowgirls have carried a preseason ranking since starting 21st in 2014-15.
• The Cowgirls also checked in at No. 22 in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll.

OSU In Season Openers
• The contest will mark the 17th consecutive year OSU has started the season at home.
• OSU opened the Jacie Hoyt Era three years ago with a 95-63 win over UTRGV on Nov. 7, 2022 and followed with a100-59 win in its opener over SIUE in 2023. Last year, OSU knocked off Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 96-43.
• The Cowgirls have won 18 of their last 19 home openers with the lone loss during that stretch being a set back against Colorado on Nov. 10, 2021.

Series History
• The Cowgirls have won all three previous meetings in the series with New Orleans.
• Those three matchups have all taken place in Stillwater.
• OSU won the most recent meeting, 74-66, in 2023.
• The Cowgirls also notched victories in 2008 and 2014.

Know The Foe
• New Orleans is coming off a 5-24 campaign a year ago, including a 5-15 mark in league play.
• The Privateers opened their season on Wednesday with an exhibition contest against LSU-Eunice.
• New Orleans is in its third season under head coach Trelanne Powell, who has posted a 16-43 mark through two campaigns.

Last Time Out
• The Cowgirls knocked off Oklahoma Christian, 101-54, on Oct. 28 to tip off their 2025-26 campaign.
• The Cowgirls have now won 29 consecutive exhibition contests.
• Since 2002, OSU is now 32-1 in exhibition outings.
• Six Cowgirls scored in double figures with Jadyn Wooten leading the way with 19 points and 13 assists.