Morgan State Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys
STILLWATER, Okla. (Interstat) — Morgan State (1-1) will visit Oklahoma State (1-0) in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Friday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game is the second road contest of the season for Morgan State and the second home game for Oklahoma State.
Morgan State opened with a 103-47 home win over Washington Adventist before falling 83-38 at Colorado in its most recent game. Mihjae Hayes is a player to watch for the Bears. In the loss at Colorado, the guard played 32 minutes and finished with 10 points, one rebound and one assist. Earlier this season against Washington Adventist, Hayes had seven points, three rebounds and eight assists in 21 minutes. In the Colorado game, Yonta Vaughn added six points, four rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes, and Simran Williams contributed eight points, two rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes. Hayes was Morgan State’s leading scorer in the Colorado game.
Oklahoma State opened its season with an 81-39 home win over Southern. Audi Crooks is a player to watch for the Cowgirls. The center had 22 points, seven rebounds and one block in 24 minutes. Stailee Heard added 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes, and Nene Ndiaye had 16 points, three rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes. Crooks was one of three Oklahoma State players to score in double figures in the opener. The Cowgirls’ opener was their only game so far this season.
Morgan State will continue its road swing at Oklahoma after this game. The Bears’ nonconference schedule continues with several road games. The Bears’ upcoming schedule also includes games at Maryland-Baltimore County, Maryland, VCU and Georgetown, along with home contests against Virginia-Lynchburg and Mount Saint Mary’s. Oklahoma State is scheduled to host Northwestern State in its next game, with Tulsa, South Dakota State, Saint John’s, Arkansas-Little Rock and Wichita State also on the Cowgirls’ upcoming slate.
Oklahoma State is 1-0 at home this season, while Morgan State is 0-1 on the road. Morgan State has scored 141 points through two games, and Oklahoma State allowed 39 points in its opener. Morgan State has allowed 130 points through two games, and Oklahoma State has scored 81 points in one game. The matchup features two teams in the early stages of their nonconference schedules. Both teams are in the early part of their regular-season schedules.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Oklahoma State to defeat Morgan State 70-57. Interstat’s ELO system gives Oklahoma State a 99.9 percent probability of winning.