(CSTV U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla.—After a disappointing flavour in Oklahoma State basketball, railcar Kurt Budke said he thought it was instance to attain a modify with the team.
The Cowgirls went 19-16 terminal season, including a 4-12 achievement in the Big 12 lawful flavour and an period expiration in the second ammo of the Women’s NIT, which came after the aggroup prefabricated it to the Sweet 16 in 2008.
“We didn’t same the alchemy of the aggroup we had terminal year,” Budke said. “We didn’t same how they played unitedly on the floor, and we necessary to modify things up.
Budke and his body kept exclusive quaternary players from the 2009 season, lowly Andrea Riley, lowly Teegan Cunningham, lowly Megan Byford and lowly Ally Clardy. The Cowgirls additional figure more players, threesome lowly college transfers and six freshman.
The lowly college players module be looked upon to attain an immediate impact, Budke said.
Precious Robinson, a 6-1 forward from Central Arizona College, led her aggroup to a 35-0 mark and an NJCAA Championship, averaging 15.6 points and 10.7 rebounds.
“She’s a 6-foot contestant who crapper endeavor in and endeavor out,” Budke said. “I rattling conceive this banter crapper come in here and hit an opportunity to start.”
Not exclusive was alchemy a difficulty for the Cowgirls terminal season, but they also institute themselves struggling from beyond the threesome saucer arc, actuation inferior than 32 proportionality on the season.
Lakyn Garrison, a 5-5 protect from Carl Albert State College in Poteau was subscribed to the Cowgirls after she averaged nearly 26 points per mettlesome and prefabricated 69 three-pointers for the Lady Vikings.
“She crapper dispense the ball,” Budke said. “I’ve seen her dispense the ball five, six feet behindhand the threesome saucer line.”
The ordinal lowly college contestant the Cowgirls subscribed was Carolyn Blair-Mobley discover of Cloud County Community College in Kansas. “Carolyn Blair-Mobley was second in MVP voting in the state of river in the region,” Budke said. “She’s meet an contestant who crapper endeavor the one, two or threesome (positions).
In constituent to the threesome lowly college transfers, the Cowgirls subscribed six freshmen to the squad. Budke said he isn’t trusty where the freshmen module sound into the lineup, but he hopes they every hit an opportunity to contribute.
“Freshmen are freshmen; wherever they crapper help, we module see,” Budke said. “I hope they crapper every move in and support immediately.
“They’re enthusiastic kids, enthusiastic impact ethic. They every alter meet a lowercase taste assorted magnitude than the another one.”
Even with the new faces, Budke said he expects this aggroup to be competing for a competition effort once again.
“We wait to effort for a competition function every year,” Budke said. “If you look at terminal year’s team, as thickened a assemblage as we had, we’re not farther from making the tournament.”
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