Womens Basketball
2012 Cowgirl Basketball Camp
2012 Cowgirl Basketball Camp
June 25-29, 2012
Connors State College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Eddie Kite and staff will be hosting an Overnight and Day Summer Basketball Camp for young basketball enthusiasts from elementary ages through high school ages. Campers will be drilled in the fundamentals that will help them continue to improve their individual skills and overall knowledge of the game. For more information, please call Eddie Kite at 918/463-6305.
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Camp Address: Eddie Kite Basketball Camps and Clinics P.O. Box 1235 Warner, Ok. 74469
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Lloyd Signs with Park University
Connors State ‘s Taylor Lloyd, 5-9 sophomore guard from Brooklyn, N.Y., has signed a basketball national letter of intent with Park (Mo.) University, announced Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite.
Lloyd was an honorable mention Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference selection last season. Lloyd averaged .8.2 points per game.
Park University is located in Parkville, Mo., and is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The Lady Pirates, who posted a 19-8 record under head coach Kenneth Cooper last season, competes in the American Midwest Conference.
Seven Sign Letters of Intent With Cowgirls
Connors State Cowgirls basketball coach Eddie Kite has announced the signing of seven players to NJCAA National Letters of Intent.
Joining the Cowgirls for the 2012-13 basketball season are Kami Bunch, 5-5, point guard from Tulsa Booker T. Washington; Shanques Gibson, 6-2, center from Tulsa Webster High School; Hayley Keys, 5-5, shooting guard from Oaks Mission, High School; Courtney Medcalf, 6-2 center from Wilburton High School, Sha’Georgia Williams, 5-4 point guard from West Mesquite, Texas; Keima Franklin, 5-6 shooting and Raven Massey, 5-6 shooting guard from Commerce (Texas) High School.
Bunch led the No. 6-ranked Hornets to a 19-8 record and area finals as a senior, where she averaged 8.0 points per game and 3.0 assists per game.
Gibson help lead Webster to a 21-8 record and the area finals her senior season. She averaged 10.0 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game and 5.0 assists per game. Gibson is also the Senior Class President and is a National Honor Society member.
Keys led Oaks Mission to a 19-6 record and region semifinals as a senior where she averaged 14 points per game, 5 assists, and 6 rebounds.
Medcalf led the 12th-ranked Lady Diggers to a 23-7 record and area finals while averaging 11 points and 12 rebounds as a senior.
Williams led West Mesquite to a 31-8 record and region finals as a senior. Williams was selected as TABC second team All-State selection, District Co-MVP, All-Dallas-Ft. Worth second team selection. Williams will play in the TABC All-Star game later this month. She averaged 18 points per game, and 11 assists.
Franklin averaged 20 points, 5 assists and 5 steals per game at Paris High School. She was an All-District player her senior season.
Massey averaged 18 points a game, 7 steals and 6 assists at Commerce High School. She was a first team All-District selections and was named the, District Offensive MVP, and an honorable All-State selection as a senior.
Cowgirls to Hold Open Tryouts
Connors State Cowgirls will be holding open basketball tryouts on April 12th , according to head coach Eddie Kite.
The tryouts will be held at Melvin Self Field House on the Connors State campus in Warner, beginning at 1 p.m.
For more information contact Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite at (918) 463-6305.
Former Cowgirls Competing in NAIA National Tournament
Three former members of the Connors Cowgirls basketball team a year ago are participating in the NAIA Women’s National Tournament in Frankfort, Ky.
Oklahoma City University assistant coach Claire Scroggins, who was an assistant on CSC’s Eddie Kite’s staff for three seasons, has played an instrumental part in the Stars 32-1 record. The Stars are seeded No. 1 in the tournament.
In their opening game OCU defeated Our Lady of the Lakes University 93-71 and former Cowgirl Chelsea Kellogg, of Waldron, Ark., who is a junior, is a member of the Lady of the Lakes,were making their first ever national tournament appearance.
Sierra Cornwell, who plays for Rogers State, scored 14 points in leading the Hillcats to an upset of No. 2 seeded Cumberland College in overtime. Cornwell was named the defensive player of the year in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
The former players can be followed on the NAIA website.
NOC-Enid Holds Off Cowgirls in Region II Play
SHAWNEE—Connors Cowgirls gave the top-seed and No. 5 ranked NJCAA Northern Oklahoma Jets all they wanted for 37 minutes of play in the Region II Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma Baptist University Saturday afternoon.
Connors, however, went scoreless for almost two minutes late in the second half, after charging back from an eight-point deficit to fall 74-65 in semifinal play at the Noble Center. The Cowgirls close the year 18-13, as the Jets advanced to Sunday’s championship game with a 29-3 record.
It was a physical game with 43 fouls whistled in the contest. The difference in the contest came at the free throw line as the Cowgirls went to the line just 16 times, draining 8, while the Jets were 30-of-36 attempts.
“We just could not get to the paint and attack the way we wanted,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We kept settling for perimeter shots (7-of-24 from behind the arc) or turn the ball over (19). We didn’t have quality possessions when it mattered the most.
“Their big girl (Marisha Wallace) in the middle makes a big difference (16 rebounds, 19 points). She controlled the inside. But Tiara (Hall) did a good job battling her and Tonisha (Dean) grew up today from the last time. She battled her a lot better this time.
“We just didn’t execute offensively well enough,” said Kite.
NOC-Enid held a 34-28 lead at the half, breaking a 28-28 deadlock with six unanswered points in the final 1:29 of the half. The Jets then increased its margin to eight points 57-49 with 4:23 remaining. Connors cut the margin to three points 57-54 with 3:30 left.
The Jets then scored six unanswered points over a two-minute span, increasing its lead to as much as 12 points 66-54 with 1:55 remaining. It’s a margin Connors could not overcome, coming no closer than five 70-65 with 22 ticks left on the clock.
Tonisha Dean just missed on a double-double for Connors scoring 15 points and pulling down eight rebounds. Tiffanie Abrams scored 13 points and Kaila Crawford scored 12 to close out the Cowgirls double-digit scoring.
Connors shot 41 percent from the field (25-of-61) and NOC-Enid 19-of-59 for 32 percent. Jets outrebounded Connors 48-36, including 23-17 on the offensive boards.
“This is a good group of girls, they battled through a lot this year,” said Kite. “I can’t complain about anything they did this season. Overall we could have had a team that would collapse, they showed a lot of character and bow-up the way they did.
“We played a top 10 team to single digits three times and just couldn’t make any magic at the end,” said Kite.
NOC-ENID 74, CONNORS STATE 65
NOC-Enid 34 40--74
Connors State 28 37—65
NOC-Enid (29-3)—Payne 20, Wallace 19, Bellamy 10, Bates 10, Briegge 7, Bledsoe 4, Fowler 3, Lang 1.
Connors State (18-13)—Dean 15, Abrams 13, Crawford 12, Hall 9, Lloyd 6, Alsenay 6, Lewis 4.
Connors Stops Murray to Reach Region II Semifinals
Shawnee- Connors State overcame a sluggish first half and revved up its offense in the final 20 minutes of play to oust Murray State 68-59 in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Region II Tournament Thursday afternoon at the Nobel Center at Oklahoma Baptist University.
The Cowgirls (18-12) will play top-seeded NOC-Enid at 1 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals. Enid (28-3) defeated Western State 74-53.
Connors point guard Nikki Lewis ignited the Cowgirls offense dishing out seven assists and scoring 18 points. Five of her assists went to Tiara Hall for buckets as Hall led the Cowgirls scoring with 21 points, connecting on 9-of-12 shots. Taylor Lloyd also scored in double figures with 10 points.
Murray had four players score in double figures with Antoinette Carter leading the lady Aggies attack with 16 points. Kashyla Fields and Hannah Wedding scored 13 each and Janae McJunkins added 12.
Cowgirls shot 44 percent for the game (20-of-45) while holding the Lady Aggies to 18-of-63 attempts for 28 percent. Murray was 15-of-20 at the free throw line, all in the second half.
Concerning the first half of play, Connors head coach Eddie Kite said, “slow might be an understatement. We really struggled. We didn’t run our offense very well and didn’t get to the free throw line. We were just really amped up. We couldn’t relax.
“We did a nice job for the most part. If we don’t send them to the free throw line 20 times in the second half they don’t score 59 points. But it’s good to get past this first one. ‘’
Connors broke out of its offensive slump in the second half cruising to a 12-point lead 64-52 with 1:09 left, the largest lead of the game for Connors. The Cowgirls snapped a 44-44 deadlock on a Hall basket underneath the hoop after taking a Lewis pass with 7:19 left. It was all Cowgirls the rest of the game.
“Nikki was a real key for us,” said Kite. “She did a nice job and had a really good week of practice. Nikki really made them (Murray) play honest and gave us a chance to get to the free throw line. She made us attack the rim. She would have had more assists if we hadn’t missed so many easy shots in the first half.”
Connors dominated the first half of play but held only a five point advantage at the break, 24-19. The margin could have been much greater, but the Cowgirls missed as many at 10 shots underneath the basket, shooting only 36 percent on 8-of-22 attempts.
It took nearly three minutes of play for either team to score to open the game and that came on a layup by Cowgirls’ Tiffanie Abrams.
At the 13:33 mark of the first half Connors held a 5-2 lead. Both clubs finally got their offensive games untrack playing to a 15-15 tie with 4:47 left. Murray grabbed their largest lead of the half 19-15 at the 3:22 mark.
Connors then pulled away scoring nine unanswered points for the 24-19 lead at the half. Hall and Alsenay led the Cowgirls scoring attack in the half with six points each. Alsenay’s points came on two 3-point shots as the Cowgirls were 2-of-6 from behind the arc.
CONNORS STATE 68, MURRAY STATE 59
Connors State 24 44 –68
Murray State 19 40 –59
Connors State (18-12)—Hall 21, Lewis 18, Lloyd 10, Alsenay 6, Abrams 6, Dean 5, Crawford 2.
Murray State (17-11)—Carter 16, Fields 13, Wedding 13, McJunkins 12, Sims 5.
Region II Games Can be Viewed on Webcast
Fans and students of Connors State Cowboys and Cowgirls basketball, who cannot attend the NJCAA Region II Basketball Tournament that begins on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee Thursday, can view the games on a web cast presented by Infinity Sports.TV.
To get the web cast go WWW. Infinity Sports.TV and click on watch “Live” button or http://www.infinitysports.tv/region_2_webcast.html
The Cowgirls open the Tournament on Thursday at 1 p.m. against Murray State in the quarterfinals, while the Cowboys open quarterfinals play on Friday against Carl Albert State College at 1 p.m.
Semifinal play for both the men and women will be held on Saturday and the championship games on Sunday. All games will be held at Oklahoma Baptist University.
Region II Women's Pairings Set
The quarterfinal pairings of the NJCAA Region II Women’s Basketball Tournament are set following Monday night’s first round games.
Connors State (17-12), the fifth seed will play Murray State (17-10) the fourth seed at 1 p.m. Thursday at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. Northeastern A&M (20-9) the No. 2 seed will play Eastern State (5-14) at 3 p.m. after the Lady Mountaineers defeated Redlands 67-56 on Monday night in first round play.
Top seed NOC-Enid (27-3) takes on Western State (9-17) at 6 p.m. in a quarterfinal matchup Thursday. Western State defeated Carl Albert 75-71 in Monday’s first round game. Seminole (18-8) will play NOC-Tonkawa (16-15) in Thursday’s finale at 8 p.m. NOC-Tonkawa advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Arkansas-Baptist 74-67 Monday night.
A Connors State win over Murray State will send the Cowgirls against the NOC-Enid/Western State winner in Saturday’s semifinals.
NJCAA Region II Pairings Announced
The National Junior College Athletic Association Region II basketball pairings have been announced and the Connors Cowgirls will open play on Thursday, March 8 against Murray State at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.
The Cowgirls (17-12) and Lady Aggies (17-10) will tip-off the tournament at 1 p.m. Other first round women’s games will have Northeastern A&M (20-9) playing the winner of Redlands (13-16) and Eastern State (9-20) which is played Monday night in Wilburton in a play-in game, at 3 p.m.
Seminole (18-8) will meet the winner of a play-in game between NOC-Tonkawa (15-15) and Arkansas Baptist (21-8) at Tonkawa Monday night, at 8 p.m. Thursday, while top seed NOC-Enid (27-3) goes against the play-in winner between Western State (8-17) and Carl Albert (11-17) at Altus, 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The semifinals will be played on Saturday, with the championship game to be played on Sunday.
In the men’s bracket, Connors Cowboys (22-7) will open play on Friday at 1 p.m. against the play-in winner of Northeastern A&M (12-18) and Carl Albert (5-23) Monday night at Miami.
Other first round pairings will have NOC-Enid (20-9) playing a 3 p.m. clash against the winner of the Redlands (14-14) and Arkansas Baptist (18-12) at El Reno Monday night. NOC-Tonkawa (17-13) will play a 6 p.m. game Friday against Murray State (13-14) while top seed Eastern State plays at 8 p.m. against the play-in game winner between Seminole State (9-19) and Western State (13-16) Monday night at Seminole.
The semifinals will be Saturday and the championship game is Sunday.
Cowgirls Named to Region II and OCAC Teams
Connors State Cowgirls Tiffanie Abrams, 5-10 sophomore forward from Detroit, Mich., has been named the Region II and Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference first teams.
Named to the second team was Nikki Lewis, 5-foot, sophomore point guard from Tahlequah with Tiara Hall, 5-11 freshman center from Paris, Texas, a third team All-OCAC selection.
Taylor Lloyd, 5-9 sophomore guard from Brooklyn, N.Y., was an honorable mention OCAC selection.
Abrams averaged 15.5 points, while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 41.6 percent from behind the arc. She shot 68.7 percent at the free throw line.
Lewis averaged 12.4 points a game, while shooting 36.9 percent from the field, with 4.3 assists a game and 2.5 steals a contest.
Hall finished the regular season with a 12.3 scoring average and led the Cowgirls in rebounds pulling down 8.9 boards a game. She shot 542.1 percent from the field and was a 75 percent shooter at the free throw line.
Lloyd finished with an 8.2 scoring average this season.
WOMEN’S ALL-REGION II AND OCAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
1st Team
Wilka Montout – NEO 6’5” So
Antoinette Carter – Murray 6’0” So
Ashlyn Briegge – NOC Enid 5’10” So
Marisha Wallace – NOC Enid 6’2” Fr
Tiffanie Abrams – Connors 5’10” So
2nd Team
JaQuitta Dever – Seminole 5’4” So
Megan Jones – NOC Tonkawa 5’9” So
Whitney Barnes – Carl Albert 5’3” So
Brianna Pendleton – Western 5’8” Fr
Nikki Lewis – Connors 5’2” So
All Conference 3rd Team
Sheana Jones – Redlands 5’7” So
Oultmatou Coulibabliy – Seminole 6’2” Fr
Tiara Hall – Connors 5’11” Fr
Janae McJunkins – Murray 5’7” So
Katy Cooper – NEO 6’2” So
All Conference Honorable Mention:
Arkansas Baptist: Angi Ramey, Cassie Vaughn, Bianca Brooks
Carl Albert: Shelby Trozzi
Connors: Taylor Lloyd
Eastern: Demetra Howlingwolf, Ashley Catlett
Murray: Carneisha Sims
NEO: BriAnna Garza
Northern-Enid: Chelsea Bates
Northern-Tonkawa: Delaney Jones, Cheniqwa Banks
Redlands: Laila Suleiman, Ndeye Ngom
Seminole: Brittany Harris, Jalissa Council, Tiara Dewberry
Western: Sharna Polk, Cetoria Petties
Cowgirls Smash Western State on Sophomore Night
Connors State trailed Western State only once in the ballgame, 3-2 at the 17:48 mark of the first half and just 30 seconds later took the lead for good on a bucket by Tiffanie Abrams and it was the Cowgirls ball game the rest of the way on Sophomore Night.
Connors rolled to a 74-60 win over visiting Western State in the home finale at Melvin Self Field House Monday night in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash.
Connors with the victory improves to 17-11 on the year and 10-7 in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play. Western State falls to 9-14 and 5-12 in OCAC play. Connors will go on the road Thursday for its final game of the season at Wilburton against Eastern State. Tip-off is 6 p.m.
It was the final home game of the season for sophomore’s Kaila Crawford, Nikki Lewis, Taylor Lloyd, Megan Alsenay and Abrams.
Freshman Taira Hall led the Cowgirls scoring with 23 points followed by Abrams’ 16 points, and Crawford’s 13 points.
“Tiara (Hall) played really well and Tiffanie picked it up in the second half,” said head coach Eddie Kite. “It was a very lethargic game and a lot of that has a got to do who you are playing. You just have to make sure you don’t play down this time of the year.
“We have got to start playing to our potential,” said Kite.
Western State’s scoring was pace by Brianna Pendleton’s 18 points with Sharna Polk scoring 11 points.
Connors held a commanding 32-12 lead at the break and increased its lead to 20 points 57-37 with 11:16 remaining. Western State made a mild comeback in the final 10 minutes, cutting the Cowgirls lead to 10 points, 70-60 with 45 seconds left.
Cowgirls Bid to Upset No. 9 NOC-Enid Falls Shorts
ENID—Connors Cowgirls sustained a heartbreaking 5-3-52 loss against league leading Northern Oklahoma-Enid, missing three shots inside the paint with 8-seconds remaining to fall short of the upset bid of the 9th-ranked team in the NJCAA national poll.
The loss drops the Cowgirls to 16-12 for the year and 9-8 in OCAC play. The Lady Jets are 26-3 on the season and 16-1 in league play.
Connors held a 40-36 lead with nine-minutes to play but gave up three consecutive 3-point baskets to trail 49-42 with four-minutes remaining.
Cowgirls battled back to within a point, 53-52 with 18 seconds left and forced a jump ball with 14 seconds left to regain the ball. That’s when the Cowgirls missed three opportunities to win the game, but could not put the ball in the hoop.
Tiffanie Abrams led the Cowgirls scoring with 12 points with Tiara Hall adding 11 and Nikki Lewis and Kaila Crawford scoring 9 points each. Marisha Wallace led the Lady Jets scoring with 19 points.
Connors will close out its home season against Western State on Monday night at Melvin Self Field House.
Cowgirls Surge Past Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa
Connors State overcame a barrage of 3-point shots by the Lady Mavericks in the first half, eight from behind the arc, to deadlock Northern Oklahoma- Tonkawa 35-35 at the half and then took charge in the final 20 minutes to post a 77-60 win over the Lady Mavericks in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash Monday night at Melvin Self Field House.
“We gave up too many 3-pointers at the half and we discussed that at the break, and in the second half we did much better on defense,” said head coach Eddie Kite. “Our containment was much better and we had a lot more one-and-dones. Overall we played much better. We attacked the paint and our transition game was much better.”
Cowgirls the the lead for good 47-44 on a 3-point basket by Tiffanie Abrams with 13:51 left. Connors overwhelmed NOC-Tonkawa the rest of the way to secure the victory.
Tiara Hall led the Cowgirls scoring barrage with a double-double, scoring 21 points and pulling down 16 rebounds. Abrams followed with 18 points.
The Cowgirls improve to 16-10 on the season and 9-6 in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play, while the Lady Mavericks fall to 13-14 and 8-7 in league action.
Connors stretched its lead to 17 points, 68-50 with 4:10 remaining, the largest CSC lead of the game, as the Cowgirls outscored the Lady Mavericks 21-5 to put the game away.
Cowgirls will go on the road Thursday, to battle Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets in an OCAC clash in Enid.
CSC to Establish Athletic Hall of Fame
Connors State College will induct its first Athletic Hall of Fame class in October, announced Connors State Athletic Director and head basketball coach Bill Muse.
“We are very excited about establishing our Athletic Hall of Fame with athletes who excelled in athletics both on and off the playing fields at Connors State College,” said Muse. “This is an exciting time for Connors State and we are looking forward to our first induction in October.
“The Connors State Hall of Fame is the highest athletic honor that can be bestowed on a Cowboy and Cowgirl that participated in athletics. We are asking all former athletes and individuals, who coached, played, participated and were fans of Connors State sports, to make nominations for the first class,” said Muse.
Nominations can be made to CSC Athletic Director Bill Muse by clicking on the form on the athletic web site under Hall of Fame at Connorsathletics.com and sending it electronically or mailing the form to Bill Muse at Connors State College, Route 1, Box 1000 Warner, Okla. 74469-9700. All nominations must be received by July 15th.
A committee will be established to determine the inductees and the number to be accepted into the Hall of Fame each year.
Nominees must be persons of outstanding quality, high moral character, and fine leadership ability and must be held in high esteem by their colleagues, former coaches and former athletes. Nominations may be made any anyone.
Those inducted into the Connors State Athletic Hall of Fame will be honored at an October banquet.
“This will be an annual event at Connors and one that any former Cowboy or Cowgirl will cherish for a lifetime,” said Muse.
Poor Shooting Dooms Cowgirls Against Seminole State
SEMINOLE-- Connors Cowgirls shot only 26 percent from the field for the game, and just 17 percent in the second half falling to the Seminole State Belles in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash Monday night on the Belles home floor.
The loss drops the Cowgirls to 15-10 for the season and 8-6 in OCAC play. The Belles go to 14-7 and 8-5.
Connors point guard Nikki Lewis played only 15 minutes of the contest due to an injury and she finished with just three points as the Cowgirls were never able to get into an offensive rhythm.
Tiffanie Abrams and Tiara Hall led the Connors scoring with 11 points each. Kaila Crawford followed with 8 points and Dakota Garrett scored 6.
Jaquitta Devers led the Belles’ scoring with 14 points.
The Cowgirls return to action on Monday, Feb. 20 at Melvin Self Fieldhouse against Northern Oklahoma –Tonkawa for a 6 p.m. tip-off.
Cowgirls Rebound to Dump Northeastern A&M
Connors Cowgirls rebounded from a disappointing loss to Redlands last week to win back the battle of the traveling “ A&M Trophy” Thursday night with a 59-52 win over Northeastern A&M at the NEO Field House in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash.
The victory avenged an early season loss to the Lady Norse at Melvin Self Field House 67-58 on January 10th.
The Cowgirls are now 15-9 on the year and 8-5 in OCAC play. NEO falls to 16-8 and 8-5 in league action.
Kaila Crawford led the Cowgirls scoring with 11 points followed by Taylor Lloyd’s 9, Tonisha Dean and Tiffanie Abrams with 8 points each.
Wilka Montout paced the lady Norse with 13 and BriAnna Garza added 12.
Connors overcome foul problems in the opening half and took a 30-30 tie into the locker room after leading by as many as 10 points in the first 20 minutes of action.
“We came out of the locker room much more focused and battled them very tough in the second half to take the lead,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite.
“We came in with a lot more focus and determination tonight, knocking down some big shot and getting big stops on defense down the stretch.”
Cowgirls to Recognize Former Players, Coaches on Feb. 27th
Connors State Cowgirls head basketball Coach Eddie Kite would like to invite all former basketball players and coaches to campus on Monday, February 27th for a reception and to watch the current Cowgirls battle Western State College.
The reception will start at 3 p.m. at Melvin Self Field House and alumni will be recognized during half-time of the Western State game. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
“We are looking forward for all the former Cowgirl basketball players and coaches returning to campus to renew friendships, meet old teammates and recall the past,” said Kite. “This will also give them an opportunity to keep in touch with our program, meet the current team and tell them what it means to be a Connors Cowgirl.”
For questions please contact Eddie Kite at (918) 463-6305 or assistant coach Heather Wimberly at (918) 463-6223
Cowgirls Fall to Redlands
Redlands Lady Cougars held the Connors Cowgirls scoreless the final 1:35 of the second half, breaking a 66-66 deadlock en route to a 71-66 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference victory at Melvin Self Field House Monday night.
Connors falls to 15-8 on the year and 7-5 in OCAC play, while the Lady Cougars improve to 11-12 overall and 3-9 in league action. Connors will next play on the road Thursday night at Miami, Okla., against Northeastern A&M.
The contest was tied six times in the second half and had seven lead changes before Redlands grabbed the lead for good at 1:35. Connors Kaila Crawford was deadly at the free throw line draining 7-of-8 to keep the Cowgirls within striking distance. Connors was 16-of-19 at the free throw line.
Crawford scored 10 points in a span of six minutes, eight at the free throw line. She led the Cowgirls scoring with 15 points followed by Tiara Hall’s 14.
Shema Jones led Redlands with 15, while Marta Plasencia and Laila Sulelman scored 10 each.
Cowgirls held a 30-27 led at the intermission as the contest was tied five times in the opening 20 minutes. Redlands broke the tie with 2:46 remaining in the half on a bucket by Kaylon Haywood giving Redlands a 27-25 lead. CSC’s Tonisha Dean put the Cowboys back on top at the 2:34 mark of the half on a 3-point bucket, giving the Cowgirls a 28-27 advantage.
Lewis then drained two free throws with 13 seconds remaining in the half, putting Connors up by thee 30-27.
REDLANDS 71, CONNORS STATE 66
Redlands 27 44—71
Connors State 30 36—66
Redlands (11-10, 6-5)—Jones 15, Hayward 12, Palencia 10, Sulelman 10, Ngom 8, Woodard 6, Williams 6, Smith 4.
Connors State (15-7, 7-4)—Crawford 15, Hall 14, Lewis 10, Lloyd 9, Dean 9, Abrams 7, Garrett 2.
Cowgirls Upend Carl Albert
The Connors Cowgirls led by Tiffanie Abrams’ 13 points and Tiara Hall’s 12, streaked past Carl Albert State College 68-64 Thursday night on the Lady Vikings home floor in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash.
Connors improves to 14-9 on the season and 7-4 in league play while Carl Albert is now 9-11 for the year and 4-7 in OCAC action. The Cowgirls return to action on Monday, Feb. 6 against Redlands Community College at Melvin Self Field House. Tip-off is 6 p.m.
Following Abrams and Hall in the scoring was Dakota Garrett with 11, Taylor Lloyd, Nikki Lewis and Tonisha Dean with 10 points each.
Carl Albert was led by Shelby Trozzi and Whitney Barnes with 18 points each.
Connors led by as many as 12 points in the second half, before the Lady Vikings made a run at the Cowgirls.
“We got stagnate down toward the end and had to hang on to get the win in a real dogfight,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We learned tonight how important it is to stay focused for 40 minutes.”
Cowgirls Roll Past Murray State
Connors State Cowgirls cruised to a 75-52 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Murray State Lady Aggies in a homecoming clash behind the 15-point performance of Nikki Lewis, while teammates Tiffanie Abrams and Taria Hall scored 14-points each in the triumph.
The victory improves the Cowgirls to 13-9 on the season and 6-4 in OCAC play, while Murray State drops to 12-7 and 5-5 in league action. The Cowgirls broke a fourth-place deadlock with the Lady Aggies in the OCAC standings.
It was the Cowgirls third straight victory.
“We could have put the game away in the first half, but we just missed so many layups the first half,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “I think we missed 12 point-blank shots. We talked about being focused at halftime for the second half, setting the tone. They did a good job in the second half.
“I believe we are starting to click a little bit better now.”
The only part of the Cowgirls game that disappointed Kite was at the free throw line. Connors connected on only 17-of-34 at the line.
“As much as work on free throw shooting, that was disappointing,” said Kite. “We could have won by a bigger margin, if we hit our free throws and all the bunny shots we missed.”
Connors held a 12-point advantage at the half, but its lead was cut to seven on two quick buckets by the Lady Aggies.
That’s when Connors went on a 19-5 over the next 10 minutes to put the game away. The Cowgirls sprinted to a comfortable 61-40 lead with 10:02 remaining in the game to put it away.
“Our defense did a great job,” said Kite. “Our communication has really improved the last couple of games.”
The Cowgirls rolled to a 42-30 lead at the half as they dominated play with a strong perimeter game and tenacious defense.
Abrams led the first half scoring attack with 11 points, with Lloyd and Hall adding 8-points each.
Connors held its largest lead of the opening half, a 14-point margin, 41-23 with 2:23 remaining in the period. The Connors took the lead for good in the half 8-7 on a free throw by Tonisha Dean at the 16-:03 mark. It was all Cowgirls the rest of the half.
CONNORS STATE 75, MURRAY STATE 52
Murray State 30 22 –52
Connors State 42 33—75
Murray State (12-7, 5-5)—Carter 19, McJudkins 11, Treas 8, Sims 6, Wedding 5, Aburimen 3.
Connors State (13-9, 6-4)— Lewis 15, Abrams 14, Hall 14, Lloyd 9, Dean 9, Crawford 6, Alesnay 5, Garrett 3.
Cowgirls Rout Eastern State
Connors State used a 9-0 run early in the first half and Eastern State never recovered as the Cowgirls cruised to a 73-54 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference victory over the Lady Mountaineers at Melvin Self Field House Thursday night.
Connors improves to 12-9 on the season and 5-4 in OCAC play, while Eastern remains winless in conference action at 0-8 and 5-14 on the season.
The Cowgirls led 20-8 on a 9-0 run at the 13:28 mark of the opening 20 minutes and held a comfortable 40-25 advantage at the intermission. The Cowgirls were never threatened by the Lady Mountaineers in the final 20 minutes, leading by as many as 22 points.
Tiffanie Abrams led the Cowgirls scoring with 17 points and Nikki Lewis, also scored in double figures with 14 points, as did Kaila Crawford, who added 11 points.
“Every game is going to have waves and we just had more than they did,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “I thought Nikki and Tiffanie did a nice job of scoring.
“Overall we did a good job defensively. We’ve won two straight now and I am hoping we’re getting into some kind of rhythm.”
Eastern State’s scoring was led by Ashley Catlett with 16 points and Patrina Goree added 14.
The Cowgirls will next battle Murray State on Monday, January 30 at Melvin Self Field House.
Connors State 73, EASTERN STATE 54
Eastern State 25 29—54
Connors State 40 33—73
Eastern State (5-13, 0-7)—Carlett 16, Goree 14, Hicks 9, Howlingwolf 6, Tass 5, Burris 2, Stewart 2.
Connors State (11-9, 4-4)—Abrams 17, Lewis 14, Crawford 11, Lloyd 9, Alsenay 9, Hall 6, Garrett 4, Dean 3.
Cowgirls Upend Western State
ALTUS-- Connors State Cowgirls placed three players in double-figure scoring led by Tiffanie Abrams’ 24 points to capture an 86-74 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Western State College Monday night on the road.
Tiara Hall poured home 20 points and Kaila Crawford scored 18 in the win. Nikki Lewis scored 9 and Taylor Lloyd added 8 points. Breanna Pendleton led the Lady Pioneers with 24 points.
Connors State improves its record to 11-8 for the season and is now 4-4 in conference action. Western State is now 6-8 and 2-6 in OCAC play.
Cowgirls broke open the tight battle in the second half with six 3-point baskets and some tenacious defensive play in the final 10 minutes to shut down Western State’s offensive assault.
The Cowgirls return home to Melvin Self Field House on Thursday night, playing host to Eastern State. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
Cowgirls Upset Bid of Northern Oklahoma-Enid Falls Short
Connors Cowgirls bid to upset the No. 11-ranked NJCAA team fell short as Connors could not overcome a 17-point second half advantage by visiting Northern Oklahoma-Enid, falling 84-78 at Melvin Self Field House Thursday night.
NOC-Enid won the game at the free throw line draining 21-of 22 in the second half and finished with 28-0-31 from the stripe. The Cowgirls went to the line just 13 times and converted 6.
Tiffanie Abrams led the Cowgirls scoring with 21 points, 18 from behind the arc, as she connected on 6-of-11 attempts. Nikki Lewis followed with 12 points while Kaila Crawford and Tonisha Dean scored 10 each.
Connors with some deadly 3-point shooting in the final 20 minutes battled back to within two points 80-78 with 17-seconds remaining in the game. Abrams drained a 3-point shot right of the lane to narrow the Lady Jets lead to 80-78.
That was as close as the Cowgirls would come as NOC-Enid converted four straight free throws to secure the victory in the final 15 seconds. The Lady Jets held a 17-point advantage 59-42 with 12:30 remaining when Connors battled back.
Ashley Briegge led the Lady Jets scoring with 24 points with Marisha Wallace pouring in 22. Sherri Lang added 10 in the win.
The Cowgirls will next travel to Altus on Monday to battle Western State College.
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA-ENID 84, CONNORS STATE 78
NOC-Enid 35 49 – 84
Connors State 33 45 –78
NOC-Enid (15-2, 6-0) – Briegge 24, Wallace 22, Lang 12, Payne 10, Bellamy 6, Bates 6, Fowler 2, Bledsoe 2.
Connors State (10-8 3-4)—Abrams 21, Lewis 12, Crawford 10, Dean 10, Lloyd 9, Hall 4.
Cowboys, Cowgirls Play Host to NOC-Enid Tonight
Connors State Cowboys and Cowgirls return home Thursday night (Jan. 19) to battle Northern Oklahoma-Enid in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference basketball clash at Melvin Self Field House.
The Cowboys, who are 13-3 on the season and 4-2 in OCAC, will play the Jets at 8 p.m., who are 11-5 on the year and 3-2 in conference action.
Cowboys will seek to rebound from a disappointing 63-60 loss to NOC-Tonkawa on Monday. NOC-Enid is coming off a 72-54 victory over Western State.
The Cowboys are one-game back of Murray State (5-1), who sits atop the OCAC standings. Connors and Northeastern A&M are at 4-2 and Eastern State, ranked No. 11 in the NJCAA rankings is at 3-2.
The Cowgirls and Lady Jets will play at 6 p.m. The Lady Jets enter the game ranked No. 11 in the latest NJCAA poll with a 14-2 record and a perfect 5-0 mark in the OCAC.
Connors is 10-7 on the year and 3-3 in conference play.
Men’s OCAC Standings
Team Conf. Season
Murray State 5-1 8-7
Connors State 4-2 13-3
Northeastern A&M 4-2 9-9
Eastern State 3-2 15-2
NOC-Enid 3-2 11-5
Redlands 3-3 7-9
Seminole 2-3 4-11
NOC-Tonkawa 2-3 9-8
Western State 2-4 10-7
Carl Albert 0-6 3-13
Women’s OCAC Standings
Team Conf. Season
NOC-Enid 5-0 14-2
Seminole 4-1 10-3
Northeastern A&M 4-2 12-5
Murray State 3-3 10-5
Connors State 3-3 10-7
Carl Albert 3-3 11-6
NOC-Tonkawa 2-3 7-10
Western State 1-5 5-7
Cowgirls Fall at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa
The Cowgirls lost their shooting touch in the second half shooting only 24 percent as the Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa Lady Mavericks dictated the pace of the game in the final 20 minutes of play to capture a 76-65 victory at Tonkawa Monday night.
The Cowgirls are now 10-7 for the season and 3-3 in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The Cowgirls will return to action on Thursday night at Melvin Self Field House to play NJCAA 11th-ranked and OCAC conference leader Northern Oklahoma-Enid (14-2, 5-0) at 6 p.m.
Tiara Hall led the Connors State scoring with 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for a double-double. Taylor Lloyd, who fouled out in the second half, finished with 13 points, while Tonisha Dean recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Kaila Crawford and Nikki Lewis scored 5 points each with Dakota Garrett and Megan Alsenay scoring four and two points respectively.
Megan Jones led Northern Oklahoma’s scoring with 24 points as the Lady Mavericks are now 7-10 on the season and 2-3 in league action.
Cowgirls Drop Seminole at Free Throw Line
The Cowgirls won the game at the free throw line draining 18-of-20 free throws, 14-of 16 in the final 5:44 of play to secure an 82-76 win over the Seminole State Belles at Melvin Self Field House Thursday night.
Tiara Hall led the Cowgirls scoring with 22 points, while Tiffanie Abrams came off the bench to pour in 17 and Nikki Lewis, who was in foul trouble much of the first half finished with 14 points.
Connors is now 10-6 on the year and 3-2 in OCAC play. The Cowgirls will return to action on Monday night with a road game at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa.
The Belles scoring was led by Beittany Hays with 25 points with Oolaymaton Conday adding 10.
“We did a great job at the free throw line and we stress that in practice,” said head coach Eddie Kite. “We finished the game tonight, something we haven’t been doing well. We played much better defense in the second half.”
The Belles held a two-point lead, 35-33, at the break on a pair of free throws by Cherrell Price with 25 ticks on the clock.
In the first 20 minutes of play the contest was tied five times the Belles breaking out to a 7-0 lead to open the game. The Cowgirls tied the game at 9-9 with 14:02 left in the first half and took its first lead 13-11 on a bucket by Abrams with 12:40 remaining.
Cowgirls’ largest lead of the half was three points 29-26 with 4:15 left in the half, before the Belles regained the lead 33-32 with 2:02 left in the first half on a Maraea Kelemete bucket.
Connors State 82, Seminole State 76
Seminole State 35 41--76
Connors State 33 49--82
Seminole State (9-3, 3-1)—Hays 25, Conway 10, Day 9, Council 9, Price 7, Newberry 6, Kelemete 5, Dever 5.
Connors State (10-6, 3-2)—Hall 22, Abrams 17, Lewis 14, Alsnay 7, Dean 7, Garrett 6, Lloyd 5, Crawford 4.
Cowgirls Fall to Northeastern A&M
Northeastern A&M went on a 16-0 run late in the second half and held the Connors Cowgirls to just 7 points the final 10:47 to take home a 67-58 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference victory Tuesday night at Melvin Self Field House.
The loss drops the Cowgirls to 9-6 on the year and 2-2 in OCAC play, while the Lady Norse go to 10-5 and 2-2 in league action. Connors State will now look ahead to a Thursday night contest at home against Seminole State at 6 p.m.
Niki Lewis, who scored the Cowgirls final 7 points of the game, led Connors’ scoring with 17 points. NEO’s Wilka Montout led the Lady Norse with 23 points.
“We were down six points in the second half and took an 8-point lead, but just couldn’t score in the final 10 minutes of play,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite.
NEO held a 34-27 lead at the intermission going on a 7-0 run in the final four minutes of play. The Cowgirls took their first lead of the game at the 12:00 mark 12-10 on a 3-point shot by Lewis. NEO regained the lead for good in the first half 22-20 with 7:05 remaining on back-to-back baskets by Kayla Anderson.
The Cowgirls held a 8-point lead 51-43 with 10:47 left in the contest, and the Lady Norse then went on a 16-0 run to get the victory.
“We just quite playing good basketball toward the end,” said Kite.
NORTHEASTERN A&M 67, Connors State 58
Northeastern A&M 34 33--67
Connors State 27 31--58
Northeastern A&M (10-5, 2-2)– Moatout 23, Fernandez 12, Garza 8, Cooper 7, Anderson 7, Schieber 6, Harbert 4.
Connors State (9-6, 2-2)– Lewis 17, Loyd 8, Dean 8, Hall 6, Crawford 6, Garrett 5, Abrams 5, Alsnay 3.
Cowgirls Avenge Early Season Loss to Coffeyville
Connors Cowgirls avenge an early season loss to the Coffeyville Red Ravens Thursday night at Melvin Self Field House, rallying from a first half deficit and then holding off a late Coffeyville threat for a 70-66 victory.
Connors improves to 9-5 on the year while the Red Ravens are even at 7-7.The Cowgirls will resume play on Jan. 10, against Northeastern A&M at Melvin Self Field House in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash.
The Red Ravens defeated the Cowgirls 92-71 in the Coffeyville Classic on Nov. 12.
Tiffanie Abrams and Taylor Lloyd led the Cowgirls scoring attack with 15 points each while Nikki Lewis added 14 in the victory. Tonisha Wilson led Coffeyville with 18.
Connors cruised to an 11-point lead in the second half 49-38 with 15:28 remaining before the Red Ravens battled back to take the lead 66-56 with 2:48 left.
Cowgirls’ Kaila Crawford put Connors back on top to stay with 2:17 remaining, 67-66 on an 8-foot shot inside the paint. Lloyd then put the game away with a shot from behind the arc with 1:45 left and the Cowgirls defense then shut down Coffeyville’s offense the rest of the way.
The Cowgirls held a 36-34 lead at the intermission and did not snare its first lead of the game until 10:01 left in the half on a bucket by Lloyd giving the Cowgirls a 21-18 lead when she drained a 3-point shot from the right side.
Connors’ Lewis tied the game at 21-all on a driving layup with 10:50 left in the half.
The Cowgirls largest lead of the first half was five points 32-27wth 3:16 remaining. Coffeyville tied the game at 34-all before Lewis made a steal, and dished the ball off to Abrams, who scored the easy basket on a layup for the 36-34 lead at the half.
Connors was 18-of-49 from the field, which included 8-of-15 from behind the arc. Coffeyville was 21-of-46 from the field and just 6-of-21 from 3-point range.
CONNORS 70, COFFEYVILLE 66
Coffeyville 34 32-66
Connors 36 34—70
Coffeyville (7-7)—Wilson 18, Robinson 10, Miller 8, Turner 7, Frazier 6, Price 6, Johnson 5, Rhoiney 4, Green 2.
Cowgirls Hammer Mid-South Community College
Despite a slow offensive start the Connors State Cowgirls rolled over Mid-South Community College 86-41 at Melvin Self Field House Saturday afternoon.
The win improves the Cowgirls record to 8-5 and will look ahead to a non-conference clash with Coffeyville Community College on Thursday at Melvin Self Field House. Tip-off is 7 p.m.
Four Cowgirls scored in double figures with Tiffanie Abrams leading the Connors offensive assault with 20 points. Tonisha Dean scored 17 points and pulled down 8 rebounds in the win.
Point-guard Nikki Lewis scored 14 and dished out 10 assists, while Taylor Lloyd scored 10.
Mid-South’s scoring was placed by Shametress Williams’ 11 points.
The Cowgirls failed to score the first 4:15 of the contest, however, its defense took charge forcing Mid-South turnovers resulting in Connors points with its transition game.
Connors held a 49-13 lead at the half and was never contested by Mid-South. It was the Cowgirls second win of the season over Mid-South, taking an 85-47 win on Nov. 19 at West Memphis, Ark.
Cowgirls Rally Past Redlands
El RENO – Connors State Cowgirls rallied from an 11-point deficit with 11-minutes remaining to post a 68-63 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Redlands Community College Cougars Thursday night.
The Cowgirls are now 7-5 on the season and 2-1 in league play.
The Cowgirls trailed 36-29 at the half and behind by 11 points with 11:00 left, but regained the lead with 4:30 left in the contest. Connors secured the win with three consecutive defensive stops in the final minute of play and sealed it at the free throw line.
Connors connected on 13-of-16 attempts at the free throw line, as Nikki Lewis led the Cowgirls scoring attack with 19 points and had 6 assists. Tiffanie Abrams poured home 15 points, followed by Kaila Crawford with 13.
Tiara Hall recorded a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Tonisha Dean scored 9 points and Dakota Garrett 2.
The Cougars were led by Lila Suleiman with 16 points and Lissette Plasencia added 15.
The Cowgirls will step out of conference play on Saturday afternoon to play Mid-South Community College at 4 p.m. at Melvin Self Field House. The Cowgirls defeated Mid-South in an earlier meeting on Nov. 19, 84-47 at West Memphis, Ark.
Cowgirls Run Past Carl Albert
Connors State Cowgirls romped to an 88-54 victory over Carl Albert State College Tuesday night at Melvin Self Field House behind the 30-point performance of Tiffanie Abrams in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference clash.
The victory lifts the Cowgirls to a 6-5 season record and evened its OCAC mark at 1-1. The Vikings fall to 4-5 on the year and 1-1 in league action. The Cowgirls will next meet Redlands Community College at El Reno on Thursday.
“We started a little slow, but our defense got us a lot of offensive rebounds, which created a lot of second chance opportunities,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We attacked the basketball and overall I thought we did a good job.
“Our defense created a lot of turnovers and that created a lot of transition baskets. We then started to run the floor pretty good. It was a good team effort.”
Nikki Lewis and Taira Hall added 11 points each in the win with Tonisha Dean scoring 10. Whitney Bames led Carl Albert with 12 points.
The Cowgirls used a pressing defense to cruise to a 20-point lead at the half, 43-23 over the visiting Vikings and was never contested the remainder of the contest. The Cowgirls largest lead of the contest was 34 points, 88-49 with 1:43 remaining in the game.
CONNORS STATE 88, CARL ALBERT 54
Carl Albert 23 31 –54
Connors State 43 45 – 88
Connors State (6-5, 1-1)—Abrams 30, Hall 11, Lewis 11, Dean 10, Lloyd 9, Crawford 7, Alsenay 7, Garrett 3.
Carl Albert (4-5, 1-1)— Bames 12, Trozzi 9, Brown 8, Palmer 7, Goode 5, Stafford 4, Steed 4, Watson 3, Ware 2.
Cowgirls Fall Short Against Lon Morris
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS – Connors State Cowgirls fell to host Lon Morris in a heartbreaker, failing to score in the final 44 seconds of play after holding a 3-point lead, losing 78-75 in the Lon Morris Classic Saturday afternoon.
The Cowgirls are now 5-5 on the year and will play Carl Albert State College Tuesday a6 6 p.m. at Melvin Self Fieldhouse in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference game.
“The girls played their best basketball of the season to this point,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We are finally starting to get healthier and developing a better team identity. I like how we are progressing now.”
Cowgirls’ scoring was pace by Tiara Hall’s 21 points with Taylor Lloyd scoring 17 and Kaila Crawford 12.
Byronesha Santiago led Lon Morris with 21 points with Meghan Braeur 15, while Dominique Edwards and Arianna Jones draining 14 each.
Connors battled back from a 12-point deficit in the second half and cut the Lon Morris lead to five points, before the Connors got into foul trouble, as three Cowgirls fouled out of the game.
Cowgirls Pop Kilgore College
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS – Connors State Cowgirls rolled to a 73-66 win over Kilgore College Friday night in the Lon Morris College Classic behind the 25-point scoring performance of Nikki Lewis.
The Cowgirls improved to 5-4 on the season and will play host Lon Morris at noon Saturday.
“This was a huge win for us on the road for a team that has battled through a lot of injuries,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We grew up a lot tonight. We stayed focused down the stretch, taking care of the basketball when they pressed us late.”
Connors had only 14 turnovers on the night, just four in the second half of play.
Connors held an early 18-5 lead and held a 42-38 lead at the intermission, overcoming some late foul problems in the first half.
Tiffanie Abrams, Taylor Lloyd and Tosha Dean joined Lewis in double-figure scoring with 15, 11 and 10 points respectively. Tiara Hall led the Cowgirls in rebounding with 10 boards.
Audrea Gamble led Kilgore’s scoring with 24 points.
Murray State Tops Cowgirls in Conference Opener
Connors State Cowgirls held a six-point lead in the final four minutes of play only to have it slip away as Murray State grabbed a 68-62 win in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference opener for both clubs Monday night at Tishomingo.
Connors State falls to 4-4 on the season and 0-1 in OCAC play while Murray State remains perfect on the season at 4-0 and 1-0.
The Cowgirls will travel to Jacksonville, Texas on Friday to play in the Lon Morris Classic.
The Cowgirls held a 21-20 lead at the intermission, but was outscored 48-41 in the final 20 minutes of play.
“We just gave up some key offensive rebounds in the final four minutes and made a couple of unforced turnovers down the stretch,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “That was the difference in the game. Murray is a very solid team.
“You can’t make errors like that on the road and expect to win.”
Tonisha Dean led three Cowgirls in double-figure scoring with 17 points. Kaila Crawford scored 13 points and Tiara Hall added 10.
The Lady Aggies scoring was led by Antoineete Carter’s 23 points with Angela Pachoddy adding 14 in the win.
Cowgirls Roll Past Mid-South Community College
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – Connors State Cowgirls girls snapped a two-game losing streak with an 85-47 victory over Mid-South Community College Saturday night.
The Cowgirls are now 4-3 on the season and will open Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Monday at Tishomingo against Murray State.
“We played very solid defense especially in the first half,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We dominated the boards, out-rebounding Mid-South 54-38.
Cowgirls had five players score in double figures with Tiara Hall leading the way with 18 points. Nicki Lewis scored 15, followed by Taylor Lloyd with 11, Tiffanie Abrams 10 and Megan Alsenay 10.
Brittany King led the Lady Greyhounds scoring with 8 points, while Marquaila Williams and Shametress Williams scored 7 points each. Mid-South Community College remains winless on the season at 0-8.
CONNORS STATE 85, MID-SOUTH 47
Connors State 43 42--85
Mid-South 20 27-- 47
Connors State (4-3)—Tiara Hall 18, Nikki Lewis 15, Taylor Lloyd 11, Tiffanie Abrams 10, Megan Alsnay 10, Tonisha Dean 8, Kaila Crawford 5, Dakota Garrett 5, Staci Simeroth 3.
Mid-South (0-8)—King 8, M. Williams 7, S. Williams 7, Boyd 7, McCoy 6, Wright 5, Washington 5, Nesbitt 2.
Cowgirls Fall to Coffeyville CC
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. – Connors State Cowgirls never got its offense untrack and fell to the Coffeyville Red Ravens 92-71 Saturday afternoon in the Coffeyville Classic.
The Cowgirls trailed 48-33 the intermission and battled back to within 12 points in the final 20 minutes of play.
“We just dug ourselves too deep of a hole at the start,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie. Kite. “We came back a little in the second half, but just ran out of gas.”
Tiffanie Abrams led the Cowgirls’ scoring with 17 points with Kaila Crawford scoring a double-double with 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Taylor Lloyd also scored in double-figures with 10 points.
The Cowgirls return to action next Saturday going on the road to play Mid-South Community College.
COFFEYVILLE CC 92, CONNOR STATE 71
Connors State 33 38—71
Coffeyville 48 44 – 92
Connors State (3-3) – Tiffanie Abrams 17, Kaila Crawford 13, Taylor Lloyd 10, Tonisha Dean 7, Tiara Hall 6, Megan Alsenay 1.
Coffeyville –Neely 14, Johnson 14, Robinson 13, Price 11, Turner 10, Wilson 9, Miller 8, Britton 6, Rhoiney 4, Frazier 2.
Cowgirls Fall to Independence CC
COFFEYVILLE, KAN. -- Independence Lady Pirates took advantage of Connors State’s cold shooting in the second half to grab a 70-60 win at the Coffeyville Community College Classic Friday afternoon.
The loss drops the 11th-ranked Cowgirls to 3-2 on the season and will play host Coffeyville at 3 p.m. Saturday.
“We just went cold the final 25 minutes of play,” said Cowgirls coach Eddie Kite. The Cowgirls shot a season low 34 percent from the field, connecting on only 3-of-17 from behind the arc.
Tiffanie Abrams led the Cowgirls’ scoring with 13 points. Tiara Hall, who fouled out in the contest, finished with a double-double, scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
Nikki Lewis and Taylor Lloyd scored 11 points each. Kaila Crawford and Megan Alsenay each had five points.
Diara Moore and Dominique Mosley led the Lady Pirates scoring with 14 points each, with Girlie Curtis and Courtney Waldner adding 10 each.
Cowgirls Blitz Bacone JV Again
Connors State Cowgirls blitzed the Bacone Warriors JV 110-36 Tuesday night at the Palmer Center on the Bacone campus behind the 25-point performance of Tiffanie Abrams.
The 11th-ranked Cowgirls are now 3-1 on the season heading into a Friday afternoon game in the Coffeyville Classic against Independence Community College at 1 p.m.
It was the second win of the season over the Bacone JV squad. The Cowgirls defeated the Lady Warriors in the season opener 112-44.
Five other Cowgirls joined Abrams in double figure scoring, Tiara Hall scored 24 points and pulled down 8 rebounds, Taylor Lloyd poured home 15 points and had 7 assists along with 7 steals.
Nikki Lewis added 12 points, while Kaila Crawford and Meagan Alseney scored 11 points each. Staci Simeroth and Tonisha Dean scored 9 and 3 points respectively.
The Cowgirls shot a sizzling 65 percent from the field and outrebounded Bacone 36-28.
Cowgirls Fall to Northark
Harrison, Ark. –The 11th-ranked Connors State Cowgirls fell to host Northark Community College 84-71 in the Northark Classic Saturday afternoon.
Connors is now 2-1 heading into a Tuesday night contest against Bacone JV on the Warriors home floor at 6 p.m.
Nikki Lewis led the Cowgirls scoring with 26 points and had 7 assists, while Tiffanie Abrams recorded a double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. Tonisha Dean also registered a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Tiara Hall collected 10 rebounds in the loss.
It was the Cowgirls third game in three days for the shorthanded squad which played only six players. “We played hard, but it was just too much for our injured team to overcome,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “We’ll bounce back.”
The Cowgirls trailed by only a point at the intermission 36-35 but could not overcome the Pioneers second-half surge.
NORTHARK 84, CONNORS STATE 71
Connors State 35 36—71
Northark 36 48 – 84
Connors State (2-1) -- Lewis 26, Abrams 19, Dean 11, Lloyd 4, Alsenay 4, Hall 2, Simeroth 2.
Northark –Tenberge 16, Prochoska 15, Donson 13, Poole 10, Smith 8, Irvine 7, Wade 8, Johnson 5, Case 4
Cowgirls Blast Central Baptist JV
HARRISON, Ark. – The 11th-ranked Connors State Cowgirls remained unbeaten with a 93-51 victory over Central Baptist University JV in the Northark Community College Classic Friday night.
The Cowgirls, now 2-0, will meet host Northark at noon Saturday.
“We started sluggish, but came on in the second half with some solid play,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite.
Sophomore point guard Nikki Lewis poured in 31 points to lead the Cowgirls scoring attack as Connors held a commanding 46-26 lead at the intermission and cruised to the victory.
Lewis had 11 steals and five assists to lead a strong defensive effort by the Cowgirls.
Tiffanie Abrams and Tiara Hall each scored a double-double. Abrams poured in 24 points and led the Cowgirls with 15 rebounds, while Hall scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Tonisha Dean also scored in double figures for the Cowgirls with 18 points.
No. 11 Cowgirls Pound Bacone JV
Tiffanie Abrams and Tonisha Dean drained 33 points each in leading the 11th-ranked Connors State Cowgirls to a season opening 112-44 victory over the Bacone College JV Thursday night at Melvin Self Fieldhouse.
“It was a very good opening night game for us,” said Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite. “I thought all the girls played extremely hard in the game with some excellent defense and offense.”
It was a career high for Dean, a sophomore and for Dean it was an impressive performance in her first collegiate game.
Tiara Hall, who was also playing in her first college game also scored in double figures with a 22-point performance. She also led the Cowgirls in rebound pulling down nine.
All eight Cowgirls put points on the scoreboard in the victory.
The Cowgirls will now go on the road beginning Friday, traveling to Harrison, Ark., to play in the Northark Classic. Connors will play host Northark Community College Friday night and Central Baptist JV on Saturday.
CONNORS STATE 112, BACONE JV 44
Bacone 19 25 –44
Connors State 63 49 – 112
Bacone JV—Casey Lovell 16, Kayla Denton 10, Micaela Galston 5, Haydee Silva 4, Tianna Arecenaux 3, Cassie Powell 2, Holly Pierce 2, Jeanie White 2.
Connors State (1-0)—Tiffanie Abrams 33, Tonisha Dean 33, Tiara Hall 22, Megan Alsenay 8, Staci Simeroth 8, Nikki Lewis 4, Taylor Lloyd 3, Kaila Crawford 1.
Cowgirls Ranked No. 11 in NJCAA Preseason Poll
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Connors State Cowgirls have been ranked No. 11 in the National Junior College Athletic Association women’s preseason basketball poll released Friday.
The Cowgirls are coming off a 27-5 record and an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. The Cowgirls were upset in the Region II championship game on a last second buzzer-beater shot by Northern Oklahoma-Enid, which is ranked No. 5 in the preseason rankings.
“We are pretty happy with the ranking, but we know that we have a lot of work ahead to live up to the national ranking,” said head coach Eddie Kite. “The preseason poll is more based on what you did last year and this team has a lot of work to reach the goal of last season’s team.”
The Cowgirls open the season on November 4 at the Northark Classic in Harrison, Ark.
Trinity Valley Community College sits atop the poll followed by Pensacola State College, Midland College, North Idaho, NOC-Enid, Central Arizona, Hutchinson Community College, Chattanooga State, Copiah-Lincoln, and Tyler Junior College.
The second 10 is Connors State, College of Southern Idaho, Gulf Coast State, State Fair, Mo., Shelton State, Georgia Perimeter, Monroe Community College, Casper, Wyo., Arizona Western and Wabash Valley.
Basketball Season Tickets on Sale
Connors State College basketball season tickets are now on sale, according to Athletic Director Bill Muse.
The tickets are $50 for chairback seats for 15 Cowboys and Cowgirls home games. Contact Muse at (918) 463-6231.
Cowgirls Announce 2011-12 basketball schedule
Connors State Cowgirls head coach Eddie Kite has announced the 2011-12 Cowgirls basketball schedule.
The Cowgirls will play a 29-game schedule opening the season on Nov. 3 against the Bacone Junior Varsity on Nov. 3 at Melvin Self Fieldhouse. Connors opens Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Nov. 21 on the road at Tishomingo, Okla. against Murray State.
The Cowgirls first OCAC home game is Nov. 29 against Carl Albert State College at Melvin Self Fieldhouse.
Connors is the OCAC defending champions after posting a 27-5 record and advancing to the championship game of the Region II Tournament, losing to Northern-Enid on a last second shot.
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Basketball Schedule
NOVEMBER
3 Bacone JV 6:30 p.m.
4 at Northark Classic TBA
5 at Northark Classic TBA
8 Bacone JV 6 p.m.
10 Coffeyville Classic 5 p.m.
11 Coffeyville Classic 6 p.m.
19 at Mid-South CC 4 p.m.
21 at Murray State 6 p.m.
25 at Lon Morris Classic TBA
26 at Lon Morris Classic TBA
29 Carl Albert 6 p.m.
DECEMBER
1 at Redlands CC 6 p.m.
3 Mid-South CC 4 p.m.
6 Coffeyville CC 7 p.m.
JANUARY
9 Northeastern A&M 6 p.m.
12 Seminole State 6 p.m.
16 at Northern-Tonkawa 6 p.m
19 Northern-Enid 6 p.m.
23 at Western State 6 p.m.
26 at Eastern State 6 p.m.
31 Murray State 6 p.m.
FEBRUARY
2 at Carl Albert 6 p.m.
6 Redlands CC 6 p.m.
9 at Northeastern A&M 6 p.m.
13 at Seminole State 6 p.m.
20 Northern-Tonkawa 6 p.m.
23 at Northern-Enid 6 p.m.
24 Western State 6 p.m.
MARCH
1 Eastern State 6 p.m.
8-11 Region II Tournament TBA
16-20 NJCAA National Tournament TBA
Second Cowgirls Fundraiser
WARNER – Connors State Cowgirls basketball team will be holding its second fundraiser on April 15th at Baptist Campus Ministries on the Warner Campus.
A barbeque lunch will be served between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Baptist Campus Ministries. The lunch will include a sandwich, chips and drink for $6.00.
Briskets will be cooked by special order only and orders must be placed by Wednesday April 13th at 3 p.m. Cost of the brisket is $50.00.
For information contact Cowgirls Head Basketball Coach Eddie Kite at 918-463-6305.
All proceeds go to help support the Cowgirls basketball program
Cowgirls Basketball Fundraiser
WARNER – Connors State Cowgirls basketball team will be holding a fundraiser on Thursday, April 7th at the Baptist Campus Ministries on the Warner Campus.
A barbeque lunch will be served between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Baptist Campus Ministries. The lunch will include a sandwich, chips and drink for $6.00.
Briskets will be cooked by special order only and orders must be placed by Wednesday, April 6th by 3 p.m. Cost of the brisket is $50.00.
For information contact Cowgirls Head Basketball Coach Eddie Kite at 918-463-6305.
All proceeds go to help support the Cowgirls basketball program.
Cowgirls Lose Heartbreaker in Region II Championship Game
SHAWNEE – Heartbreak.
Connors State women battled back from a 17-point deficit midway the second half to tie the game, only to have Northern-Enid’s Andrea Coggin drain a 3-point shot with 3 seconds left to defeat the Cowgirls 75-72 to claim the NJCAA Region II Championship Sunday afternoon at Oklahoma Baptist University.
The loss ends the Cowgirls season at 27-5 and the Jets advance to national tournament in Salina, Kan. on March 14th with a 28-5 record.
The Cowgirls trailed 38-27 at the half as they shot only 28 percent from the field and leading only once. They finished 26-of-74 from the floor for a 35 percent shooting night, while Enid was 27-of-52 for 51 percent.
The Jets streaked to a 17-point lead 51-34 at the 16:50 mark, behind tournament MVP Deeva Vaughn, who led the Jets in scoring with 26 points.
That’s when the Cowgirls slammed the door on the Jets with a full court press and the comeback began. The Jets were held scoreless by a tenacious Cowgirls’ defense for nearly 7-minutes, but it wasn’t enough.
Connors behind All-Tournament performer Nikki Lewis, who scored14 points, Kendra Flemming’s 17 and Taylor Loyd’s 15 pulled to within a point, 52-51 with 7:44 remaining.
It became a see-saw battle the rest of the way before the Cowgirls’ Flemming deadlocked the game at 70-all with 1:00 left.
Enid’s Vaughn put the Jets back on top 72-70 with 40 seconds left, before Flemming answered again to tie the game at 72-all with19 seconds on the clock.
Following a series of timeouts by both benches, the Jets’ Beebe, who had only 1 shot from behind the arc, connected from deep in the left corner with 3-seconds left on her second attempt to get the win for the Jets.
The Cowgirls inbound the ball following the basket, but Chelsea Kellogg’s desperation shot from midcourt missed its mark.
Cowgirls Advance to Region II Title Game
SHAWNEE – Connors State Cowgirls exploded on a 19-4 run midway the second half to put away Seminole State 65-47 and advance to Sunday’s NJCAA Region II Women’s championship game.
The Cowgirls will take a 27-4 record into the 4 p.m. game at Oklahoma Baptist University against the winner between Northeastern A&M and Northern-Enid.
Connors’ Sierra Cornwell broke a 39-39 deadlock with a drive down the lane with 13:38 remaining to ignite the second half explosion. Cornwell was one of four Cowgirls to score in double figures, as she finished with 10 points.
The back breaker came when 5-2 freshman point guard Nikki Lewis drained back-to-back treys from 28-feet to give the Cowgirls a 55-43 advantage with 5:50 remaining. She finished with 8 points.
Tiffanie Abrams then iced the game for Connors when she drained back-to-back treys to make it 63-47 with two-minutes remaining.
Abrams led the Connors scoring with 12 points, with Kendra Flemming and Taylor Loyd scoring 10 each. Shakayla Love just missed scoring her second consecutive double-double, pulling down 12 rebounds and scoring 9 points.
The Cowgirls shot 40 percent for the game (27-of-67), while holding the Belles to just 30 percent from the floor (19-of-63. Seminole was just 2-of-16 from behind the arc.
The Belles led only one time in the final 20 minutes, 38-37 on a basket by Fanta Toure, who led the Seminole scoring with 14 points. Love regained the lead for the Cowgirls 39-38 on a short jumper.
The Belles’ Teshia Griswold then connected on the front end of two shots at the stripe, setting the stage for Cornwell’s drive to the basket and the Connors explosion.
Kite will be making his third trip to the championship game in four years, leading the Cowgirls to the Region II championship two years ago. The year before Connors lost to University of Arkansas-Fort Smith in the title game.
A year ago the Cowgirls were sent home in the first round by Arkansas Baptist.
Cowgirls Drop Carl Albert, Advance to Semifinals
SHAWNEE – Nikki Lewis may be the smallest point guard in junior college basketball, but the 5-4 freshman plays BIG.
The Tahlequah-Sequoyah product poured home 23 points, including five from behind the arc in leading the Connors State Cowgirls to an impressive 76-64 victory over Carl Albert State College in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Region II Women’s Basketball Tournament at Oklahoma Baptist University Friday.
The victory puts the Cowgirls, who are now 26-4 into Saturday’s 6 p.m. semifinals against Seminole State, who advanced with a 77-72 victory over Murray State.
Lewis, who was outstanding, was not alone in the double-digit scoring production for CSC. Shakayla Love scored a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, with Kendra Flemming scoring12 and Tiffanie Abrams adding 10.
Basketball Tournament Brackets
The Cowboys and Cowgirls both received #1 seeds in this year's Region II Tournaments. See how their pairings look by downloading our printable tournament brackets below:
March Madness
March Madness has arrived for the Connors State Cowboys and Cowgirls.
Beginning Thursday the Cowboys will begin its March toward the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., with a quarterfinal game in the Region II Tournament at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee against Northern-Enid at 6 p.m.
Cowgirls and Cowboys fans can view and hear all the play-by-play of every Connors State game on your computer during the Region II Tournament in Shawnee with a webcast.
The webcast for the Region II Tournament can be reached by going to www.infinitysports.tv and click on the Region II icon. That will direct you to the Connors State icon to get the game.
The Cowgirls begin Region II play on Friday at 6 p.m. against Carl Albert State College as they begin their quest for a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament in Salina, Kan.
If you can’t make the trip, the next best way to support the Cowgirls and Cowboys is go to the webcast. Thanks for your support.
Basketball Honors and Pairings
Connors State men’s basketball coach Bill Muse and women’s coach Eddie Kite were named the Region II Coaches of the Year at the region meeting Sunday at Oklahoma Baptist University.
It is Muse’s seventh time to receive the honor and it’s Kite’s second time to receive the award.
Cowboys’ Corey Wilford, 6-1 sophomore guard from Hopkinsville, N.Y. was named the Region II Player of the Year and Robert Crawford, 6-7 sophomore guard from Broken Arrow, was named to the first team along with Wilford.
Four Cowgirls were named to the All-Region squad, Kendra Fleming, 5-9 sophomore guard from Ft. Smith, Ark.; Sierra Cornwell, 5-8 guard from Preston and Shakayla Love, 6-2, freshman center from Preston were named to the second team. Freshman guard Nikki Lewis from Tahlequah was named to the third team.
The fifth-ranked Cowboys (26-3) will open Region II play on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee against the winner of Monday’s play-in game between Carl Albert (5-23) and Northern-Enid (14-16).
A win by the Cowboys would put them into Saturday’s semifinals against the Redlands (17-11) and Western State (21-8) winner at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The championship game will be played Sunday at 2 p.m.
Monday’s other play-in game involves Northeastern A&M (14-16) and Arkansas Baptist (14-15). The NEO-Arkansas Baptist winner will play Northern-Tonkawa (18-12) at 8 .m. Friday.
Eastern State (18-9) will play the winner between NEO and Arkansas Baptist at 3 p.m. Friday.
The No. 1 seed Cowgirls (26-4) will play the winner of Monday’s Carl Albert (8-18), and Eastern State (8-19) game at 6 p.m. Friday at OBU.
The other play-in game on Monday involves Northern-Tonkawa (20-10) against Arkansas-Baptist. That winner will play No. 3 seed Northeastern A&M (19-8) at 8 p.m. Friday.
Seminole State (18-10) will take on Murray State (15-12) at 1 p.m.
The semifinals will be play at 6 p.m. Saturday with the championship game at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Cowboys and Cowgirls Take Titles
Connors State Cowboys and Cowgirls are both the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference champions after posting victories Thursday night in Enid.
The Cowboys won their second consecutive OCAC crown with a 73-62 victory over Northern-Enid. The victory gives the Cowboys the top seed in the Region II Tournament to be played at Oklahoma Baptist University next week in Shawnee.
The Cowboys are 25-3 for the season and 14-3 in conference play.
The Cowgirls defeated the 16th-ranked Northern-Enid Lady Jets for a sweep of the season rivalry 76-71 to take the title and secure the No. 1 seed in the Region II tournament next week in Shawnee. The Cowgirls are now 24-4 overall and 14-3 in OCAC play.
The last time the Cowgirls won the OCAC championship was 2008 and went on to win the Region II championship and advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Salina, Kan.
The Cowboys and Cowgirls end regular season play Saturday at Melvin Self Field House. Tip-off is 2 p.m.
Cowgirls play for OCAC title and top seed in tournament
The Cowgirls travel to Enid Thursday to play Northern Oklahoma-Enid Lady Jets with the winner capturing the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. Tip-off is 6 p.m. at the Mabee Gym.
The Lady Jets hold a one-half game lead over the Cowgirls with each team having a Saturday clash. The Lady Jets are 14-3 in the conference and 24-4 for the season. The Cowgirls are 13-3 in league play and 23-4 for the season.
The OCAC champion will take the top seed in the Region II Tournament which begins on March 3 at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.
The Cowgirls will complete its regular season on Saturday at Melvin Self Field House at 2 p.m. against Eastern State.
Basketball Homecoming vs. Seminole State College
CSC will celebrate basketball homecoming tonight as both basketball teams are ready to take on Seminole State College. The festivities will take place at halftime of the men’s game. The Cowgirls will start things off right with a 6:00pm tip-off followed by the Cowboys playing at 8:00pm.
Tonight is also being deemed Creek Nation Casino night. The first 300 fans to show up tonight will receive a Creek Nation Casino koozie at the ticket window.
A mini-camp performance to be put on by the future cheerleaders of Connors State College is also scheduled for tonight.
Come cheer both teams on as we are fighting for conference championships. This is the last week of regular season games and Connors State home games. We hope to see you there!
Basketball Final Home Games
The Connors State College Basketball Teams play their final home games of the season on Monday, February 21st, 2011 starting at 6:00pm at Melvin Self Fieldhouse. Please see the Women's Basketball schedule and the Men's Basketball schedule for more information on all the games and the upcoming playoffs.
Women's Basketball Final Home Games
The Connors State College Women's Basketball Team plays their final home game of the season on Monday, February 21st, 2011 at 6:00pm at Melvin Self Fieldhouse. Please see the schedule for more information on all the games and the upcoming playoffs.