Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Cowgirls head into Big 12 play with double digit win Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter
four points and the Cowgirls led 25-21 going into half. Naomie Alnatas was one of the only positives for the Cowgirls’ offense. She had seven assists in the first half and nine assists in total. The Cowgirls headed into halftime with a seven-minute scoring drought. Cowgirls’ guard Claire Chastain said coach Jacie Hoyt’s message enabled their second half success. “Just small adjustments, just move the ball,” Chastain said. “My team does an incredible job of sharing the ball. Mimi having nine assists I think she really made those adjustments for the second half and everyone kind of bought in to what coach Jacie was saying and the adjustments that we needed to improve. And overall I think we executed well coming out from halftime.”
Hello Wisconsin!
Second half adjustments led to an OSU victory and a double digit win going into conference play. The Cowgirls advance into Big 12 play at 10-2 after their 62-44 win over the Air Force Falcons on Tuesday afternoon. The first half was a tightly contested defensive game with less than 50 points scored over all. The Cowgirls led the Falcons 17-12 after the first quarter, but things started to turn against the Cowgirls in the second. The Falcons controlled the end of the second quarter on a 9-0 run. The Cowgirls were unable to score late in the first half only getting 8 points in the quarter. The Falcons were able to bring the game within See Big 12 on page 3
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year slowed down a bit in 2022, but still averaged more than five yards per carry and found the endzone 10 times. After a 6-6 regular season and a coaching change halfway Gabriel Trevino through it, Wisconsin saw a few Sports Editor of its starters enter the transfer portal. There were rumors — as is the nature of college football, star The 95th ranked rush deplayers and the transfer portal — fense in the country, lacking some but Allen didn’t even think of it as of its better players from the 2022 a possibility. season, will line up against one “I never was in the portal,” of the best running backs in the Allen said. “I was here the whole country. time. I was just waiting to get to No matter Wisconsin’s curknow coach Fickell and to learn rent quarterback situation — with about his plan.” neither Chase Wolf and Myles When new Wisconsin coach Burkett having much experience Luke Fickell was hired, one of — OSU’s very poor defense will his first recruiting visits was to still have a tough task stopping the his starting running back, hoping Badger offense in the Guaranteed he would return to Madison for a Rate Bowl next Tuesday. third season. As a 17-year-old, Braelon “I think we have a pretty Allen burst onto the field as a good connection and I’m happy to freshman last season, running for say I think he believes and trusts 1,268 yards and 12 touchdowns on in what we’re going to do,” Fickell only 186 attempts. The reigning said.
OSU guard Claire Chastain led the Cowgirls with 14 points in their 62-44 win over Air Force on Tuesday afternoon.
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Wisconsin Badgers running back Braelon Allen (0) carries the ball during an NCAA Big Ten Conference college football game against the Northwestern Wildcats Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Evanston, Ill.
Badgers’ backs, receivers preview
Behind Allen is Chez Mellusi and Isaac Guerendo, who both rushed for nearly 400 yards this season, but the latter of who entered the transfer portal. So if Allen needs a break, expect Mellusi. The primary pass catcher is receiver Chimere Dike, who posted 653 yards and six touchdowns on the season, with only 44 receptions. A look into the advanced metrics, Dike is similar to Biletnikoff award winner Jalin Hyatt. Other than Dike, Skyler Bell is a young pass catcher who shows big-play potential when he’s targeted, and Keontez Lewis, a former transfer from UCLA. It’s still undetermined who will coach the offense in the bowl game, or who will be under-center, but OSU’s defense must not underestimate a talented, yet underperforming Wisconsin offense in Phoenix. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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A look behind Shrum’s strategic plan Kennedy Thomason Assistant News and Lifestyle Editor
belong to the land-grants, and we are Oklahoma’s flagship land-grant institution,” Shrum said. “With a presence in all 77 counties, we are called to serve the state and world, and we are well OSU’s strategy to become the na- equipped to do that. This strategy is tion’s foremost land-grant institution is a bold step forward, and I’m proud of a work in progress. the work of the committees involved in In early October, OSU President its creation. Our goal is to become the Kayse Shrum and Senior Vice Presipreeminent land-grant university. With dent of Operations Jerome Loughridge our world-class faculty, dedicated staff announced the plan on the Stillwater and the bright minds of our students, we campus. will accomplish the goal.” This plan was put together This plan is being built around through the efforts of students, faculty, the idea of improving the lives of staff, alumni, donors, industry represen- Oklahomans. The state of Oklahoma tatives, tribal partners and state leadproduces college graduates 25% behind ers. It contains well-structured goals the national average. This leaves a large to support students and parents, along workforce and economic threat, which with Oklahoma’s workforce. The plan OSU’s plan is aiming to address. encompasses many initiatives and topEarlier this year OSU announced ics that are related to the improvement it will be increasing student enrollment of career placement, career readiness, at its campuses in Stillwater, Oklahoma improving higher education through City, Tulsa and Okmulgee. reduced student loans and an increase in Eight policy imperatives have student scholarships. been included in OSU’s plan: Shrum said this plan is closely Enroll a minimum of 5,000 new related with OSU’s land-grant roots. first-year students by the fall of 2026 at “Research, teaching and service the Stillwater campus
Increase six-year graduation rate 10% by 2027 through a comprehensive retention strategy Compete with integrity and excellence Commit to creating graduates who exhibit the four competencies of professional preparedness, engaged citizenship, ethical leadership and personal responsibility Align curriculum and programming to support the generation of ideal graduates and to advance the land-grant mission Leverage R1 status to advance research that impacts society Elevate and amplify Extension Create an effective and efficient OSU system Each of these policy imperatives includes goals to increase student retention scholarships; increase the amount of students graduating debt-free to 60%; and decreasing student debt to a maximum of $3,000 each year of attendance. OSU will also create a student portfolio which will help graduates compete in the job market. Jerome Loughridge, OSU senior
vice president of operations, said OSU uses their pillars to produce competent students. “These are our fundamental pillars: Access for students, which aligns with our historic land-grant mission; student success, which says after we recruit them we are committed to supporting them through graduation; and the inculcation of key competencies that complement the degree and position our students for success in their careers and impact in the communities. These fundamental pillars will enrich and empower all of our students, irrespective of their major, their school or their campus,” Loughridge said. OSU’s plan has named these four points as areas of focus to address society’s challenges: 1) Innovating to nourish the world 2) Leading in aerospace innovation and application 3) Enhancing human and animal health (OneHealth) See Strategic on page 5