STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Lena Girardi scored 29 points and set a program record for most 3-pointers in a game by a freshman with nine, and 22nd-ranked Oklahoma State routed NAIA-member Langston 105-35 on Thursday night.
Girardi went 9 of 16 from 3-point range, while Langston was 8 of 41 as a team.
Micah Gray and Amari Whiting each scored 15 points, Haleigh Timmer had 13 and backup Jadyn Wooten added 10 for the Cowgirls (3-0), who led 35-4 after the first quarter, 60-13 at halftime and 88-21 after three.
Oklahoma State shot 53.7% (36 of 67) with half its makes coming from beyond the arc where the Cowgirls made 18 of 39. As a team, Oklahoma State distributed 26 assists and outrebounded Langston 47-18.
Reserve Areyanna Hunter led Langston in scoring with eight points. The Lions, which advanced to the final round of 16 in last year’s NAIA national tournament, shot 21% (9 of 43).
The Cowgirls have topped the century mark twice in three games to start the season.
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