Thursday, February 9, 2023 Who: No. 7 Oklahoma State (11-2 overall, 6-1 Big 12) vs. Stanford (5-5, 1-1 Pac 12) When: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2:00 CST Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, OK TV/Radio: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, Hot 93.7 KSPI-FM Series History: OSU and Stanford have met twice, with the Cowboys out-scoring the Cardinal 70-7 and the last meeting coming on Nov. 13. 2021, which OSU won 29-7.
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Andy Crown Taylen Collins and Kassidy De Lapp combined for 19 rebounds in Tuesday’s game.
OSU stays levelheaded in win Calif Poncy Staff Reporter It’s all about staying neutral. The OSU Cowgirls defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 76-65 on Thursday, and the win was in no small part due to a third-quarter surge coming out of an OSU timeout. The surge came on the heels of a Jacie Hoyt timeout, which Hoyt called after a slew of bad passes and mindless turnovers by OSU. “Before the game, she (Hoyt) mentioned how
great of a defensive team they are and that there were going to be mistakes made on our part,” Taylen Collins said. “She reminded us to just stay level and keep our heads.” Collins and her teammates quickly responded to Hoyt’s message, as the Cowgirls came out of the timeout with three straight buckets, and the Mountaineers never came close to taking the lead again. Collins led the way in the third quarter, scoring seven of OSU’s 22 points in the period, along with tearing down three rebounds, and alongside fellow post player Kassidy De Lapp set the tone heading into the fourth quarter. “Kassidy De Lapp is playing really well for
us right now,” Hoyt said. “And Taylen is just unbelievable as well with what she can do.” Collins and De Lapp offset what was a second consecutive poor shooting night for OSU with physicality on the interior, combining for 25 points, all of which were in the paint or from the free-throw line, along with 19 rebounds. De Lapp and Collins’ physicality was a theme throughout the game, but the Cowgirls as a team didn’t settle into their offense until Hoyt called the timeout midway through the third quarter. OSU committed 10 of their 15 turnovers before the timeout was called, and four of their remaining five giveaways
came after the Cowgirls had built a double-digit lead. As a group, the Cowgirls have had their ups and downs throughout the season, but over and over again, Hoyt has promoted a message of never getting too high, and never getting too low, and the first-year coach’s message didn’t change during the game against WVU. “We talk about that a lot, about never getting too negative, and not being unrealistic that things are going great when they’re not, but just getting back to neutral,” Hoyt said.
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COVID-19 surge prediction now possible with genomic surveillance Lendsey Stinnett Staff Reporter
to predict waves of increased infections ahead of time using analyzed data collected through genome sequencing, the Oklahoma State process of deciphering researchers developed a the genetic material found new method of predicting in the virus. infectious disease surges, Agarwal’s team including COVID-19, us- recently published its ing genomic surveillance. findings in eLife, a peerMedical profession- reviewed biomedical als’ lack of crucial prepa- and life sciences scienration time at the start of tific journal. Full details the COVID-19 pandemic are available at https:// spurred Pratul Agarwal, elifesciences.org/arassistant vice president ticles/82980. of research and professor “The availability of of physiological sciences millions of SARS-CoV-2 at the OSU College of genomic sequences was a Veterinary Medicine silver lining on the very and his colleagues. They dark cloud of the panbegan researching ways demic. Nothing had been
done at this scale before,” Agarwal said. “A set of samples from COVID19-positive patients are regularly being sequenced to see what the virus is doing. Over 6 million sequences are now available through public databases such as the GenBank of National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). We thought maybe we could use this data in real-time as it becomes available to see how fast the virus is mutating and what it could do next. And if we get it right, then this information can then help medical professionals prepare for increased cases.”
The team put together a framework for real-time genomic surveillance using bioinformatics, data analysis and software engineering. They collaborated with experts from Dr. Shozeb Haider’s team at the University College London School of Pharmacy to make this possible. The resulting information is now being shared as a pandemic preparedness dashboard and alert system that provides medical personnel and the general public the time needed to prepare for an influx of infectious disease cases. See Covid-19 on page 7
down-blocking and hand-fighting. He’ll need to continue to rely on those phases of wrestling against No. 11 Jaden Abas, who’s developed a reputation as a strong wrestler on top. With Carter Young winning on a consistent basis now and Daton Fix being the presence he is, the match to watch is Reece Witcraft and Nico Provo at 125. For Witcraft, any victory, especially one over a ranked opponent, is vital. Witcraft is on the outside looking in, in terms of NCAA tournament placement. Young’s reliability has made up for his own inconsistencies, but also provided a boost for the team as Smith manages the 125-pound weight class. Smith stated after Dustin Plott’s loss to Missouri’s Peyton Mocco that Plott comes back strong after losses because that’s the type of person he is. He’ll have a chance to redeem himself in front of GIA’s fans in his match against Tyler Eischens. Plott defeated Eischens by a 7-6 decision in last year’s dual opener at Stanford. sports.ed@ocolly.com
The dual will feature the potential for four rematches from the Southern Scuffle on New Year’s Day. Kaden Gfeller’s match will be the only grudge match among OSU wrestlers. Gfeller was defeated by Charlie Darracott during the Southern Scuffle in ride-outs. As for the other three rematches, it’ll be all Cardinal wrestlers trying to avenge their losses from the Scuffle, all from the three highest weight classes. Travis Wittlake could potentially rematch Jack Darrah, whom Wittlake defeated by a 12-4 major decision. If Darrah doesn’t go, Brook Byers will take the mat in the 184-pound match. Luke Surber also picked up a major decision over his opponent from Stanford, Nick Stemmet. Surber defeated Stemmet 13-5 to claim third at the Southern Scuffle. Konner Doucet was also a third-place winner and he defeated Peter Ming by a 10-1 major decision. In some cases, recent history favors the Cowboys. At other weights, while there Projected Lineup: may not be any other 125: Reece Witcraft vs. No. 28 rematches, there are no Nico Provo pushover matches for 133: No. 2 Daton Fix vs. No. 28 the Cowboys. Jackson DiSario Cardinal fans will have their 141: No. 15 Carter Young vs. eyes on their Jason Miranda highest-rated wrestler, 149: No. 21 Victor Voinovich vs. No. 3 Shane No. 11 Jaden Abas Griffith. At this point in Wy- 157: No. 10 Kaden Gfeller vs. att Sheets’ No. 26 Charlie Darracott schedule, any wrestler is 165: No. 25 Wyatt Sheets vs. just another wrestler to No. 3 Shane Griffith him. By Sunday, Sheets 174: No. 9 Dustin Plott vs. No. would have 27 Tyler Eischens wrestled five top-15 opponents in 184: No. 10 Travis Wittlake vs. his last six Brook Byers or Jack Darrah dual matches. Victor 197: No. 16 Luke Surber vs. No. Voinovich 28 Nick Stemmet has won the last three out of four HWT: No. 23 Konner Doucet matches in vs. Peter Ming large part because of his