Cowboy Brew 11/18: Nattys or Bust

Cowboys, Cowgirls Punch Their Tickets To NCAA Championships

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Cowboy Brew Crew
November 18, 2024

Good Morning Pokes. Make that two tickets, please!

That’s right, we’ve got two tickets for the NCAA Championships heading back to Stillwater.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

👟 Nattys Or Bust
🤼‍♂️ Statement Weekend
🏀 Connect Four
🤠 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Statement Made. Welcome To the David Taylor era, folks.

The third-ranked Cowboys opened the 2024-2025 dual meet schedule with a statement weekend, outscoring their opponents 74-9 in the first two matches of the year.

On Friday, they rolled past Utah Valley State, 38-6, before dominating #24 Oregon State, 36-3 on Sunday evening in Corvallis.

The 65 point margin of victory through the first two duals is the largest two-dual score advantage and point total to start a season since 2007-08.

🔼 See Y’all At Nattys. Time to expand that trophy case a little more.

For the second straight year, the OSU cross country squads swept their way through the NCAA Midwest Regional meet and punched their tickets to the NCAA National Championships next week in Wisconsin.

The #2-ranked Cowboys took home their second straight regional title with a dominant, 25-point performance led by a 1-2 finish by Denis Kipngetich and Laban Kipkemboi. Kipngetich has now won back-to-back NCAA Midwest Regional titles and is the first Cowboy in program history to win a pair of regional titles individually.

For the Cowgirls, they picked up their third consecutive regional title. The women were led by Josphine Mwaura, who placed fourth overall. Behind her, Victoria Lagat (seventh), Sivan Auerbach (tenth) and Colleen Stegmann (13th ) all picked up All-Region honors for their performances.

🔼 Connect Four. For the second time in the past three seasons, the Cowgirls are 4-0.

Facing off against one of the nation’s best mid-majors on Saturday, the OSU women’s basketball team grinded out a hard-fought 64-62 win over Fairfield in front of a electric GIA crowd.

Leading the way was Stailee Heard, who logged her fourth career double-double on the day with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while also dishing out three assists and grabbing two steals.

🔼 Riding High. For the fourth time in the past five meets, the OSU equestrian squad picked up a W, this time rolling past #5 SMU, 13-5.

With the victory, the Cowgirls improved to 4-2 and move to 7-1 all-time at home against the Mustangs.

The Cowgirls earned three out of the four MOPs in the meet. This is the fifth time OSU has claimed at least three of the awards in a meet this season.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Sunday was the 24th all-time meeting between the Pokes and Oregon State on the mats. What is the all-time series record between the two programs?

Think you got it?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer!

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📅 ON THE DOCKET

Tuesday, Nov. 19th
🎾 Women’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)

Wednesday, Nov. 20th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Central Arkansas @ 11am l Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)

Thursday, Nov. 21st
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 1:30pm l ESPN2
🎾 Women’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)

Friday, Nov. 22nd
🐎 Equestrian at #7 Fresno State @ 11am
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling vs. Wyoming @ 7pm l Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Charleston Classic @ TBD l ESPN2
🎾 Women’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Waco, Texas)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The Pokes lead 24-0.

That’s right, OSU has never lost to the Beavers, holding a perfect 24-0 record in the all-time series, which includes an impressive 10-0 mark in Corvallis.

🤠 Have a great Monday, y’all!