Good Morning Pokes. It may be a little early to get started for next December, but Stailee Heard is already making a list.

And don’t you worry, she’s definitely on the “nice” column!

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

🏀 Making The List
📈 Pokes In The Polls
🎥 OSUMax: All New Episode of Fresh Faces
🤠 And much more!

🎥 FRESH FACES

The ground game has always been a staple of OSU offense and now, that area
has a new leader with Corey Patterson joining the Pokes as the running backs coach.

The Missouri native sat down to talk about his journey and why
he’s excited to be in Stillwater.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Making The List. Eight double-doubles. Two 30+ point outings.

It’s safe to say that Stailee Heard has turned some heads and garnered some attention this season.

And that attention isn’t just in conference, it’s national as this week, she was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association Ann Meyers Drysdale Midseason Watch List.

The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award is presented annually to the women's national player of the year by the USBWA.

🏀: Recapping Heard’s Recognition

🔼 Smart Cookies. These Cowboys are some smart cookies.

Late last week, the Big 12 released its 2024 Academic All-Big 12 Team and with 27 student-athletes honored, OSU ranked among the top-five in the conference.

Including this season, the 10 highest totals for first-team Academic All-Big 12 selections in OSU football history have come in the past 10 years, as OSU had 13 in 2015, 12 in 2016, 20 in 2017, 13 in 2018, 16 in 2019, 28 in 2020, 28 in 2021, 29 in 2022, 29 in 2023 and 27 in 2024.

Jake Schultz and Jake Springfield were both honored with 4.0 GPAs, which ties OSU for the fourth-most in the conference. Only 22 Big 12 football players reached the mark this year, and it is the third time that Shultz has accomplished it in his career.

🏈: The Full Recap

📈 POKES IN THE POLLS

🎥 OSUMAX: FOREVER A COWGIRL

Vanessa Shippy-Fletcher, an all-time great Cowgirl who pieced together one
of the best careers in program history and the OSU hitting coach will have her number enshrined in the outfield wall of Cowgirl Stadium, joining program legends
Sandy Fischer, Michele Smith, Lauren Bay and Melanie Roche.

🤔 POKES TRIVIA

How many statistical categories does Stailee Heard rank in the top-10 in the Big 12 in?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

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📅 ON THE DOCKET

Tuesday, Feb. 4th
🏀 Men’s Basketball at #6 Houston @ 7pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at FAU Paradise Invitational (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Thursday, Feb. 6th
🥎 Softball vs. Florida State @ 10am (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Amer Ari Invitational (Waikoloa, Hawaii)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three.

She currently ranks 10^th in the Big 12 in scoring at 16.6 points per game and is fourth with her 7.9 rebounds per outing. Additionally, Heard is ninth in field-goal percentage at 50.6 percent from the floor and 12^th with her 1.91 steals per contest.

🤠 Have a great one!