The Oklahoma State Cowgirls landed a showdown with South Carolina this season. It’s a big deal for the program.
Earlier this week, head coach Jacie Hoyt said that she expects South Carolina to be the nation’s No. 1 team — or close to it — when the game is played on Dec. 6 in Columbia, S.C. It’s the kind of game Hoyt wants on her schedule every year.
This matchup is going to get the ABC treatment, per an ESPN release on Thursday.
Oklahoma State’s Big Non-Conference Game Set
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ESPN announced its men’s and women’s college basketball schedule for ABC this season, which features nine women’s games and four men’s games. All the ABC women’s games feature at least one SEC team. Oklahoma State is the only Big 12 team that made the cut. The Cowgirls will face the Gamecocks at 3 p.m…