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Cowboys pick up ninth win with 30-17 victory over Colorado
Zac Robinson broke Colorado's hearts again, leading No. 11 Oklahoma State past the Buffaloes 30-17 Saturday night, four years after spurning a scholarship offer from the Buffaloes.
Playing in his home state for the first time since high school, Robinson threw for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for another.
Coming off a 56-20 whipping at the hands of No. 2 Texas Tech last week, the Cowboys got off to another slow start, settling for chip-shot field goals on their first two drives, an early warning sign that this wouldn't be another offensive onslaught.
The Cowboys (9-2, 5-2 Big 12) have a week off before their showdown with archrival Oklahoma.
The Buffs (5-6, 2-5) have to win at Nebraska in two weeks to have a chance at a bowl bid.
After settling for field goals of 18 and 25 yards by Dan Bailey in the first quarter, the Cowboys built a 20-3 lead on Dez Bryant's 29-yard touchdown catch before halftime and Kendall Hunter's 43-yard TD run in the third quarter.
Hunter ran for 102 yards on 11 carries and Robinson ran 15 times for 61 yards. He also completed 15 of 23 passes.
Colorado caught a big break to keep things interesting.
On fourth-and-9 from the Cowboys 28, Cody Hawkins' pass hit wide receiver Cody Crawford's left shoulder pad at the 15-yard line and bounced high toward the end zone, where alert wide receiver Scotty McKnight cradled it as he fell across the goal line to pull the Buffs to 20-10.
Not to be outdone, Robinson drove the Cowboys 80 yards in eight plays, scoring on a 12-yard scamper to make it 27-10.
But he was picked off by linebacker Shaun Mohler on his next pass attempt deep in his own territory and Demetrius Sumler's 3-yard TD run pulled the Buffs to 27-17 early in the fourth quarter.
Robinson attended Chatfield High School in Littleton, but he declined former Colorado coach Gary Barnett's scholarship offer the summer before his senior year because the Buffs' program was in turmoil then, dealing with the scandal stemming from allegations of sexual assaults by players and recruits.
So, off to Stillwater he went. And on Saturday night, he returned to break the Buffs' hearts once again.
The Buffaloes weren't at full strength, playing without starting tailback Darrell Scott (ankle), and losing senior safety Ryan Walters on the first defensive snap to knee and ankle injuries.
Aric Goodman clanked a 50-yard attempt off the left upright for his eighth straight miss, and the Cowboys responded with their first touchdown drive when Robinson hit Bryant over the middle for an athletic 29-yard catch-and-run in the end zone that put Oklahoma State ahead 13-0.
Goodman converted his first field goal since Sept. 18 against West Virginia when he sent a 31-yard attempt through the uprights to pull the Buffaloes to 13-3 at halftime.
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Cowgirls Fall at Eighth-Ranked Duke, 77-68
Oklahoma State's 14th-ranked Cowgirl Basketball team went on the road to open the 2008-09 season. The only problem was, OSU visited the eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Despite a valiant effort and a nine-point lead at halftime, the Cowgirls fell to Duke 77-68 before 6,296 fans.
Andrea Riley, the Big 12’s leading scorer last season, paced Oklahoma State with 29 points and eight assists. Riley made 6 of 12 shots in the first half as the Cowgirls went into the break with a 7-0 run. But, she was just 3-of-16 after halftime. Senior Shaunte' Smith scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Tegan Cunningham chipped in 10 points for the Cowgirls.
With Oklahoma State leading 44-35 at halftime, the Blue Devils ripped off a 20-0 run early in the second half to seize control of the game. Chante Black, who scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Duke, contributed 10 points, two blocked shots and a behind-the-back assist during the spurt.
The Cowgirls were outrebounded 57-42 by Duke and gave up 26 offensive boards to the Blue Devils, leading to 29 second-chance points. OSU committed just 12 turnovers, but forced just 11 by Duke.
Oklahoma State will return to action on Thursday, Nov. 18, as the Cowgirls host McNeese State at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Cowboys Win Midwest Regional Championship; Cowgirls Finish Fifth
The No. 2 Oklahoma State men's cross country team took first place at the NCAA Midwest regional Saturday in Stillwater, Okla., as four Cowboys finished in the top seven.
Junior John Kosgei led the way for the Cowboys, finishing the 10,000-meter course in third place with a time of 31:19.75.
A trio of Cowboys crossed the line just after Kosgei, as freshman German Fernandez, senior Ryan Vail and junior David Chirchir took fifth, six and seventh, respectively, at about the 31:21.6 mark.
Senior Matt Barnes-Smith also ran well for Oklahoma State, finishing in 31:50.5, enough for 21st place.
"We did what we wanted to do," coach Dave Smith said. "We rested a couple guys that are in our top group and had the rest of the guys run as conservatively as possible. It was a little dicey at the end. Minnesota ran a great race. They're tough and they peak well at the end of the year every year. It was a little close there at the end, but it came out the way we hoped."
The Cowboys now set their sights on the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where they will face the nation's top competition, including the defending national champions, the No. 1 Oregon Ducks.
"They are the favorites for sure, but there's a lot of good teams out there," Smith said. "They are the favorites and they've got the target on their back and we're going after them."
The Oklahoma State women's cross country team also competed in the event, earning a fifth-place team finish.
"We should have finished fifth, and we did," coach Rene Sepulveda said. "It was a lot better performance than Big 12s. (Junior) Leah Schroeder ran very, very well, Victoria Fratczak, for a freshman, ran awesome and (freshman) Brittani Johnson really improved a lot. (Sophomore) Mihaela Susa did a good job of leading the team and she will be really close to making it to nationals. We will find out on Monday."
Susa had the best finish for the Cowgirls, finishing the 6,000-meter course in 10th place with a time of 21:13.95.
"I did everything I could and I hope, this year, I make nationals," Susa said. "This race was my best time and I have improved a lot."
Junior Tone Hjalmarsen, Fratczak, Schroeder and and junior Natalia Kovtun also ran well for the Cowgirls, finishing in 34th at 21:55.65, 41st at 22:11.60, 42nd at 22:12.45 and 57th at 22:32.55, respectively.
The men's team returns to action on Nov. 24 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
NCAA Midwest Regional - Nov. 15, 2008
Oklahoma State Men (1st Place)
3 John Kosgei 31:19.75
5 German Fernandez 31:20.60
6 Ryan Vail 31:20.65
7 David Chirchir 31:20.65
21 Matt Barnes-Smith 31:50.50
38 Ryan Little 32:18.85
44 Clay Mayes 32:25.25
Oklahoma State Women (5th Place)
10 Mihaela Susa 21:13.95
34 Tone Hjalmarsen 21:55.65
41 Victoria Fratczak 22:11.60
42 Leah Schroeder 22:12.45
57 Natalia Kovtun 22:32.55
63 Brittani Johnson 22:38.85
92 Kristen Gillespie 22:58.90
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