Game 3 (Non-Conference)
Morgan State (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) at No. 22/19 Oklahoma State (1-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Date: Friday, Nov. 5, 2026
Site: Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)
Tip-off: 6 pm EST
Series Record: Third Meeting
TV: ESPN+
Audio: Here
Live Stats: Here
Websites: MorganStateBears.com | okstate.com
 
BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 4, 2026)--The Morgan State women's basketball team will get set to face its second consecutive Big 12 opponent and first ranked opponent of the season when it visits Oklahoma State on Friday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena for a 6 p.m. ET in Stillwater, Okla. The game will air live on ESPN+. It will be the third meeting between the two programs with the Cowgirls holding a 2-0 series lead.
 
Morgan State (1-0), under the leadership of second-year head coach Nadine Domond, enters the contest coming off an 83-38 loss at Colorado on Wednesday evening.
 
Mihjae Hayes led the Bears with 10 points and a game-high four steals, while Simran Williams added eight points and Merit Innocent grabbed a team-high five rebounds. Hayes and Innocent scored on back-to-back baskets to give the guests an early 4-2 lead. Colorado then responded with 29 unanswered points to take a 31-4 lead with 4:46 remaining in the second quarter. Hayes scored on a layup and added a free throw to complete the three-point play and end the Buffs' run at the 3:33 mark. Morgan would trail 40-9 at the intermission.
 
Oklahoma State (1-0) is coming off an 81-39 victory over Southern on Monday night. Three Cowgirls scored in double figures, led by former Iowa State player, Audi Crooks, who tallied 22 points in her debut for OSU. Nene Ndiaye finished with 16 points and four steals and Stailee Heard added 12 points and seven boards. Yuting Deng recorded a game-high 12 rebounds, while Liv McGill led the Cowgirls with five assists to go with 10 rebounds and seven points.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RADIO: All home games and select away games for MSU men's and women's basketball will once again be available through Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). Lamont Germany will handle play-by-play responsibilities and will also host pre-game and post-game shows. Including exclusive interviews with members of the teams and women's coach Nadine Domond and men's coach Kevin Broadus. Fans can download the HSRN app for free and listen to MSU broadcasts from anywhere. Simply search for HSRN when using the iHeartRadio app.
 
MSU VS. OSU SERIES NOTES: This will be the third meeting between the two programs with Oklahoma State holding a 2-0 series lead. The series first began during the 1987-88 season with the Cowboys earning an 85-58 victory in Philadelphia (12/27/87). The series was renewed in 2014 with OSW winning 73-43 in Stillwater (11/25/14).
 
NEXT UP: On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Lady Bears will close out their challenging three-game road trip against nationally recognized programs that all reached the 2026 NCAA Tournament, when they visit #21 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.   
 
EDUCATION DAY: Morgan State held its fourth annual Education Day on Monday, Nov. 2 when the Lady Bears played host to Washington Adventist at 11 a.m. at Hill Field House in the season opener. It was the third straight meeting between the two teams on Education Day. Last season the Bears defeated the Shock, 88-49.
 
MORGAN IN SEASON OPENERS: The Lady Bears improved to 16-34 all-time in season openers dating back to 1977, following their 103-47 victory over Washington Adventist on Monday. Morgan State at one point had lost 23 straight season openers prior to winning three straight from 2006-08.
 
MORGAN PICKED FIFTH IN MEAC: The Morgan State Lady Bears were picked to finish fifth in the 2025-26 MEAC Preseason poll. The Lady Bears, who finished sixth a season ago, received 40 points. Defending MEAC regular season and tournament champion Howard was picked to claim the title with 10 first-place votes and 86 points. Norfolk State was picked to finish second with 76 points and Maryland Eastern Shore was third with one first-place vote and 56 points. Coppin State (47) was fourth, followed by Morgan State (40). North Carolina Central was picked sixth with 36 points, Delaware State (34) was selected seventh and South Carolina State (17) was eighth.
 
410 INVITATIONAL: New to Morgan State's schedule this season will be the inaugural 410 Invitational, powered by Under Armour. The tournament will feature the men's and women's teams of all four Division I Baltimore area Under Armour apparel schools (Morgan State, Loyola University Maryland, Towson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County). With the addition of Loyola Maryland, the 410 Invitational will replace the Charm City Hoops Classic, which featured only Morgan State, Towson and UMBC and began at the start of the 2023-24 campaign and ran through the 2025-26 season. In 2023, the three local foes agreed to play each other every year in both men's and women's basketball in what is being billed as the Charm City Hoops Classic. Prior to the Charm City Hoops Classic, the three schools previously participated in the Battle of Baltimore series for six seasons from the 1997-98 season through the 2002-03 campaign.
 
WELCOME TO THE CAVE: Morgan State welcomes the addition of 12 newcomers to the 2026-27 program this season, 10 of which are transfers. Two senior transfers in Mercy Lasu and Merit Innocent; three junior transfers in Kazahria Johnson, Yonta Vaughn and Simran Williams; five sophomore transfers in Alexiz Graise, Chardae Rumph, Janaya Meyers, Kenya Ramsey and Shani Clark and two freshmen in Dru Carlton and Jahzara Leamon.
 
THE RIVALRY CONTINUES: This season crosstown rivals Morgan State and Coppin State will meet for the 97^th and 98^th times in the annual 'East vs. West' season series. Round 1 will take place on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027 at Hill Field House and Round 2 will take place on Thursday, March 4, 2027 in the regular season finale at PEC Arena. The Lady Bears enter the 2026-27 campaign holding a 49-47 all-time series and have won 15 of the last 19 regular season contests over the Eagles. Also known as the 'Battle of Baltimore' or simply 'Coppin-Morgan', this will mark the sixth consecutive season that Morgan State and Coppin State will close out the regular season playing against each other in the season finale.
 
SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to four players: graduate player Mihjae Hayes and seniors Dakota Alston, Mercy Lasu, and Merit Innocent, who will play in their final collegiate home game at Hill Field House on Saturday, Feb. 13. Morgan will honor its seniors on 'Senior Night' prior to the Lady Bears' home finale against South Carolina State at 2 p.m.
 
2026 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2027 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's and women's basketball tournament is scheduled for March 10-13, 2027 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. The annual MEAC Basketball Tournament moved to Norfolk in 2013 after spending the previous four years in Winston-Salem, N.C. from 2009 through 2012.
 
 
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 150 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.