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STILLWATER, Okla. -- A year ago, accomplished Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte called then-incoming freshman Jawun Evans the best player on the team.It took a while, but Evans proved him right.Evans began the season deferring to others, but the point guard eventually learned what he could do, became more assertive and averaged 12.9 points and 4.9 assists before missing the final nine games with a shoulder injury. He scored 42 points in a loss to Oklahoma and he led the Cowboys with 22 points, six rebounds, eight assists and two steals in an upset win at home over No. 3 Kansas. The Big 12 freshman of the year has healed, and hes a preseason all-conference pick who is expected to help the Cowboys improve on last seasons 12-20 campaign.When new coach Brad Underwood got his first look at Evans after arriving from Stephen F. Austin, he was floored.He is very gifted in the fact that he sees plays before they happen, and there are not a lot of people who do that, Underwood said. And Jawun has an uncanny ability, and I use a cliche, `Good players make themselves better, great players make their team better. Jawun falls into that category.Evans will have a key playmaker back in Forte, who was lost for most of last season with an elbow injury. Forte averaged 15 points and was a third-team All-Big 12 pick as a junior in 2014-15. He ranks fourth in school history with 244 career 3-pointers.Hes one of those guys that nobodys really talking about, and they should be, Underwood said.Here are some things to watch this season:UNDERWOOD WINSUnderwood led Stephen F. Austin to a win over West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament last season. He went 89-14 in his three years there, tied with Brad Stevens for the most wins by a head coach in his first three seasons at an NCAA school.FORTES AGEForte, a 23-year-old senior, gets plenty of grief for his elder statesman status. He couldnt believe some of his teammates didnt know who rapper Ludacris was when he visited campus. Underwood appreciates Fortes experience.Im the most blessed coach on the planet, Underwood said. When you walk in here trying to establish a culture and having a young man who in high school learned how to work hard, learned a passion for the game. And to have him here to teach our young players -- he deserves to have a good year.LEYTON HAMMONDSHammonds, a senior, is back after a breakout season in which he averaged 10.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest. He averaged 2.3 points two seasons ago and 1.5 points as a freshman.Leyton Hammonds (is) a senior who has proven it, has done it, has been successful and has tremendous leadership, Underwood said.HIGH EXPECTATIONSEddie Sutton led the Cowboys to Final Fours in 1995 and 2004, so the bar is sky high. 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William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period.The ECB has announced Lords will stage the final of the ICC Womens World Cup in 2017.The home of cricket was named as one of five venues - along with Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Somerset, and Gloucestershire - to host the 31 matches during the tournament which begins on June 26.The event returns to England for the first time since 1993, when England beat New Zealand to relive former glories after winning the first World Cup in 1973 at Lords against Australia. ECB director of events Steve Elworthy said: This is a very exciting time for the womens game in this country and staging a Womens World Cup here will really help drive interest and participation in womens cricket at every level.Its critical we use this event to reach out to young children in particular so weve moved the tournament start date to earlier in the summer - a decision which will help our host venues encourage attendance by engaging with schools in the build-up to the event. Englands Lydia Greenway and Heather Knight celebrate victory in tthird T20 of Womens Ashes Series v Australia in 2015 Clare Connor, ECBs Director of England Womens Cricket and chair of the ICC Womens Cricket Committee, said: At a global level, the introduction of the ICC Womens Championship has made our game more competitive and exciting than ever before.dddddddddddd It has created global context and meaning to all our ODI series whereby the result of every match has a direct impact on qualification for next summers World Cup.In this country, last summers record-breaking attendances for the Womens Ashes series showed there is a growing audience and appetite for womens cricket - we witnessed excellent crowds, including full houses at Chelmsford and Hove, coupled with growing media and commercial interest.The launch of the new Womens Cricket Super League here later this year will give the womens game another significant fillip and help set the stage for what promises to be a fantastic showcase for our sport next summer.Also See:Womens cricket homeSportswomenCricket fixtures/resultsGet Sky Sports ' ' '