Touting six different nationalities from three different continents, the Cowgirls have forged their successes on international recruiting.
While women’s basketball players make up just 4.4% of international athletes, the Cowgirls' roster is made up of 33% international players.
Coaches can have issues when recruiting international players, such as the challenges international athletes face when they travel thousands of miles away from home.
Sara Rodrigues, a freshman guard from Sao Paulo, Brazil, struggled facing the way American’s speak English as well as their eating habits.
“For me it was the English and the food because it was so different,” Rodrigues said.