Lena Girardi Plans to Enter Transfer Portal, Leaving Stailee Heard as One of Two Cowgirls Remaining

STILLWATER — Stailee Heard’s offseason workouts might feel a tad haunted for a bit.

On Monday, reports came out that freshman Lena Girardi intends to enter the transfer portal which officially opens on April 6. The freshman finished seventh in points per game, averaging 7.8. Despite finishing a distant seventh in minutes this season (415), Girardi finished third in made 3-pointers (51) and second in 3-point accuracy, knocking down 39.8% of her attempts.

Girardi shared the following post on X on Monday afternoon.

NEW: Oklahoma State guard Lena Girardi plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to her reps @excelsm.

Lena is the daughter of former MLB player and manager Joe Girardi and shot 39.8% from three-point range this past season.https://t.co/Zo4HGLNbG6 pic.twitter.com/o6SjGtZwgu

— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal) March 30, 2026

The freshman went 2-of-3 beyond the arc against UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and finished fifth in overall points (6), though it was a competitive showing considering only two Cowgirls (Achol Akot and Jadyn Wooten) finished in double-figures.

Girardi is the eighth Cowgirl reported with plans of entering the portal. That list now includes starters Akot and Amari Whiting alongside unofficial starter in all but name, Jadyn Wooten, and backups Macey Huard, Tyla Heard, Favour Onoh and Faith Acker.

Starters Micah Gray and Haleigh Timmer exhausted their eligibility alongside reserve Wilnie Joseph.

Only Stailee Heard has announced plans to return, leaving redshirt junior Praise Egharevba as the only question mark as of Monday.

Heard stepped back as a scorer, at least in part due to Oklahoma State’s depth in 2026. She finished fourth on the team with 11.9 points per game. She paced the team with 62 steals and finished third in rebounds (5.8 per game) and assists (2.4).

In the 2024-25 season, Heard led the way almost across the board with 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game to go along with 58 steals. She still finished third on the team with 2.1 assists.