Cowgirls fall to Kansas Jayhawks
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team saw its three-game win streak end with a 70-64 loss against Kansas on Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team saw its three-game win streak end with a 70-64 loss against Kansas on Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Cowgirls fell to 10-6 on the season and 3-2 in Big 12 play with the loss. They’ll look to bounce back when they return home for a battle with Brigham Young University on Wednesday at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
OSU led for 25:31 of game time but was outscored 25-12 in the fourth quarter and shot just 37 percent from the field and 20 percent from 3-point range in the second half.
Anna Gret Asi led OSU with 16 points, while Quincy Noble and Stailee Heard added 14 points each. Praise Egharevba scored seven points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds off the bench for the Cowgirls.
The teams took turns going on short runs in the opening quarter, but a late 3-pointer from Heard would give OSU a 13-11 lead heading to the second.
The competitive play continued into the second quarter, with Asi getting going for the Cowgirls, scoring seven points in the period. OSU took a four-point lead to the halftime break.
In the third, the scoring picked up on both sides, with Kansas shooting 58.3 percent from the field while the Cowgirls scored 21 in the quarter. OSU would extend its lead to 52-45 heading into the fourth.
The Kansas defense tightened up in the final quarter, holding the Cowgirls to 1-of-9 shooting from 3-point range and forcing them into four turnovers on their way to the comeback victory.
