Morning roundup: OU women's basketball tops UT Arlington, Oklahoma State falls to Kent State
OU women's basketball survives against UT Arlington
The OU women’s basketball team faced a stiff test against the University of Texas-Arlington on Sunday at TCU’s Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, but the 16th-ranked Sooners’ offense proved to be too much.
Led by a 21-point performance from Taylor Robertson, OU defeated UT Arlington 89-80 in the Maggie Dixon Classic, improving to 4-1 on the season.
Robertson finished 5-of-9 shooting — all attempts were behind the 3-point line — and made 6 of 6 free throws.
The Sooners had four other players score in double figures as Madi Williams had 16, Skylar Vann had 14, Nevaeh Tot had 11 and Liz Scott had 10.
OU led 48-36 at halftime, but UT Arlington outscored the Sooners by five in the third quarter and even had a 74-73 lead after making a shot with four minutes left in the fourth.
But Williams scored five unanswered points after that, and the Sooners held off UT Arlington from there.
Leading UT Arlington’s (2-2) offense was Starr Jacobs, who had 16 points. Jireh Washington added 14, and Nya Threatt had 12.
Next up for OU is a road game at Arkansas State. The teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Oklahoma State women’s basketball falls to Kent State
The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team’s undefeated record was snapped Sunday as the Cowgirls lost to Kent State 59-56 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater.
Corynne Hauser was the hero for Kent State (2-2) as she hit a go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left to help seal the win.
Oklahoma State (4-1) struggled down the stretch, and Kent State outscored the Cowgirls 19-12 in the fourth quarter and finished on a 6-0 run in the final 30 seconds.
Leading the way for Kent State was Katie Shumate, who had a game-high 23 points, while Lindsey Thall was second on the team with 10 points.
Claire Chastain had a solid performance for Oklahoma State in the loss. She finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Lexy Keys was the team’s second leading scorer with 10 points.
Sunday’s game was neck and neck throughout, and it had seven ties and 17 lead changes. The teams were tied at 29 at halftime before Oklahoma State put together a solid third quarter and led 44-40 heading into the fourth.
The Cowgirls’ next matchup will be against Florida State at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Women’s Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico.
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Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker done for season with knee injury
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter of the ninth-ranked Volunteers loss to South Carolina.
Tennessee announced Sunday that Hooker had a torn ACL and thanked the fifth-year senior transfer from Virginia Tech for being part of the Volunteers' resurgence.
Hooker has been one of the best quarterbacks in the country and a leading Heisman Trophy contender as the Volunteers (9-2) became a surprise entry into the College Football Playoff race.
He has thrown 27 touchdown passes and just two interceptions this season, directing the highest scoring team in the country at 46.5 points per game.
—Staff and wire reports
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU women's basketball defeats UT Arlington, OSU loses to Kent State
