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Ruuuuuufus
11/16/2005, 11:03 PM
#22 OU beats New Mexico in the Pit, which is not an easy thing to do. Final score 74-63.

Courtney with 26 points, 11-15 from the floor, 18 rebounds breaking the WNIT tournament record in rebounds with a game to go, in only 30 minutes
Leah with 14 points in 21 minutes, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
Erin Higgins 12 points all in the first half on 4 three-pointers
Britney Brown 7 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, played 32 minutes
Chelsi Welch 6 points
Ashley Paris 5 points, 7 rebounds

OU 44 to UNM's 22 points in paint

Ruuuuuufus
11/16/2005, 11:06 PM
We started off well going out to a 16-3 lead. The Lobos came back tough and got it to 35-34 at the end of the half. We came back strong w/ an 11-3 run in the 2nd half. Our widest lead was 17 points in the 2nd half.

nmsoonergirl
11/16/2005, 11:16 PM
Was a nice game, had a great time and there were quite a few Sooners there. I was the loudest, though!

OklahomaTrombone
11/16/2005, 11:17 PM
Good....God....

AllAboutThe'O'
11/17/2005, 12:49 AM
I would love to get another shot at UConn. Would be a good measuring stick to see if we're the real deal this year.

jdsooner
11/17/2005, 12:59 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Freshman Courtney Paris scored 26 points and had 18 rebounds for her third straight double-double of the season and No. 25 Oklahoma pulled away in the second half for a 74-63 win over New Mexico in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT on Wednesday night.

The Sooners (3-0) will play the winner of Thursday's semifinal between No. 9 Connecticut and Boston College for the preseason tournament title.

Paris, who came into the game averaging 21.5 points and 15 rebounds, hit 11 of 15 shots, most of them lay-ups and repeatedly grabbed rebounds off New Mexico missed shots.

New Mexico (2-1) got 23 points from Dionne Marsh, who missed her first five shots before leading a late first-half rally that got the Lobos within 35-34 at the break.

However, New Mexico, which had its 16-game home-court winning streak snapped, never led.

Oklahoma, with Leah Rush scoring six points went on an 11-3 run to start the second half and the Lobos got no closer than eight points the rest of the way.

Paris scored six points and her twin sister Ashley added a free throw to put the Sooners up 56-42 with just over 13 minutes left.

Rush scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half and Erin Higgins finished with 12 points on 4 3-pointers.

Oklahoma scored the game's first 10 points. Paris hit a layup 11 seconds into the game, Higgins followed with back-to-back 3s and Rush got her only points of the first half with a layup.

New Mexico, with Marsh scoring on a variety of shots in the lane and Katie Montgomery and Abbie Letz hitting 3s, steadily chipped away at Oklahoma's lead.

A turnaround 12-foot jumper and two free throws by Marsh got New Mexico within 33-30. Oklahoma's Krista Sanchez hit a layup before Marsh finished the half with a pair of baskets in the lane.

Montgomery scored 11 points and Letz 9. The two combined to hit six of New Mexico's seven 3s in the game.

Jimminy Crimson
11/17/2005, 01:05 AM
I think this might be a pretty decent team ;)

OklahomaTrombone
11/17/2005, 01:06 AM
http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/ncw/2005/1116/photo/a_paris_65.jpg


RAWR!!!!

ouradu
11/17/2005, 09:25 PM
Looks like UConn is goign to hold off BC. I'm surprisingly excited about this Uconn OU matchup. Kinda exciting in the early season. If we win this, watch out.

soonerbuc
11/17/2005, 09:33 PM
I'm oddly interested in women's basketball right now

OUGreg723
11/17/2005, 11:07 PM
Women's Basketball is Awesome!! I went to the first game and had an awesome time! Sherri has done so many great things for OU. Booooomer!

AllAboutThe'O'
11/18/2005, 12:05 AM
BRING ON UCONN!!!

LITTLE GENO, COME OUT AND GET YOUR WHIPPIN'!!!!

ouflak
11/18/2005, 06:29 AM
The last time these two teams played, it was the most watched basketball game on ESPN up until that point (NCAA Championship Final). I wonder if this one will be a similar draw. It ought to be a good one!

OKC-SLC
11/19/2005, 12:08 AM
I assume this game is Saturday?

OklahomaTrombone
11/19/2005, 12:14 AM
Sunday

Mjcpr
11/19/2005, 01:08 AM
I don't follow women's basketball closely but I am aware that C. Paris was a huge signing by OU. And I've been watching her stat lines so far this year and she obviously is already and will be a great player.

My question is...do we have other highly touted players on the team? I know we have recently but not sure about this year.