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Oklahoma Rolls Past Cowgirls, 71-57
March 01, 2003 | Cowgirl Basketball
March 1, 2003
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State's women's basketball team suffered a 71-57 defeat to Oklahoma on Senior Day before a record crowd of 6,477 fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday.
The Cowgirls (7-19 overall and 3-12 Big 12) jumped out to a 21-17 lead before the Sooners (18-10, 9-6) closed out the half with a 15-2 run to take a 32-23 advantage into the intermission. OU got nine points in the stanza from freshman Chelsi Welch, who finished with a game-high 18 points, and held OSU to 23 percent (8-of-34) shooting in the period.
The Cowgirls cut the lead to five at the 18:43 mark on back-to-back buckets by Shelby Hutchens, who was playing in her final home contest along with fellow seniors Chantoya Hawkins and Thia Willis. However, a 14-0 run by the Sooners over the next three minutes stretched the lead to 46-27 and put the game away.
Junior Trisha Skibbe led OSU offensively, finishing with 17 points, while freshman Meghan Craig added 15, including a 4-of-7 effort from the three-point line.
The Cowgirls will close out the regular season on Wednesday when they travel to Waco, Texas for a 7 p.m. contest against the Baylor Lady Bears.
