Cowgirls' Streak Comes To An End Against Texas

Wednesday, February 10

Austin, TX

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

18-5, 8-4

Texas

22-1, 11-1

Oklahoma State

Texas

February 10, 2016 | Cowgirl Basketball

Box Score

Box Score

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Brooke McCarty scored 18 points, Ariel Atkins added 16 and No. 6 Texas beat No. 20 Oklahoma State 70-55 on Wednesday night to sweep the two-game season series against the Cowgirls for the first time since 2006.

Center Imani Boyette had nine rebounds and five blocks for Texas (22-1, 11-1 Big 12). After she left the game with 5:45 remaining with four fouls, her backup, Kelsey Lang, made consecutive baskets to give the Longhorns a 12-point lead.

Brittney Martin led Oklahoma State (18-5, 8-4) with 21 points. Kaylee Jensen had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Texas beat Oklahoma State by 30 points on Jan. 9 in Stillwater. The Cowgirls shot 28 percent and committed 22 turnovers in that game. They were never competitive, having trailed by 30 at halftime.

On Wednesday, the Cowgirls had six offensive rebounds in the first quarter, turning them into 13 second-chance points. They made three 3-pointers in the period after securing their own missed shots, more 3s than they made in the entire game on Jan. 9.

Texas trailed by six points after the first quarter but used a 10-0 push during the second period to take a 31-27 halftime lead. The Longhorns had to work much of the half without Boyette, their leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker who played only 11 minutes because of foul trouble.

The Longhorns made another substantial run, 11-0, to lead by eight after three quarters. McCarty made two baskets and assisted on one by Lang. Atkins hit a 3-pointer and hustled for an offensive rebound that she turned into a layup.

TIP-INS
Oklahoma State: Brittney Martin leads the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding, the latter an exceptional achievement because she's a guard, albeit a tall one at 6 feet. Martin has company in that area. Seanna Johnson, Iowa State's 5-10 guard, ranks third in rebounding. And No. 2? Imani Boyette, the 6-7 Texas center.
Texas: Guard Brianna Taylor missed the game with a sprained left ankle that she suffered at Iowa State on Saturday. Taylor started 18 games this season, averaging 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds. She leads the team with 35 steals. "I feel comfortable that she'll be back very soon," Texas coach Karen Aston said.