Cowgirls Grind Out 76-68 Victory Over South Dakota

Thursday, November 23

CANCUN, Mexico

3:00 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

5-0

South Dakota

2-2

South Dakota

Oklahoma State

November 23, 2017 | Cowgirl Basketball

Box Score

Box Score
CANCUN, Mexico – Oklahoma State's women's basketball team improved to 5-0 on the year with a hard-fought, 76-68 win over South Dakota in its first game at the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on Thursday afternoon.

The Cowgirls used a 13-2 spurt during the first quarter that featured two 3-pointers from senior Loryn Goodwin, redshirt freshman Jaden Hobbs and junior Karli Wheeler en route to a 20-11 lead.

OSU closed the half on an 11-4 run with senior Mandy Coleman knocking down a pair of free throws with 38 seconds left and a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to take a 41-25 lead at the break.

Senior Kaylee Jensen knocked down a trey of her own at the 7:20 mark of the third period to give OSU its largest lead at 48-30.

The Coyotes (2-2) would hang around in the fourth quarter, getting within single digits at 73-64 with a minute left before Jensen sealed the outcome with a pair of free throws with 30 seconds remaining.

Goodwin finished with a game-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals, while Jensen tallied her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Coleman added 12 points, while junior Jentry Holt came off the bench with 10 of her own.

The Cowgirls will be back in action on Friday at 3 p.m. (CST) when then take on No. 12 Tennessee to close out the event.