Cowgirls Take Down No. 7 Bruins, 87-72

Friday, December 8

Stillwater, Okla.

7:00 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

7-2

UCLA

7-2

UCLA

Oklahoma State

December 08, 2017 | Cowgirl Basketball

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Loryn Goodwin had 27 points, six rebounds and five assists, to help Oklahoma State to a convincing 87-72 victory over No. 7 UCLA on Friday night.

Kaylee Jensen had 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Braxtin Miller also scored 19 for Oklahoma State (7-2), whose students stormed the court after the game.

Jordin Canada scored 28 points and had seven rebounds and seven assists for UCLA (7-2). Kennedy Burke added 12 points and eight rebounds.

The Cowgirls faced their second top 10 opponent in a row, just three days after a 79-76 loss at No. 6 Mississippi State in which Goodwin had 35 points. The win extended Oklahoma State's regular-season home winning streak against non-conference foes to 54, dating to a Dec. 12, 2010 loss to No. 5 Duke.

Oklahoma State had built a 20-4 lead late in the opening quarter, but UCLA slowly battled back, getting as close as three midway through the third quarter before the Cowgirls restored a double-digit lead in the fourth.

BIG PICTURE
UCLA: Despite the terrible first quarter, the Bruins battled back and eventually got within three points midway through the third, but were unable to maintain the momentum. Throughout the fourth quarter, despite being down by between eight and 12 for most of it, it always seemed like UCLA was ready to break through and take it over, they just couldn't complete the job.

Oklahoma State: Just like they did last Sunday in a three-point loss to No. 6 Mississippi State, the Cowgirls proved they could compete with the best in the nation. They were unable to pull out the victory in that one, but that experience surely helped them lock this one down. The way they were able to seize back the momentum after UCLA pulled within 48-45 with 4:44 left in the third quarter was impressive. The Cowgirls went on a 7-0 run after that to restore a 10-point lead and eventually carried a 61-51 advantage into the fourth.

UP NEXT
UCLA: The Bruins are off for nine days before heading out to New Jersey to take on Seton Hall on Dec. 17.
Oklahoma State: The Cowgirls get an 11-day break before their next game, hosting South Carolina-Upstate on Dec. 19.