Cowgirls Battle Down the Stretch To Defeat Harvard, 71-62

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Cowgirls Battle Down the Stretch To Defeat Harvard, 71-62

November 25, 2022 | Cowgirl Basketball

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CANCUN, Mexico — Oklahoma State's women's basketball team outlasted Harvard, 71-62, on Friday to move to 2-0 at the Women's Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Riviera Maya.

With the win, the Cowgirls moved to 6-1 on the year while Harvard dipped to 3-3.

The Crimson jumped out to a 14-5 lead before the Cowgirls got going offensively. Over the final four minutes of the quarter, OSU used a 13-0 run to jump in front before eventually holding an 18-16 lead after 10 minutes.

Fifth year Claire Chastain scored eight of her team-high 20 points in the frame.

The Cowgirls opened with the first seven points of the second, four of which came courtesy of Chastain, to open a nine-point lead before fifth year Naomie Alnatas drilled a 3-pointer to extend the margin into double digits at 28-18 for the first time in the contest.

Harvard would get within six before OSU used an 8-0 spurt highlighted by another Alnatas 3-pointer to move in front 38-24 with 90 seconds left in the half. The Cowgirls would lead, 38-26 at the break.

OSU would push the margin to 16 less than a minute into the third and held a 47-31 advantage with 3:39 to go in the period. Harvard would close the gap to eight before a pair of free throws from sophomore Anna Gret Asi gave the Cowgirls a 52-42 lead.

Harvard would trim the deficit to five early in the fourth before OSU answered with baskets from Alnatas and junior Lexy Keys. In the final four minutes, the Crimson would get within four on two occasions before hitting a 3-pointer to cut the margin to 62-59 with 2:41 remaining.

Keys would drill a 3-pointer on OSU's next trip down the floor and Chastain would connect on a pair of free throws to make it a 67-59 contest with 1:33 remaining.

In addition to Chastain, Alnatas finished with 18 points, including a 4-of-7 effort from beyond the arc, while Keys and Asi each added 12 in the contest.