Women's Basketball Rolls to 90-42 Win Over Oral Roberts

Maria Villarroel had 20 points and Caton Hill scored 17 to lead No. 21 Oklahoma to a 90-42 win over Oral Roberts in the first game of the Bertha Teague Classic on Saturday.

Oklahoma scored 17 straight points to open the second half in the season opener for both teams.

Krista Sanchez added 13, all in the second half, for the Sooners.

Elisha Turek led Oral Roberts with 9 points.

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Oral Roberts led by 4 in the first half on two occasions and the game was tied at 16 when Oklahoma went on a 12-0 run to take the lead for good.

Hill hit back-to-back three-point shots to spark that rally, as the Sooners went on to take a 35-23 lead at halftime. It was Hill's first regular season appearance in almost a year after a knee injury four games into the 2002-2003 season.

Hill also ignited the run after intermission, hitting another three-point shot as Oklahoma pushed the lead to 54-23 just five minutes into the second half.

Oral Roberts never got any closer than 30 points the rest of the way. It was ORU's 16th consecutive loss to Oklahoma.

Twelve players scored for Oklahoma and the Sooners outrebounded the Golden Eagles 68-23.

Oklahoma will return home to host Southeast Missouri State on Monday. Oral Roberts faces Texas-Arlington in their home opener Tuesday.