Sooners Push Winning Streak to Three

Monday, March 1

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6:00 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

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Texas Tech

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Texas Tech

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March 01, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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NORMAN – The Oklahoma women's basketball team pushed its winning streak to three games as the Sooners downed Texas Tech 88-79 Monday night to complete a season sweep of the Lady Raiders.

"I want to give Texas Tech a lot of credit. I thought they played hard and played well," said OU head coach Sherri Coale.

"I thought we looked a little bit leg weary in the first half, but you've always got more capacity than you imagine. At halftime we talked about how we needed to increase our intensity and communication defensively and take the obvious opportunities on offense. But I thought Texas Tech did a great job with both their game plan and their effort because we were pushed to the max for sure."

OU (11-10, 8-8 Big 12) were powered by a career night from freshman Skylar Vann. The newcomer from Edmond tallied 19 points and had three triples, six rebounds, three steals and a block in the contest.

"She's just been steadily getting more and more comfortable and I think that's a big part of it," said OU head coach of Vann.

"She's kept the swagger she had as a high school player. She knows how to score points and she's kept that while learning on the other end – how to guard people, how to rotate, different strategies. The offensive stuff never surprises me at all, but defensively, she's just steadily gotten better and better. She's a prolific rebounder … that's her X factor and she just has a nose for it. I can't tell you how many times this season a timely rebound by her has changed a game in our favor."

"I think I just have a really great team," said Vann. "I feel really confident when I'm with them. When I miss a shot, I'm not down on myself. They hype me up – 'get this next rebound,' 'get this next play.' I think that's what's helped me over the season in getting my shot falling and trusting myself."

Madi Williams led all players with 25 points on the night, scoring 17 of those in the first half. Gabby Gregory and Taylor Robertson chipped in 16 points apiece.

As a team, OU shot 50.8% (33-for-65) on the night and 50.0% (7-for-14) from deep. The Sooners shot 15-for-16 (93.8%) from the charity stripe. The lone miss belonged to Taylor Robertson, whose streak ended at 60 consecutive made free throws dating back to last season. Robertson went 7-for-8 from the line.

Freshman Nevaeh Tot led all players in rebounds, pulling down eight boards. The freshman had a stuffed stat sheet as she logged eight points and six assists on the night.

After a slow start, the Sooners trailed 46-35 at halftime, but came out hot to start the third quarter on a 6-0 run. OU outscored Tech 25-16 in the third period and carried the momentum into the fourth quarter to close out the Lady Raiders as they tacked on an additional 28 points to Tech's 17.