Women's Hoops Falters Against No. 12 Kentucky

Sunday, February 2

Norman, Okla.

3 PM CT

University of Oklahoma

16-6,4-5SEC

Kentucky

19-2,8-1SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kentucky	30	15	18	32	95
Oklahoma	19	17	16	34	86

Sahara Williams scores a layup in Oklahoma's game against Kentucky on Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center.

Women's Hoops Falters Against No. 12 Kentucky

February 02, 2025 | Women's Basketball

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By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Georgia Amoore made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 43 points to lead No. 12 Kentucky to a 95-86 victory over No. 13 Oklahoma on Sunday.

Amoore had two 3-pointers and scored 10 as the Wildcats (19-2, 8-1 Southeastern Conference) jumped out to a 30-19 first-quarter lead. She made 15 of 22 shots from the floor -- including 7 of 12 from beyond the arc — and 6 of 8 free throws while adding eight assists.

Clara Strack finished with 19 points and six rebounds before fouling out for Kentucky, which has won three in a row. Dazia Lawrence hit three of the Wildcats' 14 3-pointers and scored 14.

Sophomore Sahara Williams scored a career-high 27 for the Sooners (16-6, 4-5) on 8-for-19 shooting. Raegan Beers totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Payton Verhulst had 11 points and 10 boards. It was the ninth double-double of the season for Beers and the first for Verhulst, who also had a triple-double in a 109-99 overtime loss to then-No. 13 Duke earlier this season. Freshman Zya Vann had 15 points off the bench and her senior sister Skylar Vann scored 11.

Oklahoma trailed 45-36 at halftime, but Skylar Vann had back-to-back baskets to finish off a 10-2 run to begin the third quarter and the Sooners closed within a point. Amelia Hassett answered with a 3-pointer, Strack followed with eight straight points and Amoore buried a 3-pointer to finish off a 16-0 run and the Wildcats cruised from there.

Oklahoma plays at Mississippi on Thursday. Kentucky is idle until it plays at Mississippi on Feb. 10.

POSTGAME NOTES

• No. 13 Oklahoma dropped a 95-86 contest to No. 12 Kentucky on Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners fell to 16-6 overall and 4-5 in conference play.

• Sophomore Sahara Williams scored a career high 27 points on 8 of 19 shooting and a perfect 9 of 9 performance at the free throw line. The Waterloo, Iowa, product added five rebounds and a block in the loss.

• Payton Verhulst notched her sixth career double-double in an 11-point, 10-rebound night. The guard registered five assists in 35 minutes.

• Raegan Beers secured her 39th career double-double and ninth of the season, tallying 18 points (7 of 13 FG) and 10 rebounds.

• Sunday's result marked the first time since 2010 that two Sooners tallied double-doubles in a loss, snapping a 15-game streak.

• Freshman Zya Vann finished with a career high 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting. The guard added two steals as the Sooners tried to claw back into the game in the second half.

• Skylar Vann scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds, pushing the fifth-year senior past 850 career rebounds becoming the ninth Sooner to eclipse the milestone.

• The Wildcats sunk 14 3-pointers against the Sooners, a season high for an Oklahoma opponent. In total, Kentucky shot 50% from the field (33 of 66) and 41.2% from deep. Oklahoma shot 39.5% (30 of 76) and 6 of 29 from three.

• The Sooners have now dropped back-to-back games (lost at No. 7 LSU on Thursday) for the first time this season and just the fifth time under head coach Jennie Baranczyk (2021-present). Oklahoma is now under .500 (4-5 SEC) in conference play for the first time at the midway point of the conference slate since 2020-21.

• Oklahoma fell to 63-5 since 2021 when scoring 80 points. Three of those five losses have come in 2024-25 (vs. No. 13 Duke [99], at No. 7 LSU [100] and vs. No. 12 Kentucky [86]).

• Up next: The Sooners travel to Ole Miss on Thursday evening for a matchup on SEC Network+ at 6:30 p.m. CT.