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Former Sooner Qunicee Lilio transfers to South Carolina

Former Oklahoma utility player Quincee Lilio has transferred to South Carolina.

It’s the offseason in the world of college softball, and that means the transfer portal is heating up.

After [autotag]Patty Gasso[/autotag] and the Oklahoma Sooners won national championship number eight and completed the four-peat, there was expected to be plenty of roster movement.

So far, two of the three former Sooners who entered the portal had found homes in the [autotag]SEC[/autotag]. Infielder [autotag]Avery Hodge[/autotag] went to LSU and pitcher [autotag]S.J. Geurin[/autotag] transferred to Auburn.

Now, the third OU player in the portal has also found a new home in the Southeastern Conference.

Utility player [autotag]Quincee Lilio[/autotag] will be transferring to South Carolina. Justin McLeod of D1 Softball broke the news on social media.

Lilio made 31 plate appearances in 2024, hitting .129 with five RBIs, 10 walks and six strikeouts. She played second base and outfield in 2023, appearing in a total of 47 contests for the Sooners, starting 12 games. As a redshirt freshman, she hit .275 with one home run and had nine RBIs.

Gasso and the OU staff have also been busy making additions in the portal. [autotag]Isabela Emerling[/autotag], [autotag]Abby Dayton[/autotag] and [autotag]Ailana Agbayani[/autotag] have all joined the roster since the season ended.

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Oklahoma Sooners add BYU transfer Ailana Agbayani

The Oklahoma Sooners continue to fortify their roster with the addition of BYU transfer Ailana Agbayani.

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up another transfer addition, earning a commitment from Ailana Agbayani.

A middle infielder and pitcher for the BYU Cougars, Agbayani led the Cougars with a .434 batting average, hit five home runs, and recorded 33 RBIs. She also added nine doubles, two triples, and 30 walks. She led BYU in on-base percentage by 50 points.

She hit lead off for the Cougars. In BYU’s win over Oklahoma in the middle game of their three-game set, Agbayani went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. She also threw 0.1 innings, walking a batter and inducing a ground out of Kinzie Hansen with two runners aboard.

The Sooners have now added three players to the roster via the transfer portal as Agbayani joins North Carolina catcher Isabela Emerling and Utah centerfielder Abby Dayton.

Agbayani will likely play one of Oklahoma’s open middle-infield spots after the departures of [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] (eligibility), [autotag]Avery Hodge[/autotag] (transfer portal), and [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag] (eligibility).

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Sooners add former UNC catcher Isabela Emerling via transfer portal

Patty Gasso lands former UNC catcher Isabela Emerling to help replace Kinzie Hansen

The Oklahoma Sooners lost three players to the [autotag]transfer portal[/autotag] earlier in June and 10 seniors. Though they bring in a big signing class in 2024, Oklahoma will need to retool their roster through the [autotag]transfer portal[/autotag]. On Friday, [autotag]Patty Gasso[/autotag] made their first portal addition.

OU earned a commitment from former North Carolina catcher [autotag]Isabela Emerling[/autotag]. The former Tar Heel is a junior who had a nice sophomore season in 2024. Emerling hit .323 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs and posted a .685 slugging percentage. She led the Tar Heels in home runs and RBIs last season.

Over the last two seasons at North Carolina, Emerling started 91 games at catcher and in the infield after missing her freshman season due to injury.

Emerling took to social media to announce her decision, saying she was “so excited for this new chapter.”

Gasso and her staff needed a replacement for the recently departed [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag], who won four titles as a Sooner. Hansen had a legendary career, and the catcher is now a member of the Oklahoma City Spark. Emerling will try to help fill that role behind the plate, as the Sooners look for ring number nine.

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