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Trio of Oklahoma Sooners earn preseason All-Big 12 honors

As voted on by the coaches, three Oklahoma Sooners earned preseason All-Big 12 honors led by a pair of unanimous selections.

Led by unanimous selections for [autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag], the Oklahoma Sooners earned three preseason All-Big 12 selections as voted on by the coaches.

Announced Wednesday, Williams and Robertson represent the only school to feature multiple unanimous selections.

Williams, from Fort Worth, Texas, earned her second consecutive unanimous preseason honor. She returns for her fifth season in Norman after a strong 2021 that saw her lead the Sooners with 18 points per game and 7 rebounds per game. Here 2021 earned her a unanimous All-Big 12 selection.

Robertson is the Big 12’s all-time leader in three-pointers made and earned a  unanimous All-Big 12 selection at the conclusion of 2021. Last season she averaged 17.2 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game, earning All-America honorable mention honors.

Plagued by injuries in the 2021-2022 season, [autotag]Ana Llanusa[/autotag] earned preseason honorable mention honors. She provides a third big-time scoring threat for [autotag]Jennie Baranczyk[/autotag] and the Oklahoma Sooners. In 10 games, Llanusa averaged 17.3 points and 2.3 assists per game.

Only four players in all were unanimous selections for the league’s preseason honors. [autotag]Ashley Joens[/autotag] of Iowa State and [autotag]Rori Harmon[/autotag] of Texas were the other unanimous selections. Joens was voted the preseason Big 12 player of the year.

How to watch No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Stanford in the Elite Eight

Texas is looking to clinch their first Final Four appearance since 2003.

No. 2 Texas is back in the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season after taking down No. 6 Ohio State in a 66-63 thriller. Last season Texas’ NCAA tournament run ended with a loss to South Carolina in the Elite Eight.

Awaiting the Longhorns this time around is defending national champion and No. 1 seeded Stanford Cardinal.

The two teams met earlier in the season where Texas pulled off the 61-56 upset on the road in what was a breakout game for star point guard Rori Harmon. The freshman scored 21 points on an efficient 8-16 shooting. Texas will need a similar performance from Harmon to pull off the victory again.

Slowing down Stanford’s Cameron Brink will be a focus of Vic Schafer’s game plan for this one. Brink can do it all for the Cardinal, she leads the team in both scoring and rebounding.

Here is how to tune in for this highly anticipated matchup between Texas and Stanford.

No. 2 Texas takes down No. 6 Ohio State, advances to the Elite Eight

Texas is moving on to the Elite Eight for the second straight season.

Texas is moving on to the Elite Eight for the second straight season after outlasting Ohio State in the Sweet 16.

The Buckeyes jumped out to a 20-16 lead with an excellent end to the first quarter. The Texas defense took control of the game from the second quarter on. The Horns held Ohio State to just 10 points in the second quarter to regain a 32-30 lead heading into halftime.

Vic Sheafer’s squad was able to hold off Ohio State in the second half and held on to win 66-63. Joanne Allen-Taylor paced the Texas offense with 17 points on 7-11 shooting. Lauren Ebo added nine points and eight hard-fought rebounds of her own.

Up next for Texas is the winner between No.1 seed Stanford and No. 4 seed Maryland. Texas took down the Cardinal 61-56 earlier in the season.

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How to watch No. 2 Texas vs. No. 6 Ohio State in the Sweet 16

No. 2 Texas is looking the part as a national championship contender in the NCAA tournament thus far.

No. 2 Texas is looking the part as a national championship contender in the NCAA tournament thus far. The Longhorns took care of business in convincing fashion against the likes of No. 15 Fairfield and No. 7 Utah, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.

Awaiting Texas in the next round in No. 6 seed Ohio State. The Buckeyes pulled off the upset against Kim Mulkey and No. 3 LSU in the Round of 32. Jacy Sheldon dropped 23 points for Ohio State in the victory.

Texas is riding a 13-game win streak entering this matchup, their last loss coming to Baylor way back on Feb. 6. Vic Schaefer feels really good about how his team is playing.

Here is how to tune in as Texas takes on Ohio State with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line.

Texas takes down Utah 78-56, advances to Sweet 16

Texas is on to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season.

Texas women’s basketball was on a mission against Utah on Sunday. The Horns left no doubt in a dominant performance against the No. 7 seeded Utes.

The Longhorns hit shots from all over the court in the win, shooting 64% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc. Texas exploded for 25 points in the second quarter to take full control of the game.

Star point guard Rori Harmon was the engine that made the offense go. She finished with 11 points, eight assists and grabbed four rebounds. Harmon is playing as well as any player in the nation.

The 78-56 victory will send Texas to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season. The Longhorns will take on the winner of LSU and Ohio State. Last year, Texas upset Maryland in the Sweet 16 to advance to the programs first Elite Eight since 2016.

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Texas women’s basketball upsets No. 3 Stanford 61-56

Vic Schaefer’s squad made a statement on Sunday.

Vic Schaefer’s squad made a statement on Sunday. No. 25 Texas defeated No. 3 Stanford 61-56 behind a dominant fourth-quarter effort. The Horns outscored the Cardinal 26-16 to cap off the comeback.

Stanford is the defending national champion and owned the nation’s second-longest winning streak at 21 games.

The teams entered halftime dead even at 35 apiece. Stanford looked like they were starting to pull away late in the third quarter, Lexie Hull made a clutch three to put the Cardinal up five points going into the fourth.

Texas needed a spark on offense and junior Aliyah Matharu gave it to them. Matharu took over the game scoring 17 points in the fourth, shooting 4-4 from beyond the arc. When Texas needed someone to step up, Matharu was phenomenal.

Freshman guard Rori Harmon also had a great day scoring 21 points on 50 percent shooting. Harmon also hit two pivotal free throws down the stretch to help Texas leave Palo Alto with the upset.

Vic Schaefer is capitalizing off the momentum from their elite-eight run last season. Expect the Horns to take a massive leap in the next AP Top 25 poll.