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How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. Kansas Jayhawks

The Sooner women’s basketball team is on a roll and here is how you can check out their next game vs. the Kansas Jayhawks.

The Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team has gotten all of the talk but the women’s team is on an absolute heater right now. After finishing nonconference play with a subpar 6-5 record, the Sooners are 6-1 in Big 12 play.

They are currently in sole possession of second place in the conference. They are also coming off a massive win on the road at No. 11 Texas Longhorns. Now, they are preparing to take on the Kansas Jayhawks who are currently 10-9 (3-5) but they are coming off a win at home vs. the Iowa State Cyclones.

So, let’s take a look at how you can watch the game as well as some key players for both teams.

How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. No. 10 Texas Longhorns

The Sooners women’s team is also set to take on the Texas Longhorns. Here is how you can watch their upcoming game.

After struggling to end nonconference season, [autotag]Jennie Baranczyk[/autotag] has her Oklahoma Sooners squad rolling so far in [autotag]Big 12[/autotag] play. The Sooners are currently 5-1 after beating the Houston Cougars.

Oklahoma continues its road stretch, heading to Austin, TX, to face the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns come into the game ranked in the top 10 and sitting at 18-2 (5-2). The Sooners have lost three straight games against ranked opponents.

Can they knock off a ranked team and really start opening some eyes to being a legit threat in the conference? Let’s take a look at how you can watch and find out.

How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. Houston Cougars

Here is how you can watch the Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team take on the Houston Cougars.

While the Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team struggled to end nonconference play, they are red hot in the Big 12 season. They are 10-6 on the season but 4-1 in conference play.

They defeated the [autotag]Texas Tech Lady Raiders[/autotag] 73-55 last weekend. Now, they face Big 12 newcomer Houston Cougars. The Sooners are undefeated against the newcomers, with wins over BYU and Cincinnati so far.

Houston is 11-5 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. This is part of a two-game road trip for Oklahoma. So, let’s take a look at some key players to watch for and how you can watch the game.

How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. Texas Tech Lady Raiders

The Oklahoma Women’s basketball team is also back in action. They take on the Texas Tech Lady Raiders Saturday afternoon.

The Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team hit a little bit of a rough spot to end nonconference play but have bounced back nicely to open up Big 12 play. After three straight wins, however, they lost to the No. 12 ranked [autotag]Kansas State Wildcats[/autotag].

They could never get their offense going, shooting just 27.1% from the field and 25% from the three-point line. They also turned it over 13 times.

Now, they head back home to Norman, Okla. to take on the [autotag]Texas Tech Lady Raiders[/autotag]. Texas Tech is currently 2-2 in conference play, losing their last one to the [autotag]Oklahoma State Cowgirls[/autotag].

Let’s take a look at how you can watch the game and some key players to watch.

How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. Cincinnati

The Sooners women’s basketball team is back in action vs. conference foe, Cincinnati. Here is how you can watch the game.

After a tough month of December where the Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team lost three out of five games, the Sooners have bounced back with two straight conference wins over new conference foes the UCF Knights and the BYU Cougars.

But can they keep that going against another new opponent, the Cincinnati Bearcats in Norman? The Sooners started the season 5-0 but have since been 3-5. The Bearcats are also 8-5 but are 0-2 in conference play with losses to the Kansas State Wildcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Let’s take a quick look at how you can watch the game, some key players and who some future opponents are for the Sooners.

Oklahoma Women’s basketball voted fifth in preseason Big 12 coaches poll

The Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team was voted fifth in the Big 12 presason poll.

In two seasons in Norman, [autotag]Jennie Baranczyk[/autotag] has helped lead a talented Oklahoma Basketball program to a pair of NCAA tournament berths, advancing to the round of 32 in both seasons.

The Sooners were one of the best offenses in the nation, which helped them to a share of the Big 12 regular season title.

Their offense was led by [autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag], [autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag], and [autotag]Liz Scott[/autotag], and [autotag]Skylar Vann[/autotag]. Williams and Robertson have moved on and the Sooners are hoping Scott and Vann can take on the added leadership as they welcome one of the best players in the nation to the roster in [autotag]Sahara Williams[/autotag].

Big 12 basketball media day is two weeks away, and the coaches have voted on their 2023-2024 preseason poll.

The Oklahoma Sooners come in at No. 5. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own squad. The Texas Longhorns came in at No. 1 in the preseason coaches poll, picking up 12 of the 14 first-place votes. The Longhorns are followed by Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma rounds out the top five.

Taking the last four spots in the preseason poll are BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF.

The Sooners begin play with an exhibition on Oct. 31 against West Texas A&M and then play their first regular season game against the Wichita State Shockers on Nov. 6 at the Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners are hoping to build on their back-to-back round of 32 appearances in the NCAA tournament and build a team that’s able to break through to the Sweet 16 and beyond.

This is the Sooners’ final year in the Big 12 before joining the SEC, which boasts some of the best women’s basketball programs in the country. Tennessee, South Carolina, and LSU have been some of the best in the sport over the last two decades, providing fun and new challenges starting in 2024-2024.

Sooners season comes to an end in 82-73 loss to UCLA in Women’s NCAA tournament

The Sooners needed a big third quarter to get back in the game, but UCLA pulled away late in Oklahoma’s 82-73 loss in the Women’s NCAA tournament.

Oklahoma got out of the blocks slowly for the late-night tip and the UCLA Bruins took advantage. UCLA led by seven after the first quarter and by 13 at halftime.

Oklahoma used a strong third quarter, where they outscored the Bruins 26-12 to take a one-point lead into the fourth.

Though it was a tight ball game, the Sooners never regained the lead after the Bruins went up 55-54. Oklahoma answered every UCLA basket with one of their own to keep it a one-score ball game. But as the game wore on, UCLA began to pull away.

With 2:53 left in the game, the Sooners trailed by five and that’s as close as they’d get the rest of the contest. UCLA pulled away in the final minutes as the Sooners couldn’t keep up.

For the second straight season, the Sooners bow out of the Women’s NCAA tournament in the second round. In this one, the Bruins found a way to take Taylor Robertson out of the game.

In her final game as a Sooner, Robertson was held to 1 of 4 shooting and 0-for-3 from three. Madi Williams led the way for Oklahoma, scoring 24 points on 7 of 14 shooting. Williams was also 9 of 14 from the free throw line. Ana Llanusa added 15 and Skylar Vann chipped in 14 off the bench.

Oklahoma shot it well, hitting 41.4% from the field and shooting 41.2% from three. Even though UCLA didn’t shoot well from downtown, they were 44.8% from the field and made 25 of 28 free throw attempts.

Oklahoma enters the offseason looking to build on its second-straight tournament appearance and make it to the Sweet 16 and beyond.

Oklahoma Sooners advance in Women’s NCAA Tournament with 85-63 win over Portland

5 Sooners score in double figures as Oklahoma beats Portland to advance in Women’s NCAA Tournament.

It was a hard-fought contest for the first 20 minutes of game time as the Oklahoma Sooners took on Portland in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA tournament.

Portland, the WCC tournament champs, jumped out to a 5-2 lead early in the game, but the Sooners were able to tie it up on a [autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag] three-pointer.

That launched the Sooners on an 18-6 run to take a 20-11 lead with just under four minutes to play in the first quarter. Portland fought back over the final few minutes, going on a run of their own to close the quarter trailing by only six.

The Oklahoma Sooners were locked in a physical contest against a game Pilots team. Neither side could gain much of an advantage in the second quarter, but Portland did outscore the Sooners 13-12 in the quarter to trail by five heading into halftime.

The second half was all Sooners.

Though Portland cut the lead to three early in the second half, the Sooners went on a 13-4 run to lead 52-40 midway through the third quarter. Oklahoma kept the pressure up on both sides of the court to continue building on their lead. Heading into the fourth, Oklahoma led by 16, and that was all she wrote.

Five Oklahoma Sooners scored in double-figures, led by 14 a piece from [autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aubrey Joens[/autotag]. [autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag] had 13, and [autotag]Ana Llanusa[/autotag] and [autotag]Skylar Vann[/autotag] each chipped in 11 points.

Robertson was 4-of-5 shooting on the evening and 3-of-3 from three-point range. Coming off the bench, Joens shot 4-of-9 and 2-of-5 from three to go along with two rebounds, three assists, and four steals.

Vann posted 11 rebounds for a double-double off the bench. [autotag]Liz Scott[/autotag] had nine points and 12 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, to lead the Sooners on the glass.

The Sooners did a nice job defensively, limiting Portland to 37.7% shooting and just 15.8% from three. Oklahoma forced 18 turnovers, collected 11 steals, and 20 offensive rebounds.

Oklahoma now awaits the winner of the opening-round contest between UCLA and Sacramento State for a shot at the Sweet 16.

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Iowa State outshoots the Sooners in Big 12 tournament semifinal

The Oklahoma Sooners couldn’t keep up with an Iowa State team that shot 45% from the field and 40% from three in their 82-72 loss in the Big 12 tournament.

The Oklahoma Sooners did about everything right in their Big 12 tournament semifinal matchup against Iowa State. The Sooners simply didn’t shoot as well as the Cyclones in their 82-72 loss.

Oklahoma and Iowa State shot the same amount of threes and free throws. The Cyclones made two more three-pointers and four more free throws, and that was the difference in the basketball game.

Oklahoma opened the game on a strong note, creating an eight-point lead in the first five minutes. Down 11-3, the Cyclones got hot from deep as Lexi Donarski, Denae Fritz, and Nyamer Diew each made triples to close the Sooners’ lead to 15-12 with just under three minutes to play in the first.

Oklahoma led at the end of the first 19-18, but Iowa State’s Ashley Joens started to find her shooting stroke. After going 2 of 7 from the field in the opening 10 minutes, Joens was 3 of 4 in the second.

Iowa State shot 10 of 13 in the second to take a 42-39 lead into halftime.

After half, the Cyclones stayed hot, going 11 of 15 and outscoring the Sooners 24-14 in the third quarter. Oklahoma was just 4 of 11 in the quarter

Though the Sooners made a valiant effort in the fourth to chip away at Iowa State’s lead, ultimately, the Cyclones’ shooting efforts were too much to overcome.

After dealing with an injury the last few days, [autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag] played 29 minutes and led the Sooners in scoring with 19 points on 9 of 16 from the field. [autotag]Skylar Vann[/autotag] had another good game off the bench, going 5 of 6 from the field and scoring 13 points. [autotag]Neveah Tot[/autotag] had 14 points nearly matching her career high of 16 points.

Oklahoma now waits for the NCAA tournament selection committee to tell them where they’re headed for the opening two rounds of Women’s NCAA tournament.

Juniors Skylar Vann and Aubrey Joens give Sooners a boost off the bench

Juniors Skylar Vann and Aubrey Joens give the Sooners a boost off the bench in Oklahoma’s win over TCU in the Big 12 tournament.

The Oklahoma Sooners will be losing three important pieces after the season is complete. [autotag]Madi Wiliams[/autotag], [autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag], and [autotag]Ana Llanusa[/autotag] have one more opportunity to take Oklahoma on a deep postseason run.

Those three have been key to the Sooners’ 2022-2023 season. But last night’s win over TCU put on display what life will look like without their three seniors.

[autotag]Skylar Vann[/autotag] came up clutch again, pouring in 21 points off the bench, including the game-winner in the final seconds. Also playing in a reserve role, [autotag]Aubrey Joens[/autotag], the Iowa State transfer, chipped in 15 points for the Sooners.

After the Sooners fell behind in the first quarter, Joens contributed 10 points in the second on 4 of 4 shooting, including 2 of 2 from three. That gave the Sooners the boost they needed to turn a three-point first quarter deficit into a five-point halftime lead.

The fourth quarter has become Skylar Vann time in recent weeks, and she came through again in the win over TCU. Vann was 5 of 6 from the field (her only miss a deep three), and was dominant in the paint. 10 of her 21 points came in the fourth, with all 10 points coming in the final 6:31 of the game. Vann scored each of Oklahoma’s final six points to get the win.

“You’ve got to be willing to take that shot,” head coach Jennie Baranczyk said after the win. “You’ve got to be willing to make it. You’ve got to be willing to miss it. You’ve got to be willing to pay the consequences. Sky is. You can see that in her eyes that she wants that.”

Clutchness defined.

Vann and Joens combined for 36 points in the win. Oklahoma’s starting five scored just 32 points. They’re only juniors. Key pieces to the Sooners rotation this season, they’ll take on even bigger roles next year with talent leaving Norman.

The Sooners have a deep roster. Several players that can fill up the box score. They needed every bit of what Skylar Vann and Aubrey Joens provided off the bench on Friday night. For the Sooners to win the Big 12 tournament and go deep in the NCAA tournament, Vann and Joens will have to continue to provide a spark off the bench.

And everytime they check into the game, the Sooners display they’ll be in great hands even as they lose their talented group of seniors.