Weekend Women’s College Basketball: Oklahoma Rolls, Indianaโฃ Survives, Iowa State Prepares for Indiana
NORMAN, OK – โNo. 9 Oklahoma continued its dominant run with aโ 100-46 โvictory over Coppin State on โFriday, while Indiana narrowly defeated Gonzaga 76-72. Both โฃteams are set โfor challenging matchups on Sunday, with Oklahoma facing Florida State and Indiana squaring off against Iowaโ State.
Theโ Sooners โค(6-1) overwhelmed the Eagles (1-6) โคfrom the opening โฃtip, racing to a 14-2 lead and โneverโ looking back. Sahar Williams โขled Oklahoma with 21 points andโข nine rebounds, supported โคby Zya Vann (16 points), Aaliyah โขChavez andโ Raegan beers โค(14 points each), and Payton โฃVerhulst (12 points). Oklahoma’s size โproved decisive, resulting in โa 52-8 advantage โin points in the paint and a 28-2 margin in second-chance points.โ This marks โคOklahoma’s fifth โคstraight win by at least 25 points and โฃthird consecutive win by at least 53 points, fueled by one of the nation’s top offensesโฃ averaging over 88 pointsโ per game and a leading rebounding โคrate. Paris McBride โpaced Coppin State with 17 points, while โKhila Morris โฃadded โค13. Coppin State will faceโค Missouri State on Sunday.
In a tightly โขcontested game, Indiana (7-0) held off a late chargeโข fromโ Gonzaga (3-4) thanks to a clutch three-point playโ by Shay Ciezkiโ with 17.1 seconds remaining. Ciezki finished with a game-highโค 24 points, while Leneeโ Beaumont contributed 11 and Nevaeh Caffey, Socka-Nguemen, and Maya Makalusky each added 10 for the Hoosiers. Gonzaga,โ led by โLauren Whittaker’s 27 pointsโค and Allie Turner’s 21, fought back from a late deficit, with jaiden Haile โฃbringing theโฃ Bulldogs โขwithin one point with โ19.5 seconds left. Indiana’s 22-10 edge in second-chance pointsโฃ proved crucial. Gonzaga will play Marquette on Sunday.
iowa โฃStateโ will also be in action on Sunday, โฃtaking onโข Indiana in a matchup that pits two โstrong programs against each other.
