Sooners Score Another OT Victory

Nyeshia Stevenson scored a career high 32 points as OU beats Marist on the road in overtime 80-71. This was the 2nd consecutive OT game the Sooners have played; they won both. The Sooners once again came back from a second half deficit to force the extra period. But this time it was all OU, who outscored the Red Foxes 12-3 in the extra five.

This was also the fourth consecutive game that a Sooner has set a new career high: Danielle Robinson scored 26 vs. Notre Dame, Carlee Roethlisberger scored 29 vs. UT-Arlington, D-Rob scored 31 against Arkansas, and Stevenson scored 32 vs. Marist. Stevenson hit a school record tying 9 treys in the game including the game tying one with 16 seconds left. She also grabbed 7 rebounds a dished out 4 assists. "We're going to carry her all over New York City. She made big plays," Coach Coale said of Stevenson's heroics. Roethlisberger almost tallied a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Robinson scored 9 points and had 5 assists with no turnovers.

The Sooners trailed 57-47 early in the second half before the Sooners went on a 10-0 run of their own. The game went back and forth until Stevenson forced OT with her 3 pointer. In the extra period she drained 2 threes as OU held the Red Foxes to a single field goal. Marist was led by Rachele Fitz 25 points and Erica Allenspach's 18. The Sooners travel to West Point to take on the Army Knights tomorrow night at 7:30.