OSU comeback comes up short in loss to Texas

OSU quickly responded, splashing home two three-pointers following the timeout and eventually tying the game at 13.

Unfortunately for the Cowgirls, the Longhorns came to play. UT quickly went on a run of its own, stretching its lead out to eight points by the end of the quarter, and they took a 26-18 lead into the second period.

it seemed OSU was poised to take the lead.

One of the main reasons the Cowgirls couldn’t ever seal the deal was their inability to stop Texas guard Rori Harmon. Harmon, reigning All-American and Big 12 freshman of the year, diced up the OSU defense in every way possible.

shooting, and through a wide variety of craft finishes and tough layups, she claimed the paint as her own against the Cowgirls.

Basketball is often a game of runs.

That age-old adage was on full display in OSU’s matchup with Texas.

In their second meeting of the season, Texas exacted their revenge on OSU, defeating the Cowgirls 78-69, leading from wire to wire.

UT began flexing its muscles early in the game, coming out on fire with an 11-2 run and forcing the Cowgirls to use an early timeout.

The Longhorns never looked back, holding their lead against OSU all the way until the end of the game, disposing of a Cowgirls team that defeated them just three weeks ago in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Throughout the contest, OSU would storm back, cutting the Longhorn lead to somewhere between three and five points, and right on cue, Texas would respond, ripping out the hearts of Cowgirl faithful every time

The Houston native scored 16 points to go along with seven assists and six rebounds, and on top of her offensive dominance, she also added a steal and played a big part in holding Naomie Alnatas to just 41% shooting from the field.

Harmon wasn’t alone in her domination of the Cowgirls’ defense, as teammate Taylor Jones came off the bench and established herself inside almost immediately.

Jones scored 19 points on 90% sports.ed@ocolly.com

Despite the loss, OSU has little reason to be discouraged. While a win is always the goal, Texas sits tied atop the Big 12 with No. 18 Iowa State, and is looking more and more like the team many expected them to be heading into the season.

On the OSU side of things, the Cowgirls sit a game and a half below Baylor and West Virginia for fourth place in the Big 12, and with the easiest four-game stretch of their schedule coming up, the Cowgirls are in a good position to make a run at that spot.

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