Women's Basketball

Williams Scores Career-High in Loss at Oklahoma State

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Stillwater, Okla. – Morgan Williams led the USC Upstate women's basketball team with a career-high 17 points in Upstate's 108-71 loss to Oklahoma State in non-conference action at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday night.

Oklahoma State improves to 8-2 overall while Upstate drops to 3-10.

A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS

  • Williams surpassed her previous career-high of 15 points which she accomplished against Omaha on Nov. 24.
  • Tamera Thorpe finished in double figures with 15 points off the bench and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
  • Stillwater native Bailey Wensler scored three points.
  • DeNisha Swain scored two points in her first game action since the season-opener on Nov. 10.
  • Loryn Goodwin led a quintet of Oklahoma State players in double-figures with 23 points.
  • Kaylee Jensen (20 points), Braxtin Miller (14 points) Mandy Coleman (13 points) and Areanna Combs (10 points) each finished in double-figures.
  • Oklahoma State scored 28 points off of 20 Upstate turnovers. The Cowgirls had four turnovers which Upstate turned into two points.
  • The Cowgirls held a 43-36 edge in rebounds.

FIRST QUARTER BREAKDOWN

  • After the Cowgirls scored the first four points of the game, Upstate tied the contest at 5 following an Anda Kuzmina jumper at the 6:14 mark.
  • Oklahoma State answered with a 12-2 run for a 17-7 lead following a Jentry Holt basket with 3:40 remaining.
  • Diamon Shiflet's 3-pointer with one second left send the Spartans into the second quarter trailing 26-16.

SECOND QUARTER BREAKDOWN

  • The front end of two Combs free throws gave the hosts a 33-17 edge with just over eight minutes to play.
  • A Thorpe 3-pointer with 5:18 remaining brought Upstate within 10, 38-28.
  • The Cowgirls led by 16 points at three different stages late in the quarter.
  • Kuzmina's free throw with 10 seconds remaining was the final point of the first half. Oklahoma State led 53-38 at halftime.

THIRD QUARTER BREAKDOWN

  • Oklahoma State opened the third quarter on a 9-0 run.
  • Williams hit a pair of free throws following the media timeout to make the score 67-45 with 4:16 to play.
  • Wensler hit a 3-pointer just before time expired made the score 78-56 at the end of the period.

FOURTH QUARTER BREAKDOWN

  • Goodwin gave the Cowgirls a 90-60 advantage on a layup with 6:23 to play.
  • LaTashia Jones' layup with 38 seconds remaining served as the final points of the game.

UP NEXT

  • The Spartans are off until Dec. 30 when they host N.C. Central at 4:30 p.m.

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