Friday, Nov 23

Baylor 72 vs South Dakota State 66 South Point Shootout in Las Vegas NV
https://baylorbears.com/news/2018/11/24/womens-basketball-no-4-wbb-pulls-away-to-defeat-south-dakota-state.aspx?path=wbball

Kansas State 59 vs DePaul 79 Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico
https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2018/11/23/womens-basketball-rough-first-half-sends-k-state-to-loss-against-16-16-depaul.aspx

Oklahoma 62 vs Clemson 74 Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=211781607

TCU 58 vs Brigham Young 61 SDSU Thanksgiving Classic in San Diego CA
https://gofrogs.com/news/2018/11/24/womens-basketball-frogs-fall-to-byu-61-58-in-san-diego.aspx?path=wbball

Texas 56 vs Quinnipiac 55 Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero FL
https://texassports.com/news/2018/11/23/no-10-9-womens-basketball-earns-comeback-win-against-quinnipiac.aspx?path=wbball

West Virginia 81 vs Iowa 84 Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas
https://wvusports.com/news/2018/11/23/womens-basketball-no-25-wvu-stumbles-late-falls-to-no-12-iowa.aspx?path=wbball

Saturday, Nov 24

Baylor 67 vs Georgetown 46 South Point Shootout in Las Vegas NV
https://baylorbears.com/news/2018/11/25/womens-basketball-no-4-wbb-blows-past-georgetown-67-46.aspx

Kansas State 80 vs Princeton 61 Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico
https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2018/11/24/womens-basketball-wildcats-roll-by-tigers-in-second-half.aspx

TCU 81 vs San Diego State 64 SDSU Thanksgiving Classic in San Diego CA
https://gofrogs.com/news/2018/11/25/womens-basketball-tcu-cruises-past-san-diego-state-81-64.aspx

Texas 69 vs Michigan 52 Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero FL
https://texassports.com/news/2018/11/24/no-10-9-womens-basketball-defeats-michigan-to-advance-to-gulf-coast-showcase-championship.aspx

Houston Baptist 76 @ Texas Tech 82
https://texastech.com/news/2018/11/24/career-night-for-brewer-leads-texas-tech-over-hbu.aspx

West Virginia 81 vs Eastern Kentucky 39 Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas
https://wvusports.com/news/2018/11/24/womens-basketball-no-25-wvu-rolls-past-eastern-kentucky.aspx

Pale Rider said:

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Big 12 won the games they should. Good.

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Yeah definitely better than Friday results

Sunday, Nov 25

Iona 44 @ Kansas 75
https://kuathletics.com/news/2018/11/25/womens-basketball-four-jayhawks-net-double-figures-in-75-44-rout-of-iona.aspx

Texas 72 vs Fordham 54 Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero FL
https://texassports.com/news/2018/11/25/no-10-9-womens-basketball-takes-down-fordham-to-win-gulf-coast-showcase.aspx

SEASON-ENDING INJURY

Nov 26, 2018

"Senior Texas player Lashann Higgs suffered a season-ending injury in the Longhorns' game against Quinnipiac on Friday in Estero, Fla.

Higgs tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee.

- Texas WBB website

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"The Texas team lost one of its leading scorers to injury on Friday night. Lashann Higgs went down with a left knee injury with 6:55 left to go in the first half in a 56-55 win over Quinnipiac. On a drive to the rim, Higgs planted close to the rim and collapsed to the floor, appearing to be in excruciating pain. She had to be carried off the floor for evaluation.

Prior to the injury, Higgs averaged 16.3 points through three games. She posted a season-high of 20 points in a 64-54 win over North Texas.

- Randy Smith, Eye Witness News

That is a horrible loss for her and for them. I am sorry for the young lady; an outstanding player.

slimecap said:

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SEASON-ENDING INJURY

Nov 26, 2018

"Senior Texas player Lashann Higgs suffered a season-ending injury in the Longhorns' game against Quinnipiac on Friday in Estero, Fla.

Higgs tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee.

- Texas WBB website

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"The Texas team lost one of its leading scorers to injury on Friday night. Lashann Higgs went down with a left knee injury with 6:55 left to go in the first half in a 56-55 win over Quinnipiac. On a drive to the rim, Higgs planted close to the rim and collapsed to the floor, appearing to be in excruciating pain. She had to be carried off the floor for evaluation.

Prior to the injury, Higgs averaged 16.3 points through three games. She posted a season-high of 20 points in a 64-54 win over North Texas.

- Randy Smith, Eye Witness News

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Well that explains that Quinnipiac score doesn't it

That's huge loss for them, huge!

WEEK 3

Nov 26, 2018

"Kansas redshirt senior Jessica Washington was tabbed the Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week, while Texas' Audrey Warren and West Virginia's Madisen Smith shared Freshman of the Week recognition.

Jessica Washington G R-SR
Kansas
Registered her first 30-point performance of the year and the third of her career with 30 points against George Mason. She finished the week average 23.5 points and 3.0 assists while shooting 53.8 percent from the field. The Player of the Week honor is the second in Washington's career.

Madisen Smith G FR
West Virginia
Became just the second WVU freshman since March 2016 to score in double figures with a season-high 13 points against No. 12 Iowa. Last week, she averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists, while shooting 75 percent from the field. First-time Co-Freshmen of the Week honoree.

Audrey Warren G/F FR
Texas
Averaged 9.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals last week and made her first two career starts at the Gulf Coast Showcase. She connected on 66.7 percent from the field and finished with 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in Texas' victory over Michigan. First-time Co-Freshmen of the Week honoree."

- BIG 12 WBB website

AP TOP 25 POLL

Nov 26, 2018

Iowa State enters AP Poll at #23
.. First time since January 2014 the Cyclones have been AP ranked
.. Began Receiving Votes in AP Poll last week
.. 5-0 record is one of 37 unbeaten teams
.. 5-0 start is 8th time under head coach Bill Fennelly
.. Won Preseason WNIT Championship defeating Niagara, Northern Illinois, Auburn & #24 Miami.
.. Neutral site win in Canada vs Eastern Michigan to improve to 5-0

- Iowa State WBB website

Glad to see ISU ranked again.

Tough break for Higgs; she was arguably their best player. UT's chances against Baylor just took a nosedive.

WasheFuzzy said:

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Glad to see ISU ranked again.

Tough break for Higgs; she was arguably their best player. UT's chances against Baylor just took a nosedive.

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A bad loss for UT. That said, they still have a lot of HS All Americans on their team - and, they should have Joyner Holmes back, fairly soon, who should provide a boost in offensive production. Baylor hasn't shown the ability to put good teams away, yet.

I still think Baylor will win both regular season games against UT.

CavalryRoadie said:

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they should have Joyner Holmes back, fairly soon, who should provide a boost in offensive production.

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"Texas coach Karen Aston has said Holmes might be able to return in December."

- Rick Cantu, hookem.com, 26 Nov 2018

Tuesday, Nov 27

Oklahoma State 60 @ Wichita State 47
https://okstate.com/news/2018/11/27/womens-basketball-cowgirls-earn-road-win-at-wichita-state-60-47.aspx?path=wbball

slimecap said:

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Wow!

Sherri has dropped four in a row

fujobear said:

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Sherri has dropped four in a row

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What's up with this?

How has she fallen this far?

Florda_mike said:

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How has she fallen this far?

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INJURY

Nov 14, 2018

"Shaina Pellington walked up to Ana Llanusa during the Oklahoma season opener last week with a question. Llanusa was laboring and ultimately missed all six field-goal attempts against Western Kentucky.

"I asked her, 'Are you OK?' Because I could tell she wasn't being herself," Pellington said. "She was like, 'Shaina, this is the last game before I get my surgery.'"

Llanusa, a sophomore shooting guard with 23 career starts, is expected to miss an undetermined amount of time after undergoing foot surgery Monday to relieve a stress fracture. She is expected back this season, coach Sherri Coale said.

The sophomore from Choctaw averaged 12.6 points last season and is a critical piece for the Sooners.

A capable 3-point shooter and improved defender, she was one of the most experienced players on a roster with 7 freshmen.

It leaves OU (1-0) shorthanded going into Thursday's home game against Northwestern State and Sunday's trip to 21st-ranked South Florida. Freshman guard Taylor Robertson, who scored 24 points off 8-of-14 shooting from long range, is expected to replace Llanusa in the starting lineup.

OU's backcourt was without senior Gileysa Penzo and freshman Jessi Murcer in the 90-83 victory over Western Kentucky.

"Everybody's going to have to be a little better everybody," Coale said. "It changes our rotation, there's not as much depth in the guard spot, which we played through minus two the other night. It'll be minus one now."

Llanusa struggled defensively a year ago, but made strides in that department. Her length was a tool the Sooners hoped would lead to deflections and steals, which could fuel more transition baskets with their smaller, faster lineups this season. The Sooners must adjust without her energy.

"Technically, she's one of the seniors," Pellington said of Llanusa's experience. "It's like having that missing piece can affect certain practices and the way we play. That extra voice, you don't hear it any more. You can feel that presence. We need to do a better job making up for that with her out."

The setback means Pellington must continue her high-scoring ways. She scored a career-high 33 points off 10-of-24 shooting in OU's opener. That doesn't mean Pellington's approach will change.

"I mean, if I'm open and I have an advantage to score, I'm gonna score," Pellington said. "If I feel like the advantage is not there but someone else has more of an advantage than I do, then I'm gonna give the ball to them. It's not going to affect the way I play."

- Tyler Palmateer, Norman Transcript

Injuries are absolutely killers in women's basketball.

Wednesday, Nov 28

Iowa State 59 @ South Dakota 64
https://cyclones.com/news/2018/11/28/womens-basketball-cyclone-rally-falls-short-at-south-dakota.aspx

Oklahoma 80 @ New Mexico 84
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=211782103

UTSA 54 @ Texas 98
https://texassports.com/news/2018/11/28/no-10-womens-basketball-beats-utsa-in-eighth-annual-40-acres-field-trip-game.aspx

Stephen F. Austin 69 @ Texas Tech 77
https://texastech.com/news/2018/11/28/lady-raiders-improve-to-5-1-with-win-over-sfa.aspx

The fifth Women's Basketball Challenge between the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference will open this Thursday, Nov. 29 with two games and conclude on Sunday, Dec. 2, with eight matchups. The SEC/Big 12 Challenge will feature every team from the Big 12 against 10 squads from the SEC.

This is the third season in which 10 games will be played. The format consists of five home games on campus sites for each conference.

This year's challenge includes five games that will feature at least one ranked opponent in either the Associated Press or USA TODAY Sports' Coaches poll.

The inaugural challenge was held in 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas and featured a top-5 showdown with No. 3 Texas squaring off against No. 4 Texas A&M. Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were both receiving votes, played in the second game. The conferences split the Challenge with the two games decided by a total of nine points.

The 2015 version was contested in Oklahoma City with the opponents reversed as No. 5 Texas played Arkansas while No. 17 Oklahoma competed against No. 18 Texas A&M. Each league again claimed a win. In 2016, the SEC edged the Big 12, 6-4, in the first 10-game slate. Last season, both teams split the Challenge with a 5-5 mark.

2018 SEC/Big 12 Challenge Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 29
Kansas at LSU (SEC Network), 6:00 p.m.
TCU at Ole Miss (SEC Network), 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2
Texas Tech at Florida (SEC Network), 1:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Kansas State (ESPN3), 1:00 p.m.
No. 6/6 Mississippi State at No. 10/10 Texas (FS1), 1:00 p.m.
Arkansas at No. 23/22 Iowa State (Cyclones.TV), 2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at Auburn (SEC Network), 3:00 p.m.
No. 11/11 Tennessee at Oklahoma State (FS1), 3:00 p.m.
Missouri at No. RV/21 West Virginia (Nexstar), 4:00 p.m.
No. 4/5 Baylor at No. 18/19 South Carolina (ESPN2), 6:00 p.m.

All Times Central

Thursday, Nov 29

Kansas 68 @ LSU 61 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://kuathletics.com/news/2018/11/29/womens-basketball-hot-shooting-seniors-lead-kansas-past-lsu-in-sec-big-12-challenge.aspx

TCU 55 @ Ole Miss 50 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://gofrogs.com/news/2018/11/29/womens-basketball-frogs-win-sec-big-12-challenge-at-ole-miss-55-50.aspx

Good start.

Friday, Nov 30

Texas State 55 @ Oklahoma State 66
https://okstate.com/news/2018/11/30/womens-basketball-cowgirls-remain-undefeated-with-win-over-texas-state.aspx?path=wbball

Sunday, Dec 2

Baylor 94 @ South Carolina 69 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://baylorbears.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-no-4-5-wbb-cruises-past-no-18-19-south-carolina.aspx

Arkansas 82 @ Iowa State 91 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://cyclones.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-iowa-state-tops-arkansas-in-sec-big-12-challenge.aspx

Vanderbilt 61 @ Kansas State 72 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-k-state-holds-back-late-charge-from-vanderbilt.aspx

Oklahoma 79 @ Auburn 95 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=211782247

Tennessee 76 @ Oklahoma State 63 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://okstate.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-cowgirls-come-up-short-against-no-11-tennessee-76-63.aspx?path=wbball

Army West Point 38 @ TCU 63
https://gofrogs.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-tcu-defeats-army-in-maggie-dixon-classic.aspx

Mississippi State 67 @ Texas 49 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://texassports.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-no-10-10-texas-falls-to-no-6-6-mississippi-state-67-49.aspx

Texas Tech 67 @ Florida 72 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://texastech.com/news/2018/12/2/lady-raiders-drop-close-one-to-florida.aspx

Missouri 68 @ West Virginia 51 BIG 12/SEC Challenge
https://wvusports.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-pardee-reaches-milestone-in-loss-to-mizzou.aspx

slimecap said:

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The fifth Women's Basketball Challenge between the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference will open this Thursday, Nov. 29 with two games and conclude on Sunday, Dec. 2, with eight matchups. The SEC/Big 12 Challenge will feature every team from the Big 12 against 10 squads from the SEC.

This is the third season in which 10 games will be played. The format consists of five home games on campus sites for each conference.

This year's challenge includes five games that will feature at least one ranked opponent in either the Associated Press or USA TODAY Sports' Coaches poll.

The inaugural challenge was held in 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas and featured a top-5 showdown with No. 3 Texas squaring off against No. 4 Texas A&M. Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were both receiving votes, played in the second game. The conferences split the Challenge with the two games decided by a total of nine points.

The 2015 version was contested in Oklahoma City with the opponents reversed as No. 5 Texas played Arkansas while No. 17 Oklahoma competed against No. 18 Texas A&M. Each league again claimed a win. In 2016, the SEC edged the Big 12, 6-4, in the first 10-game slate. Last season, both teams split the Challenge with a 5-5 mark.

2018 SEC/Big 12 Challenge Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 29
Kansas at LSU (SEC Network), 6:00 p.m.
TCU at Ole Miss (SEC Network), 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2
Texas Tech at Florida (SEC Network), 1:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Kansas State (ESPN3), 1:00 p.m.
No. 6/6 Mississippi State at No. 10/10 Texas (FS1), 1:00 p.m.
Arkansas at No. 23/22 Iowa State (Cyclones.TV), 2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at Auburn (SEC Network), 3:00 p.m.
No. 11/11 Tennessee at Oklahoma State (FS1), 3:00 p.m.
Missouri at No. RV/21 West Virginia (Nexstar), 4:00 p.m.
No. 4/5 Baylor at No. 18/19 South Carolina (ESPN2), 6:00 p.m.

All Times Central

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Another 5-5 split this year. Each conference hosted 5 games, but the road team won 7 of the 10.

ESPN HIGHLIGHTS vs SOUTH CAROLINA

Eball said:

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I feel like I am in a Baptist business meeting watching Deacons and their wives argue over the color of carpet in the Church...

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That's funny. I suppose you got me there.

WEEK 4

Dec 3, 2018

"Oklahoma State sophomore guard Braxtin Miller was named the Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week, while Oklahoma guard Taylor Robertson earned Freshman of the Week honors.

Braxtin Miller G SO
Oklahoma State
Averaged 24.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in three games last week to earn her first Player of the Week award. The sophomore became the 23rd different player in program history to log a 30-point game, with her 30-point performance at Wichita State. She dished out a career-high eight assists against Texas State and finished with a game-high 29 points against No. 11 Tennessee.

Taylor Robertson G FR
Oklahoma
Boasted an average of 25.0 points and shot 50 percent from the field (17-of-34) in OU's contests at Auburn and New Mexico. She tallied a season-high 27 points at Auburn and led the Sooners with 23 at New Mexico. She registered her second and third games of the season with at least seven 3-pointers. The Freshman of the Week award is the 3rd for Robertson this season."

- BIG 12 WBB website

Malbec said:

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Giving FOTW honors to Taylor Robertson is like spraying Febreeze on a turd after OU gave up 84 and 95 points in those two games.

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Oooooyuuuu.

Malbec said:

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Giving FOTW honors to Taylor Robertson is like spraying Febreeze on a turd after OU gave up 84 and 95 points in those two games.

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I wonder how Robertson will shoot against Big 12 competition? She has put up monster numbers against less-than-stellar competition, thus far. She is averaging over 33 minutes per game - it'll be interesting to see how she shoots after guarding (and trying to get away from) some of the speedsters in conference play.

Reminds me of when Kristy Wallace was the only unanimous selection for 2014-15 Big 12 All-Freshman team, although Ortiz (OU) was selected Freshman of the year. Ortiz averaged 32 mpg while Wallace averaged 23 mpg.

Malbec said:

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Giving FOTW honors to Taylor Robertson is like spraying Febreeze on a turd after OU gave up 84 and 95 points in those two games.

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No joke.

Anybody happen to watch OU, at home, last night against powerhouse U of Central Arkansas? OU never had a big lead till the last 3-4 minutes of the game, with the lead going back and forth in a horribly played game by both squads. That final margin of 13 points or whatever was SERIOUSLY misleading as they added maybe 8 unanswered points in the final minutes. UCA probably wouldn't be within 20 points of any other Big 12 team through one half of play.

All that being said, this was the worst-looking bunch of non-athletes I've ever seen take the floor for OU. They average 19 years old, and several of them look like they're about 15. Maybe one athletic body in the bunch and she's their senior post player (from Nigeria , as I recall). All of 6-3. Think she's the tallest player on the roster. The only reason Robertson is scoring so much is because she's basically the only one who can score for them.

Sherri's program is in the crapper. Can't see them even being a threat to the top 3 teams in the Big 12 year-in and year-out. How the mighty have fallen...