California

[tycat947]

They are way underrated.

And We are way better than this... And I believe if we did it again right after this game you'd have a 5 pt game ethier way.
Or so I think, because I keep believing we have ppl who score. Then the big game comes a long and we get smacked in the mouth..... SOMEONE. ANYONE. needs to step up and be the guy Or we are getting nowhere, again.

Yes, we have all starters returning (I consider Vivi starter since she played as much as KayKay) with 6 seniors. This really is unacceptable.

 

[Sooner Cal]

Great effort to come back to make it a game. Shot very poorly, which was costly. Vivi and Mulkey foul out while Cal post player has just 2 fouls. That seems odd.

 

[inoref]

Well to tell the truth I don't expect OU to win most of the time against really good teams.
Don't know if Cali is good or not but they have far better starting five than us.

 

[inoref]

Great effort to come back to make it a game. Shot very poorly, which was costly. Vivi and Mulkey foul out while Cal post player has just 2 fouls. That seems odd.

She will be All American most likely..she just too good for our ladies down low

 

[rocjunkie]

13 missed lay-ups, and turnovers will get you beat. Very poor execution at the rim.

 

[sybarite]

If we had put the same amount of energy into the first five minutes of the game as the last five, we might have won it. We were hesitant the entire game until we fell behind by twenty-five. Then, we found that we could play, if we used a little energy.

 

[rocjunkie]

If we had put the same amount of energy into the first five minutes of the game as the last five, we might have won it. We were hesitant the entire game until we fell behind by twenty-five. Then, we found that we could play, if we used a little energy.

And hit lay-ups. Agreed.

 

[sybarite]

Yeah. We were within one layup by Chelsea of having a two-point game with about three minutes left and all of the momentum. A simply open miss killed us. We had about three missed layups in that run.

 

[Sooners4Life0101]

Before everyone starts in- that second half proved we played Terrible.
Please Acknowledge that.

That was a hard fought comeback. Dungee makes that wipe open lay up we win that game.

We also adjusted to their length, and we looked solid after, so that is a good sign going forward. But we didn't shoot it well. Yeah, They chased us off the line well and they can close quick w/ thier length. But we missed a ton of easy buckets. We are 100% a better team than them.

But, we have to have shooting. Our entire team relies on the ability to shoot. You can neutralize athletic teams if you just knock down shots. Its not enough yet. But we are a better team than 8-3. Maddie and Peyton both are becoming the players who can get 15 a game- but can we start to do it right away before the momentum swings away from us. That will be the key against Baylor or Texas. Those two coming out and getting everyone settled in. That is their next steps as players, being the true go-to's and we need that so desperately.

 

[22dupree]

Proud of the fire, attitude and effort to threaten them in the fourth quarter; that should serve us well as we continue.
Get some quality rest tonight, win tomorrow and go into conference play with some momentum and feeling good about ourselves.

 

[sybarite]

Before everyone starts in- that second half proved we played Terrible.
Please Acknowledge that.

That was a hard fought comeback. Dungee makes that wipe open lay up we win that game.

We also adjusted to their length, and we looked solid after, so that is a good sign going forward. But we didn't shoot it well. Yeah, They chased us off the line well and they can close quick w/ thier length. But we missed a ton of easy buckets. We are 100% a better team than them.

But, we have to have shooting. Our entire team relies on the ability to shoot. You can neutralize athletic teams if you just knock down shots. Its not enough yet. But we are a better team than 8-3. Maddie and Peyton both are becoming the players who can get 15 a game- but can we start to do it right away before the momentum swings away from us. That will be the key against Baylor or Texas. Those two coming out and getting everyone settled in. That is their next steps as players, being the true go-to's and we need that so desperately.

I think the past four games have indicated that we have to replace Gioya. She is a liability: poor shot selection, dribbles and loses it, bad passer, can't play defense. I think Penzo would be preferable. I wonder why we haven't seen Rich. If not Penzo, let's look at TT, Gabbi, and LaNesia as a shooting guard. We need something positive out of that position, and we aren't getting anything. Gioya is a senior, and she makes the dumb mistakes that a freshman would. The box says four points, and only two turnovers. Nonsense. I counted four.

 

[Sweetest OU Girl]

I think the past four games have indicated that we have to replace Gioya. She is a liability: poor shot selection, dribbles and loses it, bad passer, can't play defense. I think Penzo would be preferable. I wonder why we haven't seen Rich. If not Penzo, let's look at TT, Gabbi, and LaNesia as a shooting guard. We need something positive out of that position, and we aren't getting anything. Gioya is a senior, and she makes the dumb mistakes that a freshman would. The box says four points, and only two turnovers. Nonsense. I counted four.

You may have miscounted, Syb.

It felt closer to 400.

 

[SoonerinNC]

Nice comeback but very ugly game. Looks like we had a good rotation going in the 4th quarter.

Some of the same old bugaboos. Rushed shots, some with little hope of hitting, giving up too many offensive rebounds and poor outside shooting. Add the huge number of turnovers and we were lucky to do as well as we did.Too many bad decisions.

I guess Rich has nothing to contribute. No minutes in her first two collegiate games. Thought sure she would come in when we got down 25.

 

[Sooners4Life0101]

I think the past four games have indicated that we have to replace Gioya. She is a liability: poor shot selection, dribbles and loses it, bad passer, can't play defense. I think Penzo would be preferable. I wonder why we haven't seen Rich. If not Penzo, let's look at TT, Gabbi, and LaNesia as a shooting guard. We need something positive out of that position, and we aren't getting anything. Gioya is a senior, and she makes the dumb mistakes that a freshman would. The box says four points, and only two turnovers. Nonsense. I counted four.

Im starting to feel the same right now syb- and I am fairly confident that next game she won't be starting

 

[Sooners4Life0101]

I definitely want to get a look at Rich soon

 

[61sooner]

Looks like Nancy had a decent game with 6pts, 2 steals, 3 blocks. TO not so good with 3 but she seems to be improving.
Could she be a starter near the end of the season as she gets more playing time?

 

[Sooners4Life0101]

Looks like Nancy had a decent game with 6pts, 2 steals, 3 blocks. TO not so good with 3 but she seems to be improving.
Could she be a starter near the end of the season as she gets more playing time?

She'll play a lot but I don't see her starting while Vivi is there

 

[OKUman]

Well lots of self destruction, but at least some fire and want to in that forth quarter. Probable the worst officiated game If seen in a long time. There post player would stand with one foot in the paint while the ball came up court and then just back into the paint take the pass and score. The OU crowd started counting out load when Cal had the ball.

 

[sybarite]

Looks like Nancy had a decent game with 6pts, 2 steals, 3 blocks. TO not so good with 3 but she seems to be improving.
Could she be a starter near the end of the season as she gets more playing time?

Even Nancy got a little too excited when she had open shots tonight. She missed some cripples when we needed them.

 

[sybarite]

Fourth Quarter:

9:14 OU 41 Cal 66 Gabbi trey
8:45 OU 44 Cal 68 Peyton three free throws
8:37 OU 47 Cal 68 Maddie steal, two free throws
8:25 OU 49 Cal 68 Nancy put back
8:19 OU 51 Cal 68 Steal Nancy, Maddie trey
7:21 OU 54 Cal 68 Steal Gabbi miss, Maddie off reb, Gabbi putback
6:49 OU 56 Cal 68 Steal Vivi, Peyton two free throws
5:49 OU 58 Cal 70 Chelsea two free throws
5:40 OU 60 Cal 70 Reb Peyton, Layup Chelsea
4:54 OU 62 Cal 71 Steal Nancy, Layup Gabbi
3:25 OU 64 Cal 71 Maddie reb and is fouled, hit four free throws
2:57 OU 68 Cal 71 Peyton layup
1:51 OU 70 Cal 74 Maddie steal, Chelsea misses layup

It goes to 70-80. Gabbi hit a trey, and EJ hit a free throw to make the final 74-82 score.

So, Cal got a 25-point lead at 9:14. Gabbi hit a trey at 8:45, and the run was on.

Scoring during run: Gabbi 7, Peyton 7, Maddie 9, Nancy 2, Chelsea 4

When Maddie hit her four free throws at 2:57, OU had spent 6:16 out-gunning Cal 25-3. In six minutes, OU wiped out 22 of the 25 points before we made a couple of mistakes that ended it.

Almost the reverse of Oral Roberts.

Notice who the five players who scored in that run were?