The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Oklahoma
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Women's Basketball falls to Oklahoma, 73-67
01.21.2012 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma scored the first seven points of the game and never looked back as the Sooners took down Texas Women's Basketball, 73-67, Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center.
Three Sooners finished in double figures. Aaryn Ellenberg led all scorers with 18 points, while Morgan Hook and Sharane Campbell added 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Yvonne Anderson led the Longhorns with 15 points. Chelsea Bass finished with 13, and Chassidy Fussell added 10. The Longhorns shot just 30.7 percent from the field for the game.
UT cut Oklahoma's lead to five points with 16:27 left in the second half. That was the closest the Longhorns would come, as the Sooners answered with a 9-0 run.
The Longhorns host Missouri on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Frank Erwin Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
Yvonne Anderson
-Reached double-figure scoring for the 10th time this season and 36th in her career with 15 points
-Led Texas in scoring for the second time this season
-Averaging 14.5 ppg in the last two games
-Connected on a career-high eight free throws
Chelsea Bass
-Reached double-figure scoring for the fourth time this season and 10th in her career with 13 points
-Averaging 10.5 ppg over the last two games coming off the bench
Nneka Enemkpali
-Recorded a season-high nine points
-Co-led Texas on the boards with eight rebounds
-Has led or co-led Texas in rebounding four times
-Averaging 6.2 rpg in Big 12 games compared to 4.2 rpg in non-conference action
Ashleigh Fontenette
-Matched her season high with four steals
Chassidy Fussell
-Reached double-figure scoring for the 16th time this season and 44th in her career with 10 points Ashley Gayle
-Co-led Texas on the boards with eight rebounds
-Has led or co-led Texas in rebounding 10 times
