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Women’s Basketball knocks off Oklahoma, 69-58
02.03.2021 | Women's Basketball
Charli Collier’s second-straight 30-point double-double powered Texas past the Sooners on Wednesday.
NORMAN, Okla. – The Texas Women's Basketball team jumped ahead early and held on late to knock off Oklahoma, 69-58, on Wednesday at the Lloyd Noble Center. The win pushes Texas' record to 13-4 this season, and 7-3 in Big 12 play.
Charli Collier was again the anchor for Texas on the offensive end, scoring 32 points on 14-of-18 shooting and grabbing 15 rebounds. It was Collier's second-straight 30-point effort, her fifth-straight game with at least 15 rebounds and her seventh-straight double-double overall. Collier has tallied 13 double-doubles in total this season, the most of any Division I player. Over her last five games, she has secured 90 total rebounds – an average of 18.0 per game. Collier's' 14 field goals also tied her single-game high that she set earlier this season in a 44-point effort vs. North Texas.
Texas opened Wednesday's contest on an 8-0 run and held a 26-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. Collier led a lights-out shooting performance for UT in the first frame, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-6 from the floor. In total, Texas shot 11-for-15 (73.3%) and 2-for-3 (66.7%) from three in the opening 10 minutes.
Dominating the glass was a key factor in the Longhorns fending off a number of Oklahoma runs, as Texas secured 42 rebounds to the Sooners' 19. Collier's 15 rebounds were the leading effort in that group, but Audrey Warren and Celeste Taylor each added five boards of their own.
Warren returned to the floor after a three-game absence Wednesday night, and was a boost for the Longhorns of the bench. She scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting to post her eighth game in double figures this season (10 appearances). Taylor, meanwhile, added 12 points to tally her 11th double-figure effort during the current campaign.
The Longhorns are scheduled to continue conference play this Saturday in Austin when West Virginia comes to town for the second meeting between the schools this season. Tip-off at the Frank Erwin Center is currently slated for 7 p.m. CT on Longhorn Network.
Texas Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 69, Oklahoma 58
February 3, 2021
Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.)
Team Notes
• Used the same starting lineup (Lambert, Allen-Taylor, Taylor, Ortiz, Collier) for the fourth-straight game – the first time this season Texas' starting lineup has been unchanged for four straight contests.
• Scored 26 points in the first quarter, UT's second-best opening frame this season (33 vs. Drake, Dec. 18).
• Marked the Longhorns' 12th double-digit win of the season (sixth vs. Big 12).
• Improved Texas to 3-3 on the road this season, all against Big 12 opponents.
Charli Collier
• Has started all 17 games this season.
• Posted her 13th double-double of the season (seventh consecutive, 28th of career), the most of any Division I player this year.
• Scored at least 20 points for the 11th time this season.
• Was the 16th time she has scored at least 20 points in her career.
• Marked her 32nd career game with double-digit rebounds.
• Averaging 18.0 rebounds over her last five games. Has secured 90 total rebounds during that five-game stretch.
• Tallied her second consecutive 30-point game and third of her career.
• Her 14 made field goals matches her career high set earlier this season when she made 14 shots in a 44-point outing vs. North Texas.
Celeste Taylor
• Started her seventh-straight game.
• Scored in double figures for the eighth time in her last nine games.
• Was her 11th game in double figures overall this season.
• Marked her sixth game of the season with at least five rebounds.
Kyra Lambert
• Has started 13 consecutive games, dating back to Dec. 9 vs. Idaho
• Logged her fourth game this season (second straight) with multiple steals.
• Made four-straight free throws during the final minute of the fourth quarter to salt the win away.
• Recorded four steals, her second-best output in a game this season (7 vs. Drake).
Joanne Allen-Taylor
• Has started all 17 games this season.
• Logged multiple steals for the 10th time this season.
Audrey Warren
• Returned to the floor after a three-game absence.
• Scored in double figures for the eighth time this season (10 appearances)
• Marked her fifth game with at least five rebounds this year.
