Doty Case Study

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma Lady Sooners extend their winning streak to 16 games last night, with a 93-75 victory over in-state rival Oklahoma State Lady Cowboy’s 93-75, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Sooners were led by Courtney Paris 17 points and eight rebounds, while Big 12 scoring leader Andre Riley tallied 25 points for the Lady Cowboy’s.

Perham closed out the first half on an 11-4 run, taking a 20-13 lead into the break. Beachy hit three 3-pointers during prolonged run in the first half, while Jaden Ander-son added a basket.

Sophomore Erik Bowman scored the team’s first seven points, helping to advance their lead early in the game. The lancers were able to maintain their lead throughout the entire game. Bowman ended the first half with nine of his 17 points.

On a pair of occasions, the visitors would get as close as one on a pair of occasions in the first 20 minutes. LETU withstood the threat with a 12-1 run later in the half. Then, Howard Payne closed out the first half with seven unanswered points to cut the LeTourneau lead to 35-33 at the halftime break. In the first half, LeTourneau held HPU to 31% (9-for-29) shooting.

The Longhorns (34-20) took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Kacy Clemens hit a grand slam off freshman starter Kade Strowd, ending the right-hander's afternoon. Sam Kessler came on and got three out while stranding a baserunner.

In a 54-44 win over Florin, Lumley scored 23 points, with nine of them coming from downtown. She pulled down 11 boards, had four steals, two assists and two blocked shots. And in a 43-41 loss to Wood, Lumley had another double-double with 23 points, 10 boards, two blocks and one steal. In the loss, she hit a career-high five 3-pointers.

LeTourneau used big wins in the second and third and held on in the fourth to rally against the Ladies. The YellowJackets outhit the Maroon and White in the first, but Centenary countered with a 3-0 advantage in aces and no service errors. Frey went 5-for-11 with one error on attack attempts (.364) while Brown went 4-for-5 with no errors to hit .800.

Feeney crossed for the Knights with Donovan converting to make the margin 2 points with less than 2 minutes on the clock. But it was all too late, with Wests Tigers hanging on in the last few moments for a 3-28

Missouri came out of the locker room determined to close the gap though, preventing the UF from walking away with a blowout win. Sophomore point guard Chris Chiozza, after contributing to seven assists, 5 points, and four rebounds in the first half, increased the Gators’ lead back to 18 points with 19:39 to go. In the next three minutes, he continued his hot streak with another three point basket, and a layup. However as the team continued to stretch their lead, Florida seemed to get overly confident. Missouri went forth and closed the original 21 point gap to only 10 points with three minutes to go - giving the Tigers a real shot of turning the lead around. With a slam-dunk from Finney-Smith though, the Gators exerted their authority on the court, permanently solidifying their lead. The Gators went on to win the game 82-72.

In the second quarter Trenton again drove the ball to the one yard line, where Kade Rogers pushed off the PSJ Defender and walked into the end zone, living up to his nickname and killing the dreams of the Tiger Sharks. The extra point kick by Mannerstedt was

The YellowJackets pulled within 21-19, but Centenary scored the final four points to finish off the sweep. An attack error put senior Desiree Frey on service, and an ace and two Lawson kills finished the match.

The first half of the game was primarily a defensive half. Both teams had to adjust to the wet field conditions due to the rain that happened an hour before the game started. The Mustangs had shots on the goal, but they couldn’t convert. Pella Christian would head into halftime with a 1-0

Miles scored 20 points and connected on 5-of-6 from beyond the arc. Brandon Watkins notched his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Esa Ahmad had 12 points for the Mountaineers (8-1).

The Pioneers (14-8, 7-6 NWC) were led by Ayisat Afolabi, who had a double double with 22 points and 14 rebounds in the win. She was joined in double figures by Janessa Willie, who added 10 points in the win.

Derek, at 6’10”, a good 5 inches taller than the Panthers center, won the opening tip off and tapped it back to Mike. I recognized that there was nobody near the basket, so I sprinted down the court. Mike tossed it up to me and I threw down a thunderous dunk.