It's Daryl recapping the Cardinals WBB loss to Oklahoma yesterday afternoon. Cardinal Couple was out there representing for a relatively small crowd (7466) for a Cards game. Let's blame the 5 p.m. start time and ESPN2 for that. Those who were watching saw the Uofl lead disappear in a disaasterous fourth quarter and a potential victory dissolve.
WBB
Cardinals 72 - Sooners 78
Photos: Jared Anderson
WBB
Cardinals 72 - Sooners 78
Photos: Jared Anderson
UofL let one slip from their grasp when the #11 Sooners came into the Yum Center and stole another "W" for the SEC in the ACC/SEC Conference challenge. Olivia Cochran scored 17 on 50% shooting from the field, 9 rebounds and 5-6 at the FT line. Merissah Russell scored 14 shooting 50% from 3 point range.
Former Card Payton Verhulst led for OU with 21 points and 7 rebounds.
The Cardinals are 5-3 on the season... with another top ranked matchup on the schedule for this weekend, so they will have to move on pretty quickly.
Recap
End of 1Q 21-14 Cards
FG %
8-21 38% Cards
4-15 26.7% Sooners
Reb. 15-12 Cards
3-pt %
2-5 40% Cards
3-8 37.5% Sooners
No changes to the starting lineup Walz has been utilizing recently.
FG %
8-21 38% Cards
4-15 26.7% Sooners
Reb. 15-12 Cards
3-pt %
2-5 40% Cards
3-8 37.5% Sooners
No changes to the starting lineup Walz has been utilizing recently.
Who else would hit the first shot other than Payton Verhulst, a three of course.
The Cardinals started 0-4 from the field before a strange timeout called by the refs when Ja'Leah Williams was about to shoot her second FT. It's rare to see the refs "ice" a player, and do it so early in a game, but it worked, Ja'Leah clanked the second one.
UofL first scored when Olivia Cochran made a jumper assisted by Merissah Russell. Then Russell followed up with a three to tie it up 5-all with 6:30 left in the first quarter.
Then, the Sooners went cold, scoreless for more than 3 minutes while the Cards took their first lead when Elif Istanbulluoglu headed to the FT line and goes 1-2 Nyla Harris gets the rebound to put it back up and in to make it 8-5 Cards.
It was a back and forth quarter. Olivia went to the line and missed the shot but who's there to clean it up again? Nyla Harris , as she corrals it and goes up. She gets fouled. The Cards were 1-5 at the FT line at this point, Nyla hit them both to put the Cards up 17-14.
Cards started to find their strength in the paint as Mackenly Randolph powered by the OU defense to put the Cards ahead 21-14.
End of 2Q 20-15 Cards
FG %
6-18 33.3% Cards
4-8 50% Sooners
Reb. 9-6 Cards
3-pt %
1-6 16.7% Cards
3-5 60% Sooners
The Cards struggled to score in the opening minutes of the second quarter before Roberts stole the ball from Verhulst and scores on the next two possessions. Another 2 min scoring drought for the Sooners gives the Cards some room to extend the lead before going scoreless themselves for a couple minutes before the media timeout...where the score was 27-20
Roberts hits the 3 with 3 min left in the half to put the Cards up 36-24. A Curry steal and Russell layup forces the Sooners to call a timeout.
HALF 41-29
End of 3Q 20-19 Sooners
FG %
7-17 41.2% Cards
7-14 50% Sooners
Reb. 12-6 Sooners
3-pt %
3-8 37.5% Cards
1-5 20% Sooners
Once again the Cards slowly start a quarter...and allow the Sooners to cut the Louisville lead to 43-38 in the first 3 minutes. OU went on a 9-4 run to open the second half. The Cards led the Sooners 45-40 before the Cards went on another run to push the lead back to 10 with less than 4:30 left in the third quarter.
Jayda Curry hits her first three with 3:33 left in the third to put the Cards up 55-42.
But a 2:30 scoring drought for the Cards allows the Sooners to get it within single digits before Russell says..."Hold my beers" and drains her 4th three of the game to put the Cards up 60-49 at the end of the third quarter
End of 4Q 29-12 Sooners
FG %
4-16 25% Cards
9-16 56.3% Sooners
Reb. 13-7 Sooners
3-pt %
0-7 0% Cards
2-6 33.3% Sooners
The Sooners would not go away that easily. Every time the Cards went cold, OU inched close,r but the Cards maintained about a 5 point lead throughout the 4th quarter until OU was able to pull it to 68-66 with 3:30 left in the game. Merissah pulled up for another 3 but this one did not fall. The Cards come out of the timeout and turn the ball over... allowing the Sooners to tie it up at 68-all on the next possession.
Olivia Cochran fouled out when she was called for one against Verhulst that put Payton at the line. She put the Sooners ahead for the first time since the first quarter.
jayda Curry tied it up on the jumper with 1 minute left but OU responds with the jumper of their own and then 2 FTs put them up 74-70. Walz calls the timeout. It was a fouling match the last minute of the game but the Cards could not overcome the deficit.
UP NEXT
Louisville vs UCONN
Saturday 12/7
9pm tip-off
FOX
FRED REPORT (Freddy Mercury)
FREE THROWS -- Olivia Cochran leading the way 5-6 at the charity stripe. The Cardinals went 16-20 at the FT line after starting 1-5. 80%. I'll give it a Capital F
REBOUNDING -- UofL lost the rebounding battle 43-37 with Olivia Cochran once again leading the efforts for the Cards with 9. It was a great game for Olivia, I think she needed a big night against a big team on a big stage. It just sucks the Cards couldn't get the W along with it. No letter
EFFORT/EXECUTION -- The Sooners are the #11 ranked team in the country, They are a veteran squad that scores a lot of points... if the Cards hadn't been up by 17 points on them and just let this one slip out of their grasp, I wouldn't have been shocked to lose to OU... But they did have major control and looked like they were going to pull away big. I do think some things were learned by the squad and coaching staff and this one stung a little bit extra, however the Cards shooting took a vacation at the end of the game...going 1-9 from the field. No letter.
REBOUNDING -- UofL lost the rebounding battle 43-37 with Olivia Cochran once again leading the efforts for the Cards with 9. It was a great game for Olivia, I think she needed a big night against a big team on a big stage. It just sucks the Cards couldn't get the W along with it. No letter
EFFORT/EXECUTION -- The Sooners are the #11 ranked team in the country, They are a veteran squad that scores a lot of points... if the Cards hadn't been up by 17 points on them and just let this one slip out of their grasp, I wouldn't have been shocked to lose to OU... But they did have major control and looked like they were going to pull away big. I do think some things were learned by the squad and coaching staff and this one stung a little bit extra, however the Cards shooting took a vacation at the end of the game...going 1-9 from the field. No letter.
DEFENSE -- After holding them to 35% shooting in the first half, the Sooners shot 53% in the final 20 minutes. Olivia and Nyla both fouled out with a couple minutes left in the game. no letter
FINAL FRED TALLY: F_ _ _
POST GAME JEFF WALZ
As always
Go Cards!
~Daryl
As always
Go Cards!
~Daryl
The Cards' defense wasn't as effective in the second half, and empty possessions turned the ball over to Oklahoma.
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