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Mar 15, 2021
Despite what might have been one of her best coaching jobs certainly one of her most resourceful
Sherri Coale’s Oklahoma basketball team again was left out of the postseason.
After finishing with a loss to Friday night Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament to fall to 12-12 on the season, Coale said “I’m an optimist” about getting an NCAA Tournament bid. But that fell through Monday when the bracket was announced, and later Monday night, the WNIT field was revealed and OU was not among the 32 participants.
The Sooners played much of the season with just six players and seldom had no more than seven. Yet after starting 1-4 overall and 0-3 in conference play, OU won four of its last five games and six of its last eight to finish with its best record in three years and a 9-9 record in Big 12 play.
Oklahoma players receive All-Big 12 recognition
Madi Williams makes first team and Taylor Robertson second, but Gabby Gregory was snubbed for all-conference accolades
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Madi Williams was named first-team All-Big 12 Conference on Wednesday.
Williams, a 6-foot junior from Fort Worth, leads the Sooners at 19.9 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game this season while shooting 49.5 percent from the field.
Madi Williams
Pool photo / Ty Russell
Williams has helped guide OU to a 12-11 record (9-9 in Big 12 play) with remarkable consistency. In conference-only games, she averages 19.8 points and 5.2 rebounds and shoots .489.
Williams set the school scoring record this season when she poured in 45 points, breaking the OU mark of 43 set by Courtney Paris. It remains the fourth-highest figure in women s college basketball this season.
Oklahoma takes down K-State in season finale
Sooners finish with a winning record as they head to Kansas City for the Big 12 Conference Tournament next week
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Gabby Gregory scored 24 points and
Taylor Robertson 22 as Oklahoma beat Kansas State 90-81 in the Sooners’ season finale Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center.
OU finished the regular season with a winning record (12-11 overall, 9-8 Big 12 Conference) despite playing more than half their games with just six or seven available players during a pandemic.
“For us to be able to play a full conference season is really unbelievable. It s just really special,” said OU head coach