Women's Hoops Blog

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Thursday, January 19, 2006

There were no upsets in Top 25 action last night. The closest and perhaps most interesting game was the Big XII match up of Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma in Norman. Tech came in the game with the hopes of building on their recent win over Baylor. Oklahoma was hoping to remain undefeated in conference play.

With Courtney Paris leading the way, the Sooners defeated the Lady Raiders 63-57 and moved to 4-0 in the Big XII. Paris recorded her 10th straight double-double with 17 points and 19 rebounds.

Tech played the game without head coach Marsha Sharp, who was briefly hospitalized earlier in the day after suffering flu-like symptoms during a shootaround at the Lloyd Noble Center. Assistant coach Krista Gerlich ran the bench in the absence of Sharp, who plans to return Saturday, when Texas Tech hosts Nebraska.

The Sooners next take on defending national champion Baylor in Waco on Saturday. That game may provide insight on who the Big XII Player of the Year will be. Senior Sophia Young likely has the edge with an average of 21.3 ppg and 10.2 rpg. Yet freshman Courtney Paris has been equally as impressive with an average of 20.7 ppg and 15 rpg. Unfortunately for fans, it does not look like this game in on national TV.