READ TODAY'S STORIES AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIBE |  CONTACT US |  SIGN IN
Sports Extra!



SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS

FOR THE RECORD
LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA


Print story only Print story with comments Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest
OU Women Get That Feeling Again
Published: 3/23/2008 9:22 PM
Last Modified: 3/23/2008 9:22 PM

It had been 25 days since Oklahoma women's basketball team had won a game.
So, it didn't matter that the Sooners were sloppy and didn't look sharp in an NCAA Tournament opening round game against Illinois State.
The Redbirds were inept. As a result, OU won.
Forget that OU nearly blew a 17-point lead. Forget that Illinois State was OU's equal for the first half.
What matters most is that Oklahoma won.
That was the message of coach Sherri Coale and star player Courtney Paris.
They are right. In March, all you want to do is win. They don't give out any style points.
Of course, Oklahoma will have to play much better on Tuesday against Notre Dame. A repeat performance of the opening game will get OU beat by the Irish.
But, OU is still dancing and that is all that matters - at least for two more days.



Reader Comments 2 Total
hmm (5 years ago)
that sinking feeling?
irish (5 years ago)
Once again OU women like the men choke in the tourney!! Every year i hear how the have the best player in thecountry and this year we will go to the final 4 but guess what? You guys are sitting at home again wondering what happened!! Choke U!!
2 comments displayed


To post comments on tulsaworld.com, you must be an active Tulsa World print or digital subscriber and signed into your account.


Klein's Korner

Tulsa World senior sports columnist John Klein is in his fourth decade of covering sports. He started his newspaper career at The Daily Ardmoreite in 1977 and moved to the Tulsa World in 1978. He served 10 years as sports editor for the Tulsa World before being named to his current position in 2005. He also spent five years as the Southwest Conference beat writer for the Houston Post. He has won many writing awards and is a former Oklahoma Sports Writer of the Year.

Follow John Klein on Twitter

Subscribe to this blog



Archive

 
John Klein's Blog Archive:

2/2013  1/2013  12/2012  11/2012  10/2012  9/2012  
8/2012  7/2012  6/2012  5/2012  4/2012  3/2012  
2/2012  1/2012  12/2011  11/2011  10/2011  9/2011  
8/2011  7/2011  6/2011  5/2011  4/2011  3/2011  
2/2011  1/2011  12/2010  11/2010  10/2010  9/2010  
8/2010  7/2010  6/2010  5/2010  4/2010  3/2010  
2/2010  1/2010  12/2009  11/2009  10/2009  9/2009  
8/2009  7/2009  6/2009  5/2009  4/2009  3/2009  
2/2009  1/2009  12/2008  11/2008  10/2008  9/2008  
8/2008  7/2008  6/2008  5/2008  4/2008  3/2008  
2/2008  1/2008  12/2007  11/2007  10/2007  9/2007  
8/2007  7/2007  6/2007  5/2007  4/2007  3/2007  
2/2007  1/2007  12/2006  11/2006  10/2006  9/2006  
8/2006  





Home | Contact Us | Search | Subscribe | Customer Service | About | Advertise
Copyright © 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.