Stillwater, Okla. ? Coming from Louisiana Tech, a women’s basketball powerhouse, Kurt Budke’s first win against a ranked opponent at Oklahoma State wasn’t all about him.
“I’ve had a couple before this. I feel good for the girls, and I feel good that it is kind of a checkmark that NCAA Tournament people look at – that you did beat a Top-25 team,” Budke said Saturday night after his Cowgirls upset No. 25 Nebraska, 63-60.
Andrea Riley scored 17 points, and Rashidat Sadiq added 16 to lead the Cowgirls, who surged into the lead with a 12-2 run to start the second half and never trailed again.
“This is just basically a blessing,” Riley said. “It’s just so amazing to know that we finally beat a ranked team. I got sick of seeing Oklahoma State almost beat this team, almost beat that team.”
Iowa State 64, Kansas State 61
Manhattan – Lyndsey Medders scored 16 points and had a key assist late in the game to lead Iowa State.
Kansas State had the lead for the majority of the game, but Iowa State went on a 6-0 run to tie the score at 59 with 1:53 left to play. Ashley Sweat made a layup to give the Wildcats a two-point lead with 1:06 remaining, but Megan Ronhovde took a pass from Medders and made a three-point shot for Iowa State with 28.2 seconds left.
Texas 59, Texas Tech 47
Austin, Texas – Carla Cortijo had 13 assists, and Earnesia Williams had 17 points for Texas.
Tiffany Jackson, Texas’ leading scorer and one of two Longhorn seniors, played only nine minutes in the first due to foul trouble, but still managed 10 points.
