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Friday’s Free Throws (Number 5): the week’s news on Big 12 women’s athletics

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By Ryan McCarthy

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  • Hoopfeed.com had full coverage Baylor’s regular season clinching win over Texas this Tuesday. Here’s Cheryl Coward’s account of the game. Sad side news for the Lady Bears, Shanay Washington suffered her fifth ACL injury of her career in the victory over the Longhorns.
  • After it looked like all hope was lost for last week, the Kansas women’s basketball team pulled off a big road victory beating Texas Tech for the first time in Lubbock since 1978. Here’s Kathleen Gier of the University Daily Kansan’s game story about this season-saving win for the Jayhawks.
  • On Wednesday, the K-State grabbed a regular season sweep of the Oklahoma State Cowboys by the score of 53-50. The Kansas State Collegian’s Kelly McHugh has the story on how the Wildcats kept their tournament hopes alive.
  • Silas Allen, of the Oklahoman reported on the autopsy of the pilot of the Oklahoma State University plane crash earlier this season
  • Oklahoma got an important win over Texas A&M so the Sooner could keep pace with the Aggies in the Big 12 Standings. Soonersports.com has some video highlights from the game.

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NOTE: This story will always be from outside the Big 12 women’s athletics.

  • ESPN.com’s Graham Hays looks into Florida Gulf Coast, a low-major team who’s on the brink of making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
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Friday’s Free Throws (Number 4): the week’s news on Big 12 women’s athletics

On By rmccarthy11In AggregationLeave a comment

By Ryan McCarthy

If any readers find other interesting stories, please comment and let me know.

  • The Ames Tribune’s Ben Gouldsmith on Iowa State 66-47 win over Kansas on Wednesday night. The Cyclone’s Brynn Willamson was the leading force behind the win with 19 points. This game marked the first for the Jayhawks without junior forward Carolyn Davis. She suffered a torn ACL and a dislocated left knee on Sunday against Kansas State.
  • Gordon Fieldler, Jr., of the Salina Journal reported that the Bicentennial Center’s basketball court will be named after former Salinan and Oklahoma State head women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke. A really nice gesture by the Salina community.
  • On Tuesday, The Texas A&M escaped a trip to Columbia with a 56-52 victory over Missouri. Here’s is aggiesports.com account of the game.
  • Oklahoma’s Aaryn Ellenberg helped lead the Sooners over Kansas State on Wednesday. Ellenberg had 12 points in the second half.

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NOTE: This story will always be from outside the Big 12 women’s athletics.

  • On the Quad, Kerry Bowden of the New York Times dives into how the Delaware have been such a successful mid-major this season. The Blue Hens are ranked No.12 in the nation and their only loss of the season was to Maryland on Dec. 29.