Colorado Falls to Oklahoma, 77-61

Wednesday, February 16

Boulder, Colo.

7 p.m.

Colorado

8-15, 1-11

Oklahoma

14-9, 6-6

Team	1	2	F
Oklahoma	38	39	77
Colorado	30	31	61

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

February 16, 2005 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Kyle Mead, Student Assistant SID

Freshman forward Jackie McFarland started the third game of her career and responded by tying her personal best with 23 points, but Colorado fell to Oklahoma 77-61 Wednesday night at the Coors Events/Conference Center.

McFarland also tied career highs in field-goals made (eight), free-throws attempted (10) and steals (two). Senior point guard Veronica Johns-Richardson was CU's only other scorer in double digits with 11.

Colorado (8-15, 1-11 Big 12) hung tough for the first 25 minutes. Down by eight at the half, the Buffaloes cut the lead to one with 15:12 remaining in the game, but Oklahoma (14-9, 6-6 Big 12) closed out the game on a 34-19 run.

Oklahoma was lead by Leah Rush who scored 19 points. Three other Sooners also scored in double digits.

The loss was Colorado's eighth in a row and 11th in the last 12 games. It is CU's first eight-game losing streak since the end of the 1984-85 season. The Buffs will now travel to the “Little Apple”, Manhattan, Kan., to take on the 18th ranked Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday, Feb. 19, a 5 p.m. MST.