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Softball: Two Sooners on preseason watch list
Oklahoma softball players Lauren Eckermann and Samantha Ricketts have been named to the initial watch list for the seventh annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award, announced the Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States. Ricketts was named one of three finalists for the award last year.
Gymnastics: OU women edge Nebraska
The No. 6 OU women’s gymnastics squad bested Big 12 rival and 12th-ranked Nebraska 195.275-194.950 on Friday night in Oklahoma’s home opener. Leading the charge was Ashley Jackson who bested co-Big 12 Gymnast of the Year Emily Parsons 39.275-39.250 for the all-around title in front of 1,238 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center.
Soccer: SNU grad named OU assistant
Oklahoma head soccer coach Nicole Nelson announced Thursday the addition of Kara Lowery to the Sooners’ coaching staff. On top of being an assistant coach at the University of Kansas for the past three years, Lowery also has five years of head coaching experience at Emporia State and St. Gregory’s University. She is a Ponca City, Okla., native and graduated in 1997 from Southern Nazarene University.
Tennis: OU beats Old Dominion
NORFOLK, Va. – The University of Oklahoma men’s tennis team picked up its second victory of the 2008 season as it defeated Old Dominion, 5-2, Saturday afternoon in Norfolk, Va.
Gymnastics: OU men knock off Nebraska
Sophomore Ian Jackson won his first all-around title of the season as the Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team defeated No. 12 Nebraska 355.500-337.750 Friday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. The sixth-ranked Sooners moved to 3-0 on the season against their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rivals. OU also defeated the Huskers at the Rocky Mountain Open, Jan. 12 in Colorado Springs, Colo., and in a tri-meet with the Air Force Academy in Lincoln, Neb., on Jan. 20.
Track: OU wins seven J.D. Martin titles
Competing at home, Oklahoma’s Shardae Boutte won two events, while five teammates also picked up individual titles at the eighth annual J.D. Martin Invitational at the Mosier Indoor Facility.
Men’s hoops: Longar battling leg injury
By Scott Wright
Oklahoma center Longar Longar was one of the Sooners’ most effective scorers Saturday with nine points, but appeared to be bothered by a stress fracture that developed in his lower right leg more than three weeks ago.
Longar has been limited in practice the last two weeks, but is not currently expected to miss any games.
The 6-foot-11 senior was 4-of-7 from the field Saturday but contributed little else before fouling out in the final minute. He matched season-lows with two rebounds and 16 minutes played.
Men’s hoops: Another top-25 road test
By Scott Wright
For the second time in a week, OU goes into hostile territory to face a ranked team.
The Sooners are 3-3 overall against top-25 teams, and they’ve won three of the last four (beat Gonzaga, West Virginia and Baylor, lost at Kansas) Can they make it four of five?
It won’t be easy. No. 23 Texas A&M has a lot of depth and talent in the post, where the Sooners are strong, but thin.
If OU can pull off another upset — the Ags are eight-point favorites — it will have yet another quality win to back its postseason resume.
