How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. Grambling
Basketball season is here, and the Oklahoma women’s basketball team is off to a good start once again. The Sooners currently sit at 5-2 with a win over a top 15 team in the Ole Miss Rebels on the road.
But they’ve hit a rough patch after losing two straight games. They now are looking to get back on the right track as they take on the Grambling Tigers on Friday. The Tigers, led by Courtney Simmons, are 3-3 on the season but have a win over the Arizona State Sun Devils.
The Sooners have one of the better scoring offenses in the country, coming in at No. 21. Grambling has one of the worst scoring defenses, ranking No. 314 out of 348 teams.
Let’s take a look at some of the best players for both teams and how you can watch the game.
Bracketology:
With the Sooners currently just outside the top 25, this puts them in a great spot to be a tournament team once again. According to ESPN’s bracketology, the Sooners would head to Bloomington, IN, as the No. 7 seed and take on the No. 10 seed UNLV Lady Rebels.
This would be the third straight year the Sooners would make the tournament under Head Coach Jennie Baranczyk. They’ve lost in the second round each of the last two years.
Oklahoma Key Players:
Aubrey Joens, G: 12.7 points per game, 58.% from the field, 50% from 3 and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Skylar Vann, G: 12.6 points per game, 38.6% from the field, 92.3% from the free throw line and 6.6 rebounds per game.
Payton Verhulst, G: 12.6 points per game, 45.5% from the field, 45.8% from 3 and 5.1 rebounds per game.
Grambling Key Players:
Demya Young, G: 12.7 points per game, 41% from the field, 42.1% from 3 and 3.8 rebounds per game.
Brenda McKinney, F: 9.3 points per game, 47.1% from the field and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Douthsine Prien, G: 8.8 points per game, 29.4% from the field and 4.5 rebounds per game.
How to Watch:
Date: Dec. 1, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Live Stream: ESPN+ (watch here)
Listen: Streaming on the Varsity App
Next 5 Games:
Dec. 9 vs UNLV
Dec. 19 vs North Carolina in the Women’s Jumpan Invitational
Dec. 22 vs Southern
Dec. 30 vs UCF
Jan. 3 at BYU
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