NORMAN — If Mandy Simpson had a vote in the Big 12 Freshman of the Year race, she'd split it right down the middle.
Half would go to Ana Llanusa, and the other would go to Shaina Pellington.
With Llanusa averaging 12.9 points in Big 12 play and Pellington just barely ahead of that mark at 13.2 points per game, Simpson's vote makes plenty of sense.
Throw in that Pellington is making 50.2 percent of her shots from the floor while Llanusa has 17 double-digit scoring performances in 24 games and it's even more reasonable to split the vote between the two standout freshmen.