Fans saw the worst of the 2025-26 Oklahoma women’s basketball team in its loss to No. 3 UCLA on Monday night in Sacramento, California. And that’s a good thing.
The 73-59 score looks worse than how the actual game went, but the No. 6 Sooners were in it until the end despite their best player underperforming and while still developing a host of young players in what could be their toughest challenge of the season in just the second game of the young campaign.
Sooners lose to UCLA in first big test
OU head coach Jennie Baranczyk played three true freshmen and two sophomores in the top-10 battle, all of which logged at least seven minutes.