NORMAN
As the court cleared after practice, several players remained at the far end of the Lloyd Noble Center. Divided into sides, they shot toward the basket.
Finally, cheers.
“Yeahhhhhh!”
The winning shot had fallen, and the victorious side was celebrating.
“Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!”
Their spirits were high.
Their fortunes, however, have been down.
With the Oklahoma women's basketball team hosting rival Texas on Saturday, a harsh reality has set in. These Sooners could well be headed for the bottom of the Big 12. They are 5-14 overall and 1-7 in Big 12 play, and that conference win required a double-digit, second-half comeback.