Cowgirls Notch First Loss against Blue Devils

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls fell to the Duke Blue Devils Sunday, 73-45.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 12:05 pm

By: News On 6

Cowgirls Notch First Loss against Blue Devils

Originally Published: Dec 12, 2010 4:51 PM CDT

Oklahoma Sports Staff and Wire Reports

STILLWATER, Oklahoma -- The Cowgirls’ youth showed against a dominant No. Duke team Sunday, as OSU notched its first loss of the season.

The Blue Devils’ Karima Christmas’ 16 points helped lead Duke to the 73-45 win. Teammate Allison Vernerey added a season-high 12.

The storyline in the first half wasn’t the points scored though, as the Cowgirls struggled to maintain possession. The Blue Devils (11-0) forced 17 first-half turnovers and rushed out to a 29-point halftime lead on their way to a sixth road win already this season.

Oklahoma State (8-1) was especially vulnerable to the full-court press with two freshmen taking over at point guard for departed second-team All-American Andrea Riley, the Big 12's all-time scoring leader.

Lakyn Garrison made six 3-pointers and scored a career-best 20 points for the Cowgirls, who had a 48-game non-conference winning streak at Gallagher-Iba Arena snapped.

The Cowgirls will next host Oral Roberts Dec. 22.