NCAA Women's Basketball: Oklahoma 66, Villanova 53

Oklahoma beat Villanova 66-to-53 tonight to advance in the women's N-C-A-A tournament. <br><br>It's the third-year in the row the second-ranked Sooners have made it to the Sweet 16. <br><br>LaNeishea

Tuesday, March 19th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Oklahoma beat Villanova 66-to-53 tonight to advance in the women's N-C-A-A tournament.

It's the third-year in the row the second-ranked Sooners have made it to the Sweet 16.

LaNeishea Caufield led Oklahoma with 30 points.

The Sooners will play Texas Tech in the regional semifinals Saturday in Boise, Idaho. O-U beat Tech twice during the regular season.

O-U improves to 29-and-3. The 29 victories is a school record.

The crowd of 11-thousand-245 tonight was the largest to watch a women's game in state of Oklahoma, surpassing the 11-thousand-200 mark set during the first-round games Saturday night.