NORMAN, Okla. - The Prairie View A&M women's basketball team was unable to sustain a strong start during a 94-48 loss to Oklahoma during the opening round of the 2019 Preseason WNIT Friday evening at the Lloyd Noble Center.

The Panthers (0-1) kept pace with the Sooners early on, matching them point-for-point. After senior forward Mariah Campbell buried a trey to put Prairie View A&M ahead 11-8 with 5:44 to go, however, Oklahoma responded with back-to-back three-pointers from Taylor Robinson to pull ahead by three.

The Panthers drew within one on a jumper from freshman Diana Rosenthal, but from that point endured a near eight-minute scoring drought that carried over into the second quarter. Oklahoma capitalized with an 18-0 run that left the Panthers facing a 31-13 deficit with 8:25 left in the half.

Senior Tatyana Perez knocked down a pair from beyond the arc to key an 8-2 run that brought the Panthers within 12, but the Sooners outscored PVAMU 15-4 over the remainder of the half, resulting in an ultimately insurmountable deficit as the contest progressed.

Perez led the Panthers with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting, but the Panthers were limited to a 27.9 percent shooting clip (19-of-68) from the floor.

Robertson led the Sooners with 20 points.

Next Up:
Prairie View A&M moves to the consolation bracket of the Preseason WNIT, with an opponent and location of its next game to be determined. For more information, visit the Preseason WNIT tournament page HERE

 

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