Missouri-Kansas City at Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (Interstat) — The Oklahoma Sooners and Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos, both looking to build momentum after splitting their first two games, will meet in a nonconference women’s basketball matchup Wednesday at the Lloyd Noble Center.
Oklahoma (1-1) is coming off a 73-59 road loss to UCLA on Monday. Payton Verhulst led the Sooners with 16 points, while Zya Vann added 13 and highly-touted freshman Aaliyah Chavez scored 11. The Sooners opened their season with an 84-67 home victory over Belmont.
Missouri-Kansas City (1-1) enters off a dominant 90-35 win over William Jewell on Saturday. The Kangaroos were led by Emani Bennett, who scored 23 points, and Elauni Bennett, who added 18. Their season began with a 74-64 loss at Kansas.
The game pits the Kangaroos’ high-scoring offense, which exploded for 90 points in its last outing, against a Sooners squad tested by a top-10 opponent. Oklahoma will look to its balanced attack of Verhulst, Vann and Chavez to secure a win on its home court before hosting North Alabama on Friday.
Tipoff is set for Wednesday night.