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U Parking and Transportation Services issues about 50,000 parking citations every year. An examination of records acquired by The Daily in the fall shows that, at the point at which the records were made, there were more than 27,900 parking tickets with unsettled debt.

The records covered the time period between the fall of 2009 and November of last year. Of the more than 247,000 citations given during this time frame, over 10 percent of them still had remaining balances, according to the records.

The problem lies in enforcement. If a student owes $100 or more, the student will not be able to register for classes for the next semester, said Vicky Holland, a marketing and public relations specialist for OU Parking and Transportation Services.

If students owe $25 or more from a previous semester, they cannot receive a copy of their transcript, Holland said.

There are over 27,700 citations with an amount due less than $100, according to the records.

“I know we don’t have enough parking,” Holland said, adding that, in her opinion, not enough students utilize parking at the Lloyd Noble Center and ride buses to the main campus.

Prior to the start of the fall 2014 semester, there was $533,608.85 in unpaid parking citations. Then, prior to March 31, 2014, when registration for the fall semester began, there was $477, 078.56 in unpaid parking citations.

As of November 14, 2014, $753,169.11

$25,000 owed in outstanding charges as of November 14, 2014

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was owed in outstanding charges for parking citations during this time frame.

Jessica Caldwell, a human relations sophomore, had a parking citation voided on appeal last semester. Had her ticket not been voided, Caldwell says she would have not paid it that semester, allowing her scholarship money for next semester to help her pay off the citation.

There are also students with a negative balance with OU Parking and Transportation. This can occur when students accidentally pay a citation twice or pay a fine only to have it voided later, Holland said.

These students are issued a refund, Holland said.

These negative balances were not included in the amounts for unpaid parking citations listed above.

For businesses with unpaid citations, there is even less recourse for collecting the amount owed.

For example, a demolition company owes $255 for a citation given in August 2009, according to the records.

It is the company’s responsibility to pay the citation, Holland said. OU will sometimes send a letter to remind the company of the money they owe, but it will not make collection calls, Holland said.

Nylece Putnam of SOS Waste Disposal, another company with a longstanding unpaid citation, according to the records, said the company would have paid the citation if it had received notification.

“I didn’t know anything about it,” Putnam said.

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Boren to hold “family meeting” Event will be mandatory for all fraternity members ANDREW CLARK News Reporter

OU President David Boren will host a meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Catlett Music Center with all fraternity members in the Interfraternity Council, National PanHellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council to discuss the events that have transpired as a result of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident.

OU Press Secretary Corbin Wallace said the meeting will be a “family meeting” discussing what everyone has learned since a video leaked of former SAE members singing a racist chant on a date party bus was released.

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“It’s just going to be an informal meeting where President Boren just talks to members from fraternities from all three councils,” Wallace said.

Wallace also said Boren will bring up different “learning points” from the past few weeks.

“It will be a meeting of reflection,” he said. “It will just be about the events and what we have learned from them.”

According to a Monday press release from Jillian Tran, OU Student Life associate director and Panhellenic and IFC advisor, the meeting is mandatory for everyone within those organizations and class is the only excuse to miss.

The release also states schedules will be pulled to verify student class times and attendance will be taken.

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OU to appoint administrator to supervise all diversity programs New position will promote inclusivity at OU BEKAH YORK News Reporter

After complaints of a lack of representation from minority students and conversations about racism on campus, OU President David Boren announced plans to hire an administrator to oversee all diversity programs, a position that exists in the majority of Big 12 universities.

The Vice President of the University Community works to ensure campus life is as inclusive as it can be and works with deans and Boren to recruit a more diverse faculty, according to an OU press release.

Boren made the decision to create the position

about two months ago, and had a specific AfricanAmer ican candidate in mind, according to the press release.

At the beginning of the semester, Unheard, a student advocacy group, began speaking about a lack of representation on campus.

Hiring an administrator designated to oversee diversity on campus was one of their requests.

“I hope the position advocates for those marginalized communities who don’t always have a say in the executive hierarchy,” said Chelsea A. Davis, a spokesperson for Unheard.

Boren started considering the position when he started to meet with Unheard and hear their many concerns, said university press secretary Corbin Wallace.

The creation of this position is a step forward for OU, said Student Government Association President Kunal

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The discussion isn’t over: Unheard’s recent moves in their fight for diversity.

Making moves: the OU College of International Studies released a statement about joining in on the diversity movement.

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“It shows how seriously the university is taking Unheard and how they’re taking concrete actions to make the university more inclusive,” Naik said.

The position will place OU among many other Big 12 colleges that have diversity administrators and programs.

The newly-added vice president will work directly under Boren, according to the press release.

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OU opens new meteorology lab Students now have professional equipment to use KATE BERGUM

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During Oklahoma’s storm season, predicting the formation of tornadoes is essential to keep students safe. But with the addition of a new lab in the National Weather Center, students might be the ones who predict a coming storm.

On Tuesday, the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences will celebrate the opening of its new weather lab and student forecast and broadcast facility Tuesday evening.

The lab, complete with professional-quality weather imaging software and Advanced Weather I n t e ra c t i v e P ro c e s s i n g Systems software, will allow OU’s meteorology program to maintain its top-level status, said the school’s spokesperson, Chris Maxon.

The new software in the lab will allow students to use some of the same weather graphics seen on professional TV broadcasts, instead of the home-made graphics they used before, said Jarrett Quinn, secretary of the Oklahoma Weather Lab. “It was basically stoneage equipment compared to this,” Quinn said.

The Oklahoma Weather L a b, c o m m o n l y c a l l e d OWL, is the student group t h a t r u n s t h e We a t h e r Center’s forecasts.

“The OU School of Meteorology is recognized as the best,” Maxon said.

“You know, we don’t take second place to anyone.”

In addition to maintaining the school’s reputation as a cutting edge program, the new lab will offer students the experience they need to find careers as forecasters, Maxon said.

Students will be able to step out of the lab and into a professional setting without having to learn many new skills, Maxon said.

The new forecasting and broadcasting lab far surpasses the old, said Grant Tosterud, the vice president of the Oklahoma Weather Lab. In addition to new software used by the National Weather Service, the lab is equipped with 10 computers and two plasma T Vs, Tosterud said.

The Oklahoma Weather Lab, the student group that runs the forecasts, previously predicted weather in a corner of the Weather Center’s undergraduate lounge, Tosterud said.

The lab will give students an opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge of meteorology, Tosterud said.

“That’s really where OWL comes in, so students get that real, hands-on experience on how to forecast,” Tosterud said.

While students learn the fundamentals of forecasting in their classes, they are not really able to apply what they know or practice forecasting unless they join the weather lab, Quinn said.

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a freshman with no forecasting experience, he said.

However, working to create forecasts, he started to learn how to use the necessary software, Quinn said.

“You sign up for a shift, you are hands-on,” Quinn said. “You are in right away.”

Students will be able list forecasting experience on résumés and the experience will make them more marketable to employers, Tosterud said.

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Conference discusses community Innovators and leaders discuss urban planning

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Gil Peñalosa, the founder of Canadian non-profit organization 8-80 Cities gave SUPRIYA SRIDHAR News Reporter the keynote speech for the event.

Artists, designers and Peñalosa’s non-profit orCEOs gathered to speak ganizations work to create about sustainable, happy community environmental, communities at OU’s and health oriented cities Placemaking Conference that are suitable for all ages Tuesday. ranging from 8-year-olds to The conference brought 80-year-olds, he said.

“To transform a city, and provide for it walkable, livable spaces, green spaces in which to congregate, in which to have recreation, you really change the whole nature of the place,” OU President David Boren said as he introduced Peñalosa.

Peñalosa began discussing the transformation of urban spaces from his work i n p l a c e s f ro m B o g o t á, Columbia to Central Park, New York.

“We need to find places

where people can meet each other as equals,” Peñalosa.

Peñalosa discussed issues of safety and health in cities and their need for social integration. He focused on the way walking and riding bikes enables communities to engage in physical activity together. He also discussed the positive impact of walking and biking on the economy through its ability to get people to interact with local venders out in the open.

At the talk, he compared

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U.S. cities to those around the world and discussed possible community benefits.

“It’s very clear that we have learnt how to survive, but when we see all of these issues it’s also clear that now we need to learn how to live,” Peñalosa said.

Peñalosa enforced the idea that the key to community development is community engagement, and described the importance of urban planning in this feat.

Retired Norman High teacher and current community activist Judith Blake said, “One of the most important things I think he said was […] dignifying the pedestrian because I do think pedestrians are odd in Oklahoma because we are such a car state in regards to creating an open public environment.”

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Takashi Tanemori to visit the Fred Jones Museum of Art to speak about his past Japanese author and survivor of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, Takashi Tanemori will speak at the Fred Jones Museum of Art on Tuesday.

Tanemori survived the 1945 bombing that took the lives of his parents and two sisters. Haunted by his family’s deaths and the aftermath of the war, Tanemori immigrated to the U.S. after a failed suicide attempt at the age of 18, according to his personal website.

After several years in the U.S., Tanemori studied to become a Christian minister, started a restaurant and in 1985, devoted himself to fostering forgiveness and helping future generations live in peace and harmony.

Tanemori also founded the Silkworm Peace Institute, an organization dedicated to international peace.

In 2007, Tanemori wrote “Hiroshima: Bridge to Forgiveness,” chronicling his journey from Japan to America. In 2008, Tanemori produced a commissioned 80-piece exhibit for the Atomic Testing Site Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Now in his late 70s, Tanemori continues to speak to groups about his experiences and is committed to defeating what he calls mankind’s greatest enemy: fear and hatred that cause darkness in the heart.

Tanemori will speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Sandy Bell Gallery.

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When more than 70,000 people gather and 300 acts perform on 17 stages this April as part of the annual Norman Music Festival, volunteers will keep the show going smoothly.

Volunteers provide the biggest resource to ensure the success of the free event, said Alex Busby, an official of the festival.

“Without the support of many community members willing to help us juggle all the different aspects of this event, the festival would simply grind to a halt,” Busby said.

More than 150 people have volunteered in the past, and similar numbers are needed this year, publicity chairperson Michelle Bui said.

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help with nearly every aspect of the festival including preparation, stage support, hospitality and to running to perform random tasks for the festival and bands alike, Bui said.

But even volunteers can expect a little something in return. Mitch Davis, who oversees the volunteers, knows he can give back to his helpers as they do to the festival, he said.

Vo l u nte e rs g e t a f re e T-shirt. Last year a private concert for the volunteers where Norman’s own Michael Hosty performed.

But, as a fraternity member himself, Davis also recognizes the significance of volunteering for OU’s Greek community, he said.

FILE PHOTO/THE DAILY “The biggest perk is that Norman Music Festival attendees dance as The Joy Formidable plays NMF volunteers can earn at 2013 the Norman Music Festival. This years festival will be April community service hours for 23-25.

“We can’t throw this party with a few dozen volunteers,” Busby said. “We can’t throw it with 100. It takes an army.”

Volunteers can expect to

their time. I know what it is like to have to get those mandatory community service hours,” Davis said.

Most importantly, the short amount of time given up by volunteers is not undervalued.

“They [volunteers] are normal people with normal jobs, willing to give up a Saturday afternoon to ensure that NMF can go on,” Davis said.

Anyone wishing to volunteer for the Norman Music Festival can sign up at normanmusicfestival.com.

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Sooners to travel to Fort Worth The matchup will feature two of the best units in Big 12 SPENSER DAVIS Baseball Reporter

Oklahoma (17-9, 2-1) will travel to Fort Worth, Texas for a non-conference matchup with No. 4 TCU (17-4, 4-2) on Tuesday.

This matchup will feature two of the best units that the Big 12 has to offer: OU’s offense and TCU’s pitching staff.

The Horned Frogs were ranked in the top three-before dropping a three game s e r i e s at h o m e a ga i n s t Oklahoma State this past w e ekend. O n the other hand, Oklahoma surprised many by taking its series against No. 10 Texas Tech.

OU gained momentum by winning its series against the Red Raiders according to head coach Pete Hughes.

“We’re going to need momentum because we’re going to play on the road in a tough place to play. TCU is a very good team, they have a

ton of pitching and they play very well at home,” Hughes said. “It’s going to be a good challenge for us.”

Junior infielder Kolbey Carpenter led the way for the Sooners against Tech, including a 4-for-4 outburst on Saturday. Carpenter has been a catalyst for the Sooners offense all season, but he did so from a new position in the batting order against Texas Tech.

Hu g h e s s h o o k u p h i s lineup last weekend, citing a need to “change things up” at the top of the order.

Hughes moved junior outfielder Craig Aikin from the leadoff spot to the three-hole and Carpenter to leadoff.

As for the rest of the order, senior outfielder Taylor Alspaugh remained in the two-hole while junior catcher Anthony Hermelyn and sophomore shortstop Sheldon Neuse moved to fourth and fifth in the lineup, respectively.

“There’s some rhyme or reason to it, but sometimes, just getting a different feel in a different part of the order sometimes puts a new life into [the lineup],” Hughes

said.

Carpenter seemed to settle into his new role atop the Sooners order, as he claimed Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. The junior hit .455 with four RBI and a homerun against Tech.

“I just went out there and tried not to do to much and get on base for my teammates. It didn’t change my approach in any way, I just went up there and tried to play hard just like any other day,” Carpenter said.

“Wherever they need me [in the order], I’m happy to be.”

With Oklahoma tallying 19 total hits in its final two games against Texas Tech, fans can expect to see the same lineup construction on Tueday.

“I guess I should use it again on Tuesday, right?”

Hughes said.

On the mound for the Sooners will be senior left-handed pitcher Jeffery Curran according to a team spokesman. Curran will be making his fifth start of the year against the Horned Frogs.

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Junior outfielder Hunter Haley hit a ball out of the park Sunday at L. Dale MItchell Park. Haley’s homerun along with three others, helped the Sooners defeat the Boilermakers 13-10.

California native owns a 2.35 ERA in six appearances so far this season, totaling 18 strikeouts in 23 innings on the mound.

He’ll be tasked with stifling the TCU offense that struggled last weekend against the Cowboys.

Still, the Horned Frog attack has been successful for much of 2015. Even with

a down weekend against Oklahoma State, TCU averages over 5.6 runs per game.

However, this matchup will be about Oklahoma’s offense vs TCU’s pitching.

OU’s 161 runs top all Big 12 teams, while the Horned Frogs frugal approach on the mound (38 earned runs through 21 games) is among the best in the country.

Sophomore left handed pitcher Tyler Alexander will get the start against t h e S o o n e r s. It w i l l b e Alexander’s fifth start of the year.

First pitch will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at WilliamsReilly Field.

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klahoma finally returned to the practice field Monday following a two-week break from football.

OU donned some new black practice jerseys, and the players have continued to fight against and spread awareness about racism.

While the Sooners say they still have a lot of work to do, they’re excited to be back out on the practice field to compete again and see some fresh faces.

“It hurt me. I went upstairs to a position room and shed a couple of tears when Coach Montgomery gave me the word that he left,” Tapper said. “When Coach Wright left, I called my mom and was like, ‘Wow, the guy who brought me here and showed me the ways just left me.’ When I really sat down and realized that they were both gone, it hurt me bad.”

Tapper said that the new defensive line coach Diron Reynolds has been like a father figure to him and that Reynolds has done well through the transition process.

for the Sooners, had a big day Monday. Stoops said Westbrook was impressive through the first few practices, and he caught a tough ball against sophomore Zack Sanchez.

“Dede got me today on a deep fade,” Sanchez said.

“We both went up, and I fell down. I told him it’s the only one he’s going to get on me.

I’m really impressed with the way Dede has came on and made plays.”

Sanchez and Stoops also praised Mixon’s efforts through his first collegiate TEAM BREAKS IN NEW practices.

ASSISTANT COACHES Stoops described Mixon as “a powerful guy” and said OU’s coaching staff has that he’s caught a few passplenty of new faces this es. How he’ll fit in with an aloff-season after two assis- DEDE WESTBROOK, JOE MIXON IMPRESS EARLY ready crowded stable of OU tants were fired, one assistant bolted for the NFL and The Sooners won’t only running backs remains to be Children Chil ildr dren o King Kin Ki n coorSize seen. one assistant retired from Ch enjoy aen newtto offensive coaching. dinator in Lincoln Riley, but Ju n i o r d e f e n s i v e e n d OU added a junior college Charles Tapper, in particular, transfer in Dede Westbrook was deeply saddened by the and freshman Joe Mixon is departure of coaches Jerry finally suiting up for practice.

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Parking spots sacrificed to build housing, garage By next year around 700 spaces will be eliminated

supports parking services plan and is holding a Turn Up for Transit event March 25 to speak with students about Our view: OU’s parking the impending parking problem is about to get a changes. lot bigger.

We encourage students to attend the event It’s time to talk about and learn about carone of the biggest fruspooling and riding their trations at OU: on-cam- bikes to camp’s in lieu pus parking. Namely, OU of on-campus parking.

Parking Services’ plan However, we also call to eliminate 100 parking on OU to offer students spots next month and an a better solution to the additional 600 next fall parking problem on as part of construction campus. OU students on new residence halls pay thousands of dollars and a 1,221-spot garage. to attend this university, We think it’s wonderful and when it comes down OU is finally set to begin to it, they should be able construction on a new, to park on campus if they large garage, but axing pony up over $200 for a hundreds of existing permit. Advocating for parking spots for over carpooling and biking a year isn’t acceptable. are noble alternatives, Even worse, parking but those shouldn’t be services’ only clear solu- the only feasible options tion for students who for the students chooswill suffer from ing to spend the intentional time and money Our View is shortage of parkto attend OU. the majority ing spots is to be One alternaopinion of patient and use tive is to simply The Daily’s the Lloyd Noble nine-member pave more parkeditorial board ing lots near shuttle.

Frankly, it’s campus. Yes, the insulting. We beauty of OU’s understand the nixed campus is important to spots should be a relaadministrators and stutively temporary headdents alike. However, we ache with the new garage believe it’s time for OU set to open in January to sacrifice a little super2017. However, OU and ficiality and pave some Parking services need to of the many empty lots offer a better alternative of land the university to students who will be owns near campus. The inconvenienced in the 100 spots we’ll lose April meantime. OU’s Student 6 are for faculty, staff Government Association and commuters. Many

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people in those categories don’t have the luxury of waiting 20 minutes to take a shuttle one mile from the Lloyd Noble Center or bike from homes 30 miles from campus. Offering lackluster options to those individuals – who’ve already paid for annual parking permits – is simply unsupportable.

Furthermore, we aren’t sure what parking services envisions freshmen will do with their vehicles after the 600 spots are eliminated in the fall.

The majority of freshmen are required to live on-campus, and dorm parking is already laughable. We don’t believe it’s possible to disallow freshmen from bringing their cars to campus: OU and the state of Oklahoma simply don’t

have the transportation infrastructure to justify such a measure.

So, freshmen will bring their cars in the fall, and they will have 600 fewer places to put them. Oh, and next fall’s freshman class is sure to be OU’s largest yet. The entering freshmen classes have broken OU enrollment records for the last several years, a trend we don’t see ending next fall.

Sure, we’ll only be without several hundred parking spots for a year. But that year will be hell if OU and parking services don’t offer students better parking alternatives.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015

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Sooners may have been overlooked in conference Oklahoma is now the highest-rated team in the region BRADY VARDEMAN

Assistant Sports Editor @BradyVardeman

No. 3 Oklahoma took care of No. 14 Albany in the first round and No. 11 Dayton in a de-facto road game two days later.

In that same span, the conference top two seeds in the East were knocked out of championship contention, leaving the Sooners as the highest-rated team in the region.

No. 7 Michigan State, recent victors over second-seed Virginia, awaits Lon Kruger’s squad in Syracuse, New York, for Oklahoma’s first Sweet 16 match-up since 2009.

No. 3 versus No. 7 — there’s a clear underdog here, right?

If you thought the Sooners would be unquestioned favorites to advance, Vegas asks you to think again. Early betting lines have Oklahoma as a two-point ‘dog to a team seeded four spots below it.

For a club that has taken care of business in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, why are the Sooners being overlooked?

Even if you think sports betting is a load of fughazi, try this on for size — ESPN “re-seeded” the remaining 16 teams on the bracket.

Oklahoma, which had been ranked at No. 9 overall by the selection committee before the tournament even began, fell all the way to No. 15.

Next to last, after two victories.

Even TCU football can’t believe it.

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Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard attempts to make a shoot against Dayton University in the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 32 in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, March 22, 2015. The Sooners beat the Flyers 72-66.

Keep in mind, this is the same Oklahoma team that boasts the Big 12 Player of the Year and a cool 24-10 overall, 12-6 Big 12 record.

Michigan State, for comparison, has one more demerit on its record than the Sooners with a much easier schedule.

Oklahoma could have easily collapsed against Dayton.

Down nine with 13 minutes left, it rallied to squander any potential Cinderella story

the Flyers had left in them in front of a mostly pro-Dayton crowd.

For a team that has struggled in road games this season, Oklahoma seemed to exorcise some demons Sunday.

The Sooners have fought hard to get to this stage of the tournament, admittedly. But its not like their opponents are out-playing them.

Oklahoma committed 15 turnovers Sunday, including

one that, had it not been for a Vine-worthy block from Buddy Hield, could have drastically changed the outcome of the game.

Speaking of Hield, the doit-all guard has been gone silent at probably the worst time for the Sooners, shooting just 10-for-29 over the last two games for 30 points.

But Oklahoma still found ways to win.

There are very few squads in the country that could allbut-remove their best player from the court and still find a way to win games on the big stage. For all the talk of the lack-of-depth on the Sooners’ bench, it seems like Krug’s crew has been getting along just fine.

In just 36 minutes of NCAA tournament play, reserve guard Frank Booker has hit six shots from behind the arc, four of those against Dayton.

T h e r e ’s n o q u e s t i o n Michigan State has the tools to beat Oklahoma. The Spartan defense, much like the real thing more than 2,000 years ago, is nearly impenetrable at times. Tom Izzo is unquestionably one of the greatest postseason coaches of all time.

The Sooners, however, have a pretty good coach of their own and an offense that, if the right team shows up, can light up the scoreboard.

No one is saying OU should be favored by double-digits.

But the idea Oklahoma is the second-worst team left in the field is ludicrous.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 •

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Women’s basketball season comes to an end after loss to No. 4 Stanford The Oklahoma women’s basketball team’s season came to an end Monday night with its 86-76 loss to fourth-seeded Stanford. Here is a rapid recap of the Sooners’ final game.

How the Sooners lost: Oklahoma walked into Stanford’s home gym and they hung with the Cardinal for a half. However, OU’s four-point lead at halftime quickly evaporated. Stanford came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders. The Sooner defense couldn’t stop the Stanford Cardinal, who enjoyed its home crowd one last time. Stanford’s starting five combined for 69 of the team’s 86 points, and they’ll move on to the Sweet 16 in Oklahoma City to face No. 1 seed Notre Dame.

Key Stat: 26.1 — Oklahoma shot 26.1 percent from the three-point line. A few more go in, and maybe the Sooners have a chance. However, Stanford’s shooters would not miss and they heated up at the right moments in a tight ball game.

Key Sooner: Kaylon Williams — The junior forward scored 22 points and brought down 10 boards, but Williams’ double-double wasn’t enough to propel OU to victory. Williams has shined bright at the tail end of the season, and she delivered in the final game of Oklahoma’s 2014-15 season.

What It Means: Oklahoma’s season comes to an end.

The Sooners finished 21-11, and this young squad got two NCAA tournament games under its belt. The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and OU’s leading scorer, sophomore Peyton Little, only had four points in this game.

She’s struggled to find her shot, and senior Sharane Campbell-Olds’ collegiate career doesn’t end the way she may have planned. However, Oklahoma brings back four starters next year. Though, those players won’t get the opportunity to play in Oklahoma City for a postseason game.

What’s Next for the Sooners: The women’s college basketball season is over in Norman, Oklahoma. OU’s season included two wins over top five teams and a second place finish in the Big 12. Head coach Sherri Coale and the Sooners will go back to the drawing board as the off-season begins.

Joe Buettner, Women’s Basketball Reporter

Brady Vardeman brady.vardeman@gmail.com

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Sophomore guard Gioya Carter attempts the jump shot during the first half of the game against Stanford in the second round of the NCAA tournament March 23.

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