Thursday, September 22, 2022
What’s gotten into Kansas? Assessing the weekend’s Big 12 performances
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The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63-7 Saturday night.
What Arkansas-Pine Bluff had to say following the loss Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter
man-to-man we were all right for a while, but you can’t start out by shooting yourself in the foot. They bottled Here is what us up. I thought we had Arkansas-Pine Bluff a good plan, but our coach Doc Gamble and focus wasn’t so much the Golden Lions had with their defensive to say after their 63-7 guys, but their offense loss to Oklahoma State and how explosive on Saturday. their offense is. We Gamble on tried to slow the game OSU’s defense: down a little bit to “I thought we limit their possessions did more damage to offensively. I think ourselves than what outside of moving the they did. I thought chains and staying in
front of the chains, I think we did OK with that, but they had some big plays.” Gamble on the environment and energy of the game: “The environment wasn’t the problem, and the speed of the game wasn’t the problem, they were the better team. They were the No. 8 team in the country, and they looked like the No. 8 team in the country. I don’t think our guys
programs. Baylor: 8/10 stars The Bears let off some steam after their double PJ Tikalsky overtime defeat BYU in a 42-7 Staff Reporter to rout of Texas State on Saturday Another afternoon. weekend of colQuarterback lege football Blake Shapen has passed, and went 15-16 for 184 the Cowboys yards, one touchimproved to 3-0 down and one inafter a dominating terception, but the 63-7 victory over breakout perforArkansas-Pine mance of the day Bluff. came from true Beyond freshman RichBoone Pickens ard Reese. Reese Stadium, some rushed for 156 dominating wins yards and three and surprising touchdowns, allosses rolled most doubling the through the Big yardage from his 12 with conferfirst two games ence play just a combined. week away. Baylor Here are entered as a 30 some notes from point favorite and this weekend’s handled a now 1-2 performances Texas State team around the Big 12, with ease, but including the four week two’s perfor2023 incoming mance against a
ranked opponent made clear there are some weaknesses to exploit during conference play for any team up for the challenge. Brigham Young: 5/10 stars Following its hard-fought win over Baylor last week, BYU traveled to Eugene to face Oregon. The Ducks beat the Cougars, 40-21, quieting any discussions about a potential undefeated season or playoff appearance. The Cougars also continued their kicking struggles, with junior kicker Jake Oldroyd missing his only field goal attempt of the game from 38 yards.
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were overwhelmed by it. It’s just they executed better than we did.” Arkansas-Pine Bluff quarterback Skyler Perry on OSU’s offense: “Just how fluent they are, they connect and they’re not selfinflicting themselves. They were executing, they didn’t let the game get to them, things like that that we can do ourselves, too.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
Abby Cage West Virginia became the only Big 12 football program to lose in week one.
Defense, adjustments led to a Cowgirls victory Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter
kid right now. She’s playing great.” Halftime Adjustments Early on in the contest, the Brown set the tempo with a strong attack. That paired along with the high winds that blew into the Cowgirls territory, caused most of the first half to be spent on On a hot and windy Sunday afOSU’s side of the field. The Cowgirls ternoon, the Cowgirls defeated Brown remained scoreless in the first half and in a 2-0 contest. The victory for OSU big adjustments needed to be made to extends its win streak to four matches. get the offense going. Here are a few notes from Sun“We kind of weathered a storm day’s match. in the first 15,” Carmichael said. “We Defensive Performance knew Brown would come out hard. The Cowgirls prevented the Bears They had corners, they had crossers from scoring. The Bears had 16 shots and they hit the bar. We kind of came in the match with three shots on goal. into the game after 15 or 20 and had All three of those shots on goal were our chances at the post as well. So the in the first half. The Cowgirls however, game kind of evened out late in the first did not let the Bears’ attack disrupt half but we knew with the wind there them defensively. Goalie Jordan Nytes would be more territory for us and we had three saves in the first half for the just talked about hey end those moCowgirls. ments in front of the goal we have to The Cowgirls continued a strong play, we have to execute.” defensive match in the second half. Second Half Performance The Bears had no shots on goal in the The second half was all for the second half, and the momentum fully Cowgirls. Going into the second half, shifted in the Cowgirls favor. Carmichael knew the wind would play “Phenomenal, would you know a part in swinging the momentum in she’s a freshman the way that kid favor for the Cowgirls. Most of the plays?” said OSU coach Colin Carmisecond half was spent in Brown’s terchael about Nytes. “Her composure to ritory because of the wind blowing in come and take high balls and the world that direction and the Cowgirls’ attack. class save she made in the first half, I The Cowgirls were able to capitalize off mean just phenomenal. Jordy is speof the momentum change and Olyvia cial. We knew when we recruited her Dowell scored twice. she was really good and she’s showing “The wind was a big factor,” Carme that she’s better than we thought michael said. “We couldn’t get up the she was if that’s possible. To think that field as much. We talked in the second she’s a freshman she’s still got develop- half and we have more territory anyway ment in her. Over the moon with that because of the wind. And what you do
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Molly Jolliff The Cowgirls extended their win streak to four games with a win on Sunday afternoon.
with that territory. We told them to get The girls executed brilliantly in the the ball on the ground. We didn’t want second half.” to play back to middle because they’re so athletic. We didn’t want to turn the ball over. But once we got it forward we wanted to play and move them around. sports.ed@ocolly.com