KSU’s Ohlde scores 2,000th career point

No. 12 Wildcats rip No. 20 Sooners, 74-65

? Kansas State center Nicole Ohlde made school history Saturday — and she didn’t do it quietly.

Kansas State’s all-time leading scorer had 27 points in the Wildcats’ 74-65 win over No. 20 Oklahoma, making her the first player in school history to score 2,000 career points. Her 2,008 points also make her the school’s second leading scorer in both men’s and women’s basketball.

Ohlde was 11-of-14 from the floor and had 10 rebounds to help the No. 12 Wildcats extend their home winning streak to 28.

“It’s an absolute phenomenal achievement,” Kansas State coach Deb Patterson said. “If you score 2,000 points in one of the best leagues in the country, you distinguish yourself as being one of the best to play the women’s game.”

Ohlde dominated a smaller Oklahoma front-court, but she had some help, particularly from Laurie Koehn.

Koehn scored 24 points, including six three-pointers, making it difficult for the Sooners to guard both the inside and outside attack.

“When their shooters are on, it’s very difficult to double-down on Ohlde,” Oklahoma forward Beky Preston said. “We tried to limit her touches, but I don’t think we did a very good job of that.”

The Sooners (13-6, 3-5 Big 12 Conference) came back from a six-point deficit in the second half to get within two, before Ohlde and Koehn took over, handing Oklahoma its fourth straight loss.

Ohlde made a layup, and Koehn hit a long three-pointer as the Wildcats (15-3, 6-1) took a 63-54 lead with 4:44 left. The Sooners, who are 1-4 this season in conference road games, never recovered.

“In the second half, we were calmed down and weren’t in a hurry,” Ohlde said. “That led to some easy baskets and some threes.”

Megan Mahoney added eight points and 10 rebounds for Kansas State, which has won nine straight at home this season.

Dionnah Jackson led Oklahoma with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Erin Higgins added 13, Preston had 12, and Antoinette Wadsworth scored 11.

“Dionnah was unbelievable in every phase of the game,” Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. “She was outstanding.”

The Wildcats used a 10-1 run to take a 23-15 lead in the first half, but then missed their next five shots. Oklahoma capitalized and cut the lead to two before taking a 37-36 lead at halftime.

“I thought we fought hard and played better,” Coale said. “Kansas State just did what they do.”

No. 11 Colorado 68, Missouri 66

Columbia, Mo. — Tera Bjorklund made two free throws in the final seconds and finished with 19 points to lead Colorado.

With the score tied at 66, Bjorklund was fouled by Christelle N’Garsanet with 4.7 seconds remaining and made both free throws.

Kate Fagan scored 15 points, Randie Wirt 14 and Veronica Johns-Richardson 10 for the Buffaloes (17-2, 6-1 Big 12), who improved to 16-1 when at least three players score in double figures.

Stretch James scored 16 points for the Tigers (11-7, 2-4). Tracy Lozier added 15 points, Evan Unrau finished with 13 and MyEsha Perkins 12.

The Tigers shot 68 percent (15-for-22) and led 36-34 at halftime. Colorado shot 38 percent.

Missouri missed 18 of 27 shots in the second half and went 2-for-9 from three-point range.

No. 16 Baylor 67, No. 25 Nebraska 57

Waco, Texas — Jessika Stratton had 15 points and nine assists, and Baylor used a late run to pull away from Nebraska.

Chameka Scott and Sophia Young added 13 points apiece for Baylor (17-4, 5-3 Big 12).

Nebraska (14-5, 4-4) pulled to 51-49 with about nine minutes left on a three-pointer by Margaret Richards and a layup by Keasha Cannon-Johnson.

But Baylor went on a 12-2 run to put the game away, capped by Stratton’s free throw that made it at 63-51 with just under four minutes remaining.

Alexa Johnson paced Nebraska with 13 points, while Cannon-Johnson contributed 11.

Baylor led 33-28 at halftime.