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Florida Gulf Coast women’s basketball to face Oklahoma to open March Madness in 2024 NCAA Tournament
The FGCU women’s basketball team will open the 2024 NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma in Bloomington, Indiana. The date and time of the matchup has yet to be announced but the women’s tournament first round will be played on Friday and Saturday.
This is FGCU’s 10th trip to March Madness in the program’s history and the third in a row. The Eagles are 4-9 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and have won their opening-round matchup in each of the past two seasons, both times as a 12-seed. FGCU knocked off Virginia Tech 84-81 in 2022 and topped Washington State 74-63 in 2023. With last year’s win over the Cougars, the Eagles became the first program in women’s basketball history to win three NCAA Tournament games as a 12-seed.
This will be the first meeting between FGCU and Oklahoma (22-9). The Sooners, the Big 12 top seed and ranked No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, were upset in the conference semifinals by No. 4 Iowa State 85-68.
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FGCU enters the NCAA Tournament on a 22-game winning streak, the third-longest active run in the nation behind South Carolina (32) and Fairfield (29).
On Saturday, the Eagles captured their 11th Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament championship, and eighth in a row, with a 76-47 win over Central Arkansas in the ASUN title game.
FGCU women’s NCAA Tournament history
2012: No. 5 St. Bonaventure 72, No. 12 FGCU 65 (OT)
2013: No. 5 Oklahoma State 61, No. 12 FGCU 60 (OT)
2015: No. 7 FGCU 75, No. 10 Oklahoma State 67; No. 2 Florida State 65, No. 7 FGCU 47
2017: No. 4 Miami 62, No. 13 FGCU 60
2018: No. 12 FGCU 80, No. 5 Missouri 70; No. 4 Stanford 90, No. 12 FGCU 70
2019: No. 4 Miami 69, No. 13 FGCU 62
2021: No. 6 Michigan 87, No. 11 FGCU 66
2022: No. 12 FGCU 84, No. 5 Virginia Tech 81; No. 4 Maryland 89, No. 12 FGCU 65
2023: No. 12 FGCU 74, No. 5 Washington State 63; No. 4 Villanova 76, No. 12 FGCU 57
It was a historic night for the Oklahoma Sooners in their 10-2 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. Kendall Wells ‘ second-inning home run set a new record for home runs by a team in a season with 162, and Wells set the Oklahoma single-season home run record with her 35th of the season.
Audrey Lowry got the start for the Sooners against the No. 11 Bulldogs and threw six innings, allowing two earned runs on 10 hits, no walks, and had four strikeouts. Lowry held Georgia to 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
Wells got the scoring started for the Sooners, taking the first offering from Georgia starter Addisen Fisher just over the wall in center field for her record-setting home run and a 1-0 lead. In the third, Isabela Emerling drove in Kai Minor on a groundout before Gabbie Garcia launched her 20th home run of the season, a two-run shot, to give OU a 4-0 lead.
The Bulldogs answered in the top of the fourth with a run to cut into the Sooners’ lead. Lowry limited the damage and kept UGA off the board in the fifth.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Sooners pulled away from the Bulldogs with a four-run inning. Garcia hit her second two-run home run of the day, and Abby Dayton had a two-run home run of her own to make it 8-1 heading into the sixth. It was Dayton’s eighth home run of the season and gave the Sooners 165 home runs this year.
Georgia added another run in the top of the sixth to make it 8-2, but Garcia added to her incredible day with a two-run double to earn the walk-off, run-rule win. The Sooners moved to 44-6 and 16-3 in SEC play. They moved a half-game in front of Alabama, which beat UAB in nonconference play. Thanks to South Carolina’s win over Texas A&M, the Sooners moved two games up on the Aggies. OU and Texas A&M will play each other in College Station on the final weekend of the regular season in a series that could decide the SEC regular season title.
Oklahoma and Georgia will play game two on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and stream on ESPN+.
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ENID, Okla. (KOKH) — As survey teams continue to investigate the damage left behind by vicious tornadoes on Thursday, shelters are now open across the area for those impacted by the storms.
The Chisholm Trail Expo Center, located at 111 W/ Perdue Ave., is one of the main shelters open in Enid.
Officials say it served as a shelter and reunification center where loved ones can try to reconnect after the storm.
The American Red Cross has stepped in, offering food, water, relief supplies and emotional support for those impacted.
All disaster assistance is free, but organizers are asking anyone coming in to bring identification, if possible.
However, the expo center isn’t the only option.
The Oakwood Activity Center, located at 401 N. Oakwood Rd., is also open as a temporary shelter, providing basic necessities for those who need it most.
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If you are in need of assistance, you can call 1-800-RED-CROSS or use the free Red Cross Emergency App to find aid near you.
ENID, Okla. (AP) — A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, knocked down power poles and sent emergency crews rushing into a rural community near Vance Air Force Base, officials said.
The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people near the state’s northern border, according to the National Weather Service. Video posted online show a rapidly rotating column of air touching down along with totaled homes.
There were no immediate reports of fatalities and only minor injuries hours after the tornado passed through, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were going door-to-door in some neighborhoods to check on residents.
The Vance Air Force Base was impacted by the tornado, but the extent of the damage was not immediately clear. The base said in a social media post that officials “are currently conducting accountability procedures to ensure all personnel are safe and accounted for.”
“Please join me in praying for the Enid community, which has been severely impacted by tonight’s tornado,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt posted on social media.
Enid Police Department spokesperson Cass Rains said there had been early reports of people trapped in homes and extensive damage. Garfield County includes Vance Air Force Base, which is about 80 miles (129 kilometers) north of Oklahoma City.
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