Final Stats

STILLWATER, Okla. - Holding a 47-40 advantage at the end of the third quarter, the LMU women's basketball team fell to Oklahoma State, 66-58, after a furious fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Jackie Johnson tallied her second straight double-double with a team-high 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Leslie Lopez-Wood followed with 13 points, connecting on 5-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-8 from beyond-the-arc, while Cheyenne Wallace tallied 11 points and nine rebounds.

Karli Wheeler posted a game-high 17 points, while three other Cowgirls registered double-digit scoring figures to extend their home non-conference home win streak to 48.

Oklahoma State (3-0) opened the game up with a 7-0 run before a pair of Andee Velasco free throws and Johnson buckets in the post cut the gap to one possession at 9-6. LMU's (0-3) bench then sparked the offense, netting the next seven points as Raychel Stanley netted five straight, while Makenzie Cast connected on a pair from the charity stripe to tie it up at 18-18 after the opening quarter.

Both offenses continued to churn to open the second stanza, battling basket-for-basket before Lopez-Wood connected from beyond-the-arc give the Lions their first lead at 27-26 with just over three minutes left in the half. The lead was short-lived though, as the Cowgirls closed out the half with an 8-2 run to reclaim the upper hand at 34-29 heading into the intermission.

Andee Velasco and Lopez-Wood opened the second frame with back-to-back triples to reclaim the lead at 37-34. Lopez-Wood stayed hot, connecting her her third straight 3-pointer and the Lions closed out the quarter with a 5-0 run to stake a 47-40 lead heading into the final quarter.

"We were right there," said head coach Charity Elliott. "We mixed up some things defensively and honestly the last three minutes it just came down to we didn't execute as well as we needed to and they hit some shots. I'm really really proud of how we fought, our energy, our mindset and toughness tonight."

The Cowgirls opened the final stanza with an 8-0 run, taking their first lead in over 12 minutes of play at 48-47. Jackie Johnson nailed a runner in the lane to tie it back up at 50-50 with just over five minutes left in regulation, but Oklahoma State reeled off a 16-8 run to close out the game, taking it by a final score of 66-58.

"We've come a long way in the last two weeks and we've learned a lot about ourselves," remarked Elliott. "Now we know what we have to do every night and if we bring this kind of effort every night, we're going to be all right."

The Lions will stay on the road as they head to San Diego State on Sunday. Opening tip is set for 2 p.m.