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The Longhorns (19-4, 5-3 Big 12) cut a 19-point, second-half deficit to five in the final 2 minutes but were hampered the whole game by the same free-throw shooting woes that have been an Achilles' heel all season. Texas made just 10 of its 27 foul shots and were 4 of 11 in the second half. Freshman Avery Bradley scored 21 points to lead the Longhorns, who have lost four of six since being ranked No. 1 for the first time in school history. Damion James added 12 points and Gary Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma (13-9, 4-4) used a 3-point onslaught to build a 19-point lead just after halftime but had to hold on from there. Willie Warren, Oklahoma's leading scorer, didn't start and played only 16 minutes while continuing to recover from a sprained right ankle. He didn't attempt a shot until driving the lane for a layup with 1:49 left in the game that put the Sooners up 73-65. Johnson answered with a three-point play, but that's where the Longhorns' rally ended. Texas couldn't capitalize after Mason-Griffin dribbled the ball out of bounds against a trap, and Oklahoma hit seven of eight foul shots to close the game. After trailing by 19 in the first 2 minutes of the second half, Texas started to make it interesting with a four-point possession when James hit the first of two free throws and Bradley followed his miss with a 3-pointer from the left wing. Bradley would score 10 points as the Longhorns outscored Oklahoma 16-5 over the next 5 1/2 minutes to pull within 60-54 on Jordan Hamilton's free throw with 10:17 remaining. Mason-Griffin hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game to restore a nine-point lead, and the Sooners were able to protect it down the stretch and extended their home winning streak to 12 games. Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel won for just the second time in eight games against Texas, with the victories coming the last two years at the Lloyd Noble Center. The game was dedicated to Tisdale, the school's career scoring leader who died last year after fighting cancer. Tisdale was the first player to earn All-America honors from The Associated Press in his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons and he then went on to play 12 seasons in the NBA for Indiana, Sacramento and Phoenix. Oklahoma was on target from the beginning, with Mason-Griffin hitting three 3-pointers as the Sooners opened a 20-9 lead and dominated the first 7 minutes of the game - which included a game ball presentation to Tisdale's family by athletic director Joe Castiglione. Texas cut its deficit to two before Mason-Griffin and Davis responded with two 3-pointers each. In all, Oklahoma was 9 of 16 from 3-point range and led 48-30 when Toby Keith played a song in tribute to Tisdale at halftime. 
LADY HORNS DEFEAT RANKED O.U. -- (AP Sports) - Ashleigh Fontenette scored 21 points, Brittainey Raven added 17 points and No. 17 Texas continued its rise in the Big 12 with a 75-57 victory against No. 13 Oklahoma on Wednesday night.
With Oklahoma point guard Danielle Robinson and center Abi Olajuwon both on the bench with four fouls, Texas (15-6, 4-3 Big 12) surged ahead with 12 straight points after the midway point of the second half. Erika Arriaran scored four in a row to give the Longhorns a nine-point lead and even Robinson's return didn't stem the tide for the Sooners. Fontenette, Earnesia Williams and Raven cut inside for easy layups on consecutive possessions to push the lead to 56-41 with 6:54 remaining. The Sooners (15-6, 5-3) could get no closer than 11 after that. Amanda Thompson led Oklahoma with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Robinson scored 16 before fouling out. Texas snapped Oklahoma's 20-game winning streak at the Lloyd Noble Center by beating the Sooners for only the second time in the teams' last seven meetings. The Longhorns shot 50 percent and held a 42-32 advantage on the boards, winning for the fourth time in five games after an 0-2 start in Big 12 play. The Sooners were outrebounded for the sixth time this season, falling to 1-5 in those games. They're 14-0 when controlling the glass. The Longhorns never trailed but had to fend off two separate rallies by Oklahoma after they had built double-digit leads. Texas rushed out to a 17-6 lead with some hot shooting early. The Longhorns made nine of their first 12 shots before cooling off to let the Sooners back in the game. Oklahoma cut it to 24-22 as Texas made just two of its next 13 field goals, but Raven scored the first five points in the Longhorns' 9-0 run to finish the first half. The Sooners countered with nine straight points of their own early in the second half, getting within 35-33 on Carlee Roethlisberger's three-point play with 16:22 to play.
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Cole Green, Brandon Workman, Stayton Thomas, Andrew McKirahan and Chance Ruffin all worked off the mound in the triumph over the Texas Exes. Green scattered two hits and hit one batter while striking out two over two innings. Workman earned the win, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out three over two innings. Thomas worked two hitless innings, striking out two. McKirahan pitched a one-two-three seventh inning, fanning two Exes. Ruffin allowed two hits and logged two strikeouts over the last two innings to earn the save. Texas grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Connor Rowe hit a leadoff double to the gap in left centerfield. With two outs, Kyle Lusson drew a walk and Tim Maitland broke the scoring seal with a single up the middle to plate Rowe. Brandon Loy followed with a single to leftfield to drive in Lusson. The Longhorns tacked on an insurance run in the sixth inning. Tant Shepherd hit a leadoff double and scored on a fielding error by Alumni pitcher James Russell on a ground ball by Paul Montalbano. Loy led the Texas offense going 3-for-4 with one RBI. Jordan Etier, Rowe, Tant Shepherd, Maitland and Nick DeSantiago each registered hits for the Longhorns. Texas' career-home run leader Kyle Russell went 2-for-3 to lead the Alumni's offense. Drew Stubbs, Curtis Thigpen and David Hernandez added hits for the Exes. The Longhorns open their 2010 season on Friday, Feb. 19 with a three-game series against the New Mexico Lobos at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Last season, the Horns went 40-20 and finished tied for third place in the final Big 12 standings. Texas went on to earn a trip to the NCAA Tuscaloosa regional, marking its fifth straight regional appearance. Ten of the Longhorns' opponents - constituting 14 games on the schedule - were ranked in the final USA Today/NFCA poll in 2009. The schedule features key non-conference matchups with DePaul, Georgia, Louisiana, LSU, North Carolina, Tennessee and UCLA. Texas will play 24 regular season games at Red & Charline McCombs Field, where it owns an all-time record of 243-60-2. Big 12 weekend series against Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma State highlight the home slate, while UT will play single home games against Baylor and Texas A&M. The Horns open the season Feb. 11 when they host Texas Woman's in a single game before kicking off the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational Feb. 12-14. UT welcomes DePaul, North Carolina and LSU to this year's tournament.
Willis joins the team in the volunteer assistant position role after starting at catcher for the Longhorns from 2004-2007. She also spent a portion of the 2008 fall season as a volunteer assistant before leaving the post due to other opportunities. "We are looking forward to Megan joining our staff as a volunteer assistant. She brings energy and is a good communicator," Clark noted. "She will do a tremendous job of contributing her knowledge, especially with the catchers." The strong-armed catcher posted school records for fielding percentage (.994) and putouts (2028) and gunned down 59 would-be base stealers in her career. Additionally, Willis captured back-to-back Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2006 and 2007, and was on the receiving end of most of Cat Osterman's UT career pitches. She led the Horns to a bevy of accomplishments during her career, leading the Horns to a pair of Women's College World Series appearances, a Big 12 Conference title and one Big 12 Tournament championship. "I know the fans are familiar with Megan," Clark concluded. "She was a great leader in our program, and it will be extremely helpful to have her back in this capacity. She will be a joy to work with everyday, and she will make a difference in the lives of our student-athletes."
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Texas wraps up the regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 10 with the Sprint for the Cure meet at The University of Houston.
Texas resumes competition on Saturday at SMU. The meet is set for a 5 p.m. Central start. • TEXAS LONGHORN WOMEN'S TRACK - 2006 OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPION •  • TEXAS LONGHORN TRACK AND FIELD FROM GOHORNS.COM •
Action in the New Balance Invitational continues this weekend.
Next week, the Horns will travel to New York City for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6.
Anderson became the Longhorns' first 100m NCAA Champion since 2005 as she crossed the line in 11.20 for the win and the first individual title of her career. The senior bumped her All-America total to 18 with the victory, giving her the third-most All-America honors in UT history. Hooker made history of her own as she became the second female in NCAA history to win three outdoor high jump titles Friday afternoon after she cleared 6-4.75 (1.95m) to win the 2009 NCAA Outdoor high jump crown. Hooker joins Arizona's Tanya Hughes who accomplished the feat from 1991-93. • TEXAS TENNIS - TEXAS GOLF •  • TEXAS LONGHORN TENNIS AND GOLF FROM GOHORNS.COM • 2007-8 UT MEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE 2007-8 UT WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE
Texas resumes play on Sunday, Feb. 21 when it hosts Pepperdine at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
Texas resumes play on Saturday, Feb. 6 when it hosts Stanford at UT’s Penick-Allison Tennis Center. First serve is set for noon Central.
Playing in a loaded tournament field featuring the nation’s top-three teams, the 14th-ranked Longhorns shot the tournament’s second-lowest round among the 66 rounds played by the 22 teams and vaulted themselves into a fourth-place finish with their 7-under 281 in round three. Texas finished at 6-over par for the tournament, just four shots back of tournament champion Stanford, the nation’s second-ranked team. Oregon and Washington tied for second at five-over par, and No. 1 Oklahoma State finished in fifth place, one stroke behind Texas. The Longhorns’ final-round 281 marked their lowest round since the 276 they posted in the rain-shortened Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate last October. Texas resumes play on Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Puerto Rico Classic hosted by Purdue University.
The Longhorns (288-290-286=864, +24) saved their best performance for the final round by carding a 6-over 286 to help them climb two places on the leaderboard after being tied for sixth place at the conclusion of the second round on Tuesday morning. Texas A&M claimed team and individual honors. The Aggies (286-275-278=839, -1) took a three-stroke victory over runner-up San Francisco (265-288-289=842, +2). Texas A&M's Julia Boland (67-70-69=206, -4) bested teammate and individual runner-up Ashley Freeman (74-66-67=207, -3) by one stroke.
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A Hooker service ace gave Texas a 4-2 lead in the opening set before Penn State ran off four straight points to go up, 6-4. At seven-all, UT took three straight behind Rachael Adams’ two blocks and a kill. Penn State regrouped to take the next four points and assumed a short-lived 11-10 lead. Texas took the next three points with a pair of Faucette kills and an errant Megan Hodge attack. At 15-all, UT went on another 3-0 run behind kills from Engle and Amber Roberson and another Hooker ace. But, Penn State claimed five of the next six points to take a 20-19 Texas lead and force a Longhorns timeout. A tap from PSU’s Alisha Glass and a double block gave the Nittany Lions a 22-19 lead and forced another Texas timeout. However, on Engle’s serve, Texas finished off the set with a 6-0 run. UT responded with kills from Engle and Hooker to cut the deficit to 22-21 and force a PSU timeout. Out of the break, Engle fired a timely service ace, and Adams and Roberson teamed up with for a block to give Texas a 23-22 lead and force another Penn State timeout. Back-to-back kills from Hooker gave Texas the first set, 25-22. After hitting a paltry .182 while winning the first set, Texas hit a staggering .500, with 11 kills from Hooker, en route to victory in set two. Tied at four in set two, Texas ran off four straight on an Alyssa D’Errico service error, an errant PSU attack, a double block from Adams and Roberson and a Jennifer Doris service ace, as UT took an 8-4 lead and Penn State called for time. With Texas leading 10-8, Hooker’s right arm delivered seven of the next eight point to give UT a 19-9 lead. Leading 23-15, PSU cut into the lead with kills from Hodge and Fatima Balza and a block from Balza and Blair Brown, as UT called for time with a 23-18 lead. PSU’s Hodge and Balza added another block, but a Hooker kill set up set point for Texas at 24-19. A UT double contact made it 24-20, but a kill from Doris finished off the set for Texas, 25-20. Penn State took control early on in set three, and with a 4-3 lead, PSU took four of the next five points to stretch its lead to 8-4 and force a Texas timeout. The Longhorns cut their deficit to 12-10, but the Nittany Lions picked up four of the next five points to take a 16-11 lead and force another Texas timeout. PSU stretched its lead to 18-11 before Texas clawed its way back. Trailing 20-14, UT took advantage of kills from Hooker and Roberson and a Penn State double contact, as it cut the deficit to 20-17 and forced a Nittany Lions timeout. Penn State claimed the next two points out of the break before Texas collected a Faucette kill and two errant PSU attacks to cut the Nittany Lions’ lead to 22-20. Kills from PSU’s Hodge and Brown gave Penn State four set points, but an Adams kill and a Hodge swing that sailed wide cut the PSU lead to 24-22. A Hooker block cut the PSU lead to one, but Hodge put away a kill on the ensuing point to give Penn State the set, 25-23. Tied at three in set four, PSU picked up a Hodge kill and took advantage of two Texas miscues to take a 6-3 lead and force a Texas timeout. Trailing 10-5, Texas made its move behind superior defense from Heather Kisner and Sydney Yogi before tying the set 11 when an attack from PSU’s Dorton struck the antenna. PSU took a 17-15 lead behind an errant Roberson attack and a Hodge kill, which forced a Texas timeout. Texas tied the set at 17 but was unable to regain the lead in set four. An errant PSU attack cut the Nittany Lions’ lead slim lead to 22-21, but the Penn State claimed the final three points in the set to force the decisive fifth set. UT took a 3-1 lead in the fifth set before Penn State took the next two points to pull even. The two teams traded points until UT assumed a 7-5 lead with a double block from Faucette and Adams. Penn State added a kill from Hodge and a double block to tie the set at seven. From there, Penn State and Texas traded points until 11-all, when Hodge put away a kill to give PSU a 12-11 lead. A Brown service error evened the set at 12, but a Dorton kill and a Hooker swing ran long to set up the match points for Penn State.
Texas posted its goal in the 82nd minute when Texas A&M was called for a penalty in its own box. The Longhorns selected Campanelli who was successful on her attempt. Despite the score, Texas outshot the Aggies 9-8 and held a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks. Texas lost its second-straight to the Aggies and its five goals allowed were the most since Nov. 2, 2001 (6-0 loss to A&M).  • TEXAS LONGHORNS • ALL TEAMS • MASTER SCHEDULE •
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The Canadian tandem of VanderMaarel and Izaguirre-Werner clocked a time of 15:57.9 to win its race and defeat its closest competitor by more than 22 seconds. Clemson finished second (16:20.5) and Miami placed third (16:24.4), while Texas claimed fourth and fifth place. Texas' fourth-place duo of Jelena Zunic and Anna Thomson posted a time of 16:33.4 and its fifth-place pair of Nancy Arrington and Meg George crossed the finish in 16:35.1. The Longhorns also captured 10th (16:53.9), 12th (16:55.2), 15th (17:10.6), 16th (17:24.2) and 19th place (17:39.1) in the open 2-. The Horns' novice boats claimed 12th, 13th and 14th place in the women's open 8+, registering times of 15:40.0, 15:40.5 and 16:03.0, respectively. The Head of the Hooch is a 5,000-meter (3.1-mile) head race on the Tennessee River ending at Ross's Landing Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. All boats are started sequentially and race against the clock. Texas' races ended its fall racing season. The Longhorns resume action on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Fighting Nutria on Lady Bird Lake.  • AROUND THE LONGHORNS • TEXAS LONGHORN ATHLETICS • AROUND THE LONGHORNS •
In its storied Olympics history, former and current University of Texas student-athletes have produced a total of 116 medals, including 67 gold, 31 silver and 18 bronze. Former swimmer Aaron Peirsol paced the Longhorns' contingency with three total medals. Peirsol claimed gold in both the 100-meter backstroke (world-record time of 52.54) and the 400-meter medley relay (world-record time of 3:29.34) and earned silver in the 200-meter backstroke. Texas-ex Garrett Weber-Gale won gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle relay (world-record time of 3:08.24) and the 400-meter medley relay (swam the freestyle leg in the prelims). Four other Texas swimmers earned gold medals in Beijing. UT junior Ricky Berens swam the third leg of Team USA's gold medal-winning and world record-breaking 800-meter freestyle relay (6:58.56), while classmate Dave Walters earned a gold medal after swimming in the event's preliminary round. Texas-ex Brendan Hansen swam the breaststroke leg on the 400-meter medley relay, while former Longhorn Ian Crocker claimed a gold medal after swimming in the event's preliminary round. Texas-ex Sanya Richards ran the anchor leg on Team USA's gold medal-winning 1,600-meter relay and earned a bronze medal in the 400-meters. Former Longhorn Melaine Walker claimed a gold medal for Jamaica in the 400-meter hurdles (Olympic-record time of 52.67). Texas-ex pitching legend Cat Osterman earned a silver medal with the U.S. softball team, while former Longhorn catcher Taylor Teagarden helped the U.S. baseball squad to a bronze medal. These totals do not include UT head women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors, who served as an assistant coach and helped Team USA to the gold medal in women's basketball, or the one gold and three silver medals earned by Texas women's swimming volunteer assistant coach Kirsty Coventry for Zimbabwe. A total of 23 current or former University of Texas student-athletes and five current coaches represented seven countries during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In addition to Goestenkors' gold medal with Team USA's women's basketball squad, Eddie Reese paced the U.S. men's swimming team to 16 total medals (nine gold, two silver, five bronze), while Bubba Thornton directed the U.S. men's track and field squad to 14 medals (four gold, five silver, five bronze). Kim Brackin led the Zimbabwe swimming team to four medals (one gold, three silver).
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UT VOLLEYBALL LOSES TO PENN STATE FOR NATIONAL TITLE -- (UT Sports News) - No. 1 Penn State rallied for a 3-2 victory (22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13) over No. 2 Texas to win the NCAA Championship Saturday evening at the St. Pete Times Forum.
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