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Women's Hoops Continues Hot Start, Edges Oklahoma State 57-53
11/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2004
FRESNO, Calif.- Jasmine Plummer's two free throws with 14 seconds remaining in regulation iced a 57-53 non-conference victory for Fresno State over Oklahoma State on Saturday night in front of 3,878 at the Save Mart Center.Oklahoma State (1-2) briefly took a 51-49 lead at the 3:34 mark, only to have senior Aritta Lane (Aiea, Hawaii) even the game after knocking down two free throws. Fresno State (3-0) then received four straight points from junior Mirenda Swearengin (Houston, Texas) before Oklahoma State's Taleesha Conder hit a jumper with 20 seconds left.
Fresno State regained possession and Plummer was immediately fouled and converted on both free throw attempts.
Swearengin led all scorers with 13 points, while Lane and Plummer each added 12. Conder led Oklahoma State with 12 points.
Fresno State shot 37.0-percent from the floor, while Oklahoma State checked in at 35.1-percent. The Cowgirls outrebounded the Bulldogs 40-35.
The first half was hard-fought as neither team could pull away with a sizeable lead. Fresno State's best offensive charge came at the end of the half, when the Bulldogs ended the period on a 9-4 scoring run to take a 25-21 halftime lead.
The contest remained close throughout the second half, with Fresno State stretching its lead to five following a lay-up from Plummer to make it 41-36 with 10:41 on the clock.
Oklahoma State's Liz Gomes gave the Cowgirls a 46-45 lead at the 5:48 mark, but the lead would change hands four more times until Lane's two free throws tied the game at 51-51.
Fresno State, looking for its first 4-0 start since the 1974-75 season, next faces the University of Denver on Thursday at 6 p.m. PST. That contest will be televised regionally on Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain.
