Sports

A very simple examination of the score line would make fans assume that the Texas women’s basketball team handily defeated the Mississippi Valley State University Devillettes on Friday. Upon further examination, though, there are signs that suggest head coach Gail Goestenkors and her staff have a lot of work to do in preparation for their next game.

No. 10 Oklahoma State (9-1, 5-1) walked into Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and gave unranked Texas (4-6, 2-5) no hope and no chance of winning in the 33-16 final. Texas suffered its fourth consecutive loss, and this one was a lot uglier than the score might indicate.

Resilience. It is a quality the Longhorns have learned to identify themselves with in this year’s off-season, and with this resilience, the team has grown closer and stronger.

On each end of the tee box, there are 12 ready competitors preparing to hit a perfect drive and put the pressure on the other team. Although in this instance the circumstances are a little different from a normal tournament because all of the participants on this day have one thing in common: They’re all Longhorns.