Oklahoma softball's report 71-game win streak snapped by Louisiana

The College of Oklahoma softball workforce had been on a tear in contrast to any ever seen in Division I girls’s school sports activities historical past. However because the well-known saying goes, “all good issues should come to an finish.”

The Sooners misplaced their first recreation in over a yr Sunday night time in a heartbreaking extra-inning defeat towards the College of Louisiana at Lafayette. The loss snapped Oklahoma’s NCAA report 71-game win streak that dates again to February 2023 and marked the workforce’s first loss at residence in over 4 years.

The subsequent-longest win streak in NCAA softball historical past is held by the Arizona Wildcats, who received 47 straight video games from 1996-97.

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The Ragin’ Cajuns had the Sooners’ again towards the wall, up 4-2 within the seventh and last inning of the sport, till a late rally from Oklahoma tied issues up and despatched the sport into further innings.

Within the high of the eighth, Louisiana responded with two huge hits off the bats of outfielder Samantha Graeter and catcher Sam Roe that despatched the Ragin’ Cajuns up by three runs. With their historic streak on the road, a house run from Oklahoma’s Cydney Sanders within the backside of the inning breathed new hope into the Sooners dugout, however finally it wasn’t sufficient to keep away from a 7-5 defeat.

Oklahoma has been the top-ranked workforce within the nation all season lengthy after profitable the nationwide title every of the previous three years. Regardless of the loss setting their report again to 18-1, the Sooners will look to get again within the win class Wednesday after they tackle Texas A&M at residence.

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