No. 22 Texas Overwhelms Ohio, 87-66

Heather Schreiber scores a career-high 25 points for the Longhorns.





Dec 29, 2001

AUSTIN (AP) - Heather Schreiber's career-high 25 points led No. 22 Texas to a 87-66 victory over Ohio on Saturday.

Texas (8-2) led 42-25 at halftime, but forward Lori Moorman's 21 second-half points helped Ohio (5-6) get back in the game.

Moorman, who had only one point at halftime, scored nine in a 12-2 run that brought Ohio to 60-50 with about eight minutes left.

The teams traded baskets until a Texas surge put the game away.

Schreiber had a 3-pointer and three-point play between two layups by Tracy Cook, and the Longhorns stretched their edge to 81-62 with 1:36 remaining.

Cathy Szall added 14 points for Ohio.

Cook had 16 points for Texas, while Stacy Stephens had 12 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double this season.

Texas shot a season-best 54.4 percent (31-of-57) from the field, while the Longhorns limited Ohio to 41.7 percent (25-of-60).