Owasso vs. Tulsa Union

No. 3 Tulsa Union (6-0) used a big second quarter to run away from the visiting Owasso Rams (1-5) and finish with a final score of 57-28. Union was 21-45 from the field and capitalized on 20 Owasso turnovers, scoring 17 points off Rams miscues. Both teams performed well on the boards with Union finishing with 27 total rebounds to Owasso’s 21. Both teams were 4-12 from behind the arc, but the real disparity - and perhaps the difference maker - was Union making 16-23 free throws to Owasso’s 4-5. <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 62.7199%; height: 70px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 16.6667%; height: 21px;"></td> <td style="width: 8.23133%; height: 21px; text-align: center;"><strong>1Q</strong></td> <td style="width: 8.0953%; height: 21px; text-align: center;"><strong>2Q</strong></td> <td style="width: 8.09527%; height: 21px; text-align: center;"><strong>3Q</strong></td> <td style="width: 7.95919%; height: 21px; text-align: center;"><strong>4Q</strong></td> <td style="width: 13.6735%; height: 21px; text-align: center;"><strong>Final</strong></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 28px;"> <td style="width: 16.6667%; height: 28px;"><strong>Union</strong></td> <td style="width: 8.23133%; height: 28px; text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="width: 8.0953%; height: 28px; text-align: center;">17</td> <td style="width: 8.09527%; height: 28px; text-align: center;">8</td> <td style="width: 7.95919%; height: 28px; text-align: center;">19</td> <td style="width: 13.6735%; height: 28px; text-align: center;">57</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 16.6667%; height: 21px;"><strong>Owasso</strong></td> <td style="width: 8.23133%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">9</td> <td style="width: 8.0953%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">8</td> <td style="width: 8.09527%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">7</td> <td style="width: 7.95919%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">4</td> <td style="width: 13.6735%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">28</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Star of the Game</strong> <strong><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0217-scaled-crop-2048x1345-1609903457.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-243492 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0217-scaled-crop-2048x1345-1609903457-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="139701" first="Kaylen" last="Nelson"] | 5-10 G/F | Tulsa Union | 2021 | @nelson_kaylen21</strong> I said this summer that Nelson was going to do big things this coming high school season. When I saw her at grassroots tourneys, I could tell that she had lost weight and been working on a lot of different aspects of her game. She got up and down the floor so much better than she had in previous seasons. Not to toot my own horn, but I wasn’t wrong. Kaylen is absolutely dominant at times. She has an outstanding jumper that you just don’t see much at this level. She elevates with ease over her defender and shows a sweet stroke with soft touch. She pulled down three rebounds and added an assist for good measure. Nelson has signed to play with Division-I Old Dominion University out of Conference USA. <strong>Other Stars</strong> <strong><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0177-scaled-crop-2048x1345-1609903610.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-243494 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0177-scaled-crop-2048x1345-1609903610-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>Taylor Rose | 5-11 G | Owasso | 2022 | @_taylorrose24</strong> No scorer for the Rams ended up in double-digits, but Rose led her team in every category. She scored six points, pulled down five rebounds and had an assist. It says a lot about her style of play and amount of hustle that Rose pulled down the second-most rebounds in the game despite the taller players on both teams clogging up the paint. She is a hustler with a non-stop motor. She had two three-pointers and has a very nice jump shot. She is quick and smart and definitely the go-to player for the Rams. College coaches check out her video online. You won’t be sorry. <strong><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0115-scaled-crop-2048x1345-1609903751.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-243496 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0115-scaled-crop-2048x1345-1609903751-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>Sydni Smith | 6-2 F | Tulsa Union | 2022 | @sydnismith2022</strong> Smith does not stop talking... the ENTIRE game, in a very good way. Even at the end of the game she was on the bench cheering vocally and coaching the younger players who had entered the game. She doesn’t talk to the other team. She isn’t disrespectful. She is loud. She communicates better than almost any player I have seen in Oklahoma. She calls out screens, calls out mismatches, cheers for her teammates - everything you could possibly ask for from a player; especially a 6-2 inside force like her. Smith had 11 points and four rebounds. She was also 5-7 from the free throw line. Sydni currently holds an offer from Division-I Lamar. <strong><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0377-scaled-crop-1527x1003-1609903882.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-243499 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/DSC_0377-scaled-crop-1527x1003-1609903882-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="241023" first="Makenna" last="Yokley"] | 6-0 F | Owasso | 2024 | @makenna_yokley</strong> Yokley is a big-bodied, tough player with a nice touch around the rim. She has better handles than one would expect from a player her size. She is still learning to get position under the rim while rebounding and did as good a job as just about anyone could in trying to contain Nelson and Smith. Yokley pulled down four rebounds, good for second on the team. She scored four points, tying her for second on the team. When the 2024 rankings come out in the near future, expect to see Yokley near the top. As soon as she learns to talk a little more and to really use her size in the paint, Makenna will be an absolute force for the Rams and the "go-to" player by the time 2024 comes around. <strong>All-Scorers</strong> <strong>Union</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id="139701" first="Kaylen" last="Nelson"] - 17, Sydni Smith - 11, T.K. Pitts 10, Aubrey Hishaw - 4, Makenzie Malham - 4, Germari Harris - 3, [player_tooltip player_id="202361" first="Janiyah" last="Hendricks"] - 3, Desiree Marshall-Penny - 3, Katie Barnes - 2 <strong>Owasso</strong> - Taylor Rose - 6, [player_tooltip player_id="211878" first="Ellie" last="Morrill"] - 4, [player_tooltip player_id="241023" first="Makenna" last="Yokley"] - 4, NaVaeh DeBerry - 3, [player_tooltip player_id="197947" first="Alexis" last="Winton"] - 3, Laila Hamilton - 2, Grace Hildebrand - 2, [player_tooltip player_id="160448" first="Chloe" last="Stocksen"] - 2, Seldon Stover - 2