23 under 23 for 2023: Young stars shine bright in women’s sports
From Sophia Smith to Suni Lee to Aliyah Boston, keep your eye on these athletes.
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The Women’s College World Series title will be decided by a third and final game.
Oklahoma beat Florida State 6-2 on Wednesday night, rallying to force a Game 3 after dropping Game 1 to the Seminoles.
The Sooners take the lead and set a new #NCAASoftball single-season home run record with No. 159 courtesy of @78jocelyn_alo! 💣
— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) June 10, 2021
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Oklahoma went down early on a Florida State home run in the bottom of the first inning. The Sooners quickly responded with a home run of their own in the top of the third.
In the sixth inning, Jocelyn Alo smashed a homer to give the Sooners a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Alo’s dinger also gave Oklahoma 159 home runs for the season, setting an NCAA single-season record.
“We’re not going to take a loss two times in a row to the same team,” Alo said after the game.
The teams will play for the national championship Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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