LAS -- The BYU women's softball team split two games at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic on a windy Friday, when they fell to No. 9 Oklahoma, 8-5, and defeated Missouri, 4-0, to improve to a 7-1 record.

"It was difficult to play in the incredibly windy conditions," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "Oklahoma is a very good team, but we let the game get away from us. I was proud of our team for fighting hard, and we showed we can play with any team in the country."

Sophomore Angeline Quiocho put up three home runs during the Cougars two games, marking her seventh home run in a four-game stretch. She went 4-for-6 on the day and now leads he Cougars with a .600 batting average.

Sophomore pitcher Christie Zinanti became the first Cougar to record a loss this season. She gave up five earned runs and seven runs total, before she was relieved by Christina Gywn Trice in the fifth inning. BYU had three errors during the game, all which proved to be costly for the Cougs.

Oklahoma came out early, scoring their first run in the top of the first inning. BYU answered back in the second inning when Quiocho hit a solo homer to left field to tie the score at 1-1.

Oklahoma broke the tie quickly when they scored two runs in the third inning and four additional runs in the fourth inning, including a two run homer.

BYU rallied to come back against the Sooners in the bottom of the fourth when both Quiocho and Amanda Vance scored. The Cougs loaded the bases with two outs, but Oklahoma pitcher D.J. Mathis struck out Emi Snow Willing to end the rally.

Gwyn Trice came in during the fifth inning and gave up one unearned run and then held Oklahoma scoreless for the remainder of the game.

Quiocho hit a solo shot over the right field wall in the fifth inning to make the score 8-4.

The Cougars had two runners on in the seventh inning when Oklahoma intentionally walked Quiocho to load the bases. Cahschjen Davis was hit by a pitch and Jessica Purcell advanced to home for BYU's final run of the game.

Gwyn Trice recorded her second win of the season with a one-hitter performance against Missouri. She struck out nine batters and walked three.

The game remained scoreless until the top of the seventh inning when Quiocho hit a two-run home run to left-center. Both Vance and Stephanie Platt Hopkins hit singles to get on base, and they both scored off of a single from Monica Gonzales and a throwing error from the Missouri third baseman.

The big inning gave the Cougars a 4-0 lead. Gwyn Trice followed the performance by retiring three straight Missouri batters to end the game.

The Cougars play again on Saturday against Kansas and San Jose State at 9 a.m. and noon PST, respectively. Live stats for the Kansas game are available at www.byucougars.com.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                                BYU vs Missouri
                   02-15-08 at Henderson, Nev. (SLC Park #1)
BYU 4 (7-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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GONZALES, Monica cf......  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  0   0
DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   1
PURCELL, Jessica ss......  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  0   1
WILLING, Emi c...........  3  0  0  0   0  1  9  2   2
SNOW, Daniela 1b.........  3  0  2  0   0  0  3  0   0
 NIX, Whitney pr.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  1  1  2   0  1  1  1   1
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  3  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
VANCE, Amanda dp.........  3  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
TRICE, Christina p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Totals................... 27  4  7  3   1  6 21  5   5
Missouri 0 (3-4)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Taylor cf................  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   1
Silver lf................  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Ubrun ss.................  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  3   0
Bruck p..................  2  0  0  0   1  2  1  0   0
Renth 1b.................  3  0  0  0   0  1  8  1   1
Schneider 3b.............  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  4   0
Christopher c............  1  0  0  0   1  0  6  0   0
 Vock pr.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
White dp.................  2  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Allen 2b.................  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  2   0
Poet rf..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 20  0  1  0   3  9 21 10   2
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 000 4 -  4  7  0
Missouri............ 000 000 0 -  0  1  2
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E - Ubrun; Schneider. LOB - BYU 5; Missouri 2. HR - QUIOCHO. SH - HOPKINS 2.
SB - White. CS - Bruck; Vock.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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TRICE, Christina....  7.0  1  0  0  3  9 20 23
Missouri               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Bruck...............  7.0  7  4  3  1  6 27 30
Win - TRICE (2-0).  Loss - Bruck (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - TRICE; Bruck. PB - WILLING.
Umpires -
Start: 3:15 pm   Time: 1:55   Attendance:
Game: MU1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                         BYU vs Missouri - Play-by-Play
                   02-15-08 at Henderson, Nev. (SLC Park #1)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 000 4 -  4  7  0
Missouri............ 000 000 0 -  0  1  2
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BYU starters: 24/cf GONZALES; 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 10/ss PURCELL; 18/c WILLING;
22/1b SNOW; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 9/lf DAVIS; 6/dp VANCE; 5/rf HOPKINS; 11/p TRICE;
Missouri starters: 3/cf Taylor; 20/lf Silver; 32/ss Ubrun; 14/p Bruck; 6/1b
Renth; 4/3b Schneider; 16/c Christopher; 19/dp White; 1/2b Allen; 17/rf Poet;
BYU 1st - GONZALES struck out. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 2b. PURCELL
walked. WILLING grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Missouri 1st - Taylor struck out. Silver struck out. Ubrun popped up to
ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - SNOW grounded out to ss. QUIOCHO struck out. DAVIS struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Missouri 2nd - Bruck walked. Renth grounded out to 3b; Bruck advanced to
second. Schneider struck out looking. Bruck out at third c to 3b, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - VANCE singled up the middle. HOPKINS out at first 1b to 2b,
SAC, bunt; VANCE advanced to second. GONZALES grounded out to ss; VANCE
advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Missouri 3rd - Christopher popped up to ss. White singled down the lf
line. Allen popped up to p, bunt. White stole second. White advanced to third
on a passed ball. Taylor struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - PURCELL struck out. WILLING struck out looking. SNOW singled
to right field. QUIOCHO grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Missouri 4th - Silver walked. Ubrun struck out. Bruck struck out. Silver
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Renth flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - DAVIS struck out. VANCE grounded out to 2b. HOPKINS fouled out
to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Missouri 5th - Schneider struck out. Christopher walked. Vock pinch ran
for Christopher. White popped up to p. Vock out at second c to ss, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - Christopher to c for Vock. GONZALES flied out to cf.
DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielding error by ss. PURCELL reached on a fielder's
choice; DELAHOUSSAYE out at second 3b to 2b. PURCELL advanced to second on a
wild pitch. WILLING popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Missouri 6th - Allen flied out to rf. Taylor popped up to 2b. Silver
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - SNOW singled through the right side. NIX pinch ran for SNOW.
QUIOCHO homered to left center, 2 RBI; NIX scored. DAVIS singled through the
right side. VANCE singled through the left side; DAVIS advanced to second.
HOPKINS out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; VANCE advanced to second; DAVIS
advanced to third. GONZALES singled to third base, advanced to second on a
throwing error by 3b, RBI; VANCE scored, unearned; DAVIS scored. DELAHOUSSAYE
grounded out to 3b; GONZALES advanced to third. PURCELL lined out to ss. 4
runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Missouri 7th - SNOW to 1b for NIX. Ubrun grounded out to 2b. Bruck
struck out. Renth struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                               #9 Oklahoma vs BYU
             Feb 15, 2008 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Stephanie Lynn Park)
Oklahoma 8 (5-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Huey cf..................  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Long ss..................  4  2  1  0   1  2  0  0   1
Flores lf................  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
Ricketts 1b..............  3  1  1  2   1  1  8  0   0
 Anderson pr.............  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Ogden rf.................  2  1  1  2   2  1  0  0   0
 McDonald pr/rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Dickenson 2b.............  1  0  1  3   3  0  1  1   0
Vandever c...............  3  0  0  0   1  1 10  1   4
Trott dp.................  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   4
 Dobbs pr................  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Legendre 3b..............  3  1  1  0   1  1  2  1   0
Mathis p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
Totals................... 27  8  6  7  10  7 21  7   9
BYU 5 (6-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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GONZALES, Monica cf......  3  0  1  0   1  1  1  0   1
DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  1   0
PURCELL, Jessica ss......  2  1  1  1   1  1  1  1   0
WILLING, Emi c...........  4  0  1  0   0  2  7  0   3
 NIX, Whitney pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SNOW, Daniela 1b.........  4  0  1  0   0  1  6  1   2
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  3  2  2   1  0  0  2   0
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  3  0  0  1   0  0  2  0   0
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  4  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   0
VANCE, Amanda dp.........  3  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   3
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 TRICE, Christina p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 29  5  7  5   4  8 21  7  10
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Oklahoma............ 102 410 0 -  8  6  2
BYU................. 010 210 1 -  5  7  3
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E - Flores; Legendre; PURCELL 2; WILLING. DP - Oklahoma 1. LOB - Oklahoma 9;
BY 10. 2B - Long; Ricketts; Dickenson; WILLING; VANCE. HR - Ogden; QUIOCHO
2. HBP - PURCELL; DAVIS; VANCE. SH - Huey. SB - McDonald; Dobbs; Legendre.
Oklahoma               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Mathis..............  7.0  7  5  3  4  8 29 36
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  4.0  6  7  5  6  4 18 25
TRICE, Christina....  3.0  0  1  0  4  3  9 13
Win - Mathis (4-0).  Loss - ZINANTI (2-1).  Save - None.
HBP - by Mathis (VANCE); by Mathis (PURCELL); by Mathis (DAVIS). PB - WILLING 2.
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 p.m   Time: 2:55   Attendance:
Game: OU1
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Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                       #9 Oklahoma vs BYU - Play-by-Play
             Feb 15, 2008 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Stephanie Lynn Park)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Oklahoma............ 102 410 0 -  8  6  2
BYU................. 010 210 1 -  5  7  3
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Oklahoma starters: 9/cf Huey; 12/ss Long; 4/lf Flores; 10/1b Ricketts; 23/rf
Ogden; 43/2b Dickenson; 8/c Vandever; 30/dp Trott; 44/3b Legendre; 11/p Mathis;
BYU starters: 24/cf GONZALES; 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 10/ss PURCELL; 18/c WILLING;
22/1b SNOW; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 9/lf DAVIS; 5/rf HOPKINS; 6/dp VANCE; 14/p ZINANTI;
Oklahoma 1st - Huey grounded out to ss. Long doubled to left center.
Flores reached on an error by ss. Ricketts struck out looking. Ogden walked;
Flores advanced to second; Long advanced to third. Dickenson walked, RBI; Ogden
advanced to second; Flores advanced to third; Long scored, unearned. Vandever
struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
BYU 1st - GONZALES walked. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielder's choice;
GONZALES advanced to second. PURCELL struck out swinging. WILLING reached on an
error by 3b; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second; GONZALES advanced to third. SNOW
hit into double play p to c to 1b; WILLING advanced to second; DELAHOUSSAYE
advanced to third; GONZALES out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Oklahoma 2nd - Trott grounded out to 2b. Legendre singled to third base.
Legendre stole second, advanced to third on an error by ss. Huey lined out to
1b. Long grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - QUIOCHO homered to left field, RBI. DAVIS grounded out to p.
HOPKINS struck out swinging. VANCE hit by pitch. GONZALES struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma 3rd - Flores singled, bunt. Ricketts walked; Flores advanced to
second. Anderson pinch ran for Ricketts. Anderson advanced to second; Flores
advanced to third on a passed ball. Ogden struck out swinging. Dickenson
doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Anderson scored, unearned; Flores scored.
Dickenson advanced to third on a passed ball. Vandever popped up to 2b. Trott
flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - Ricketts to 1b for Anderson. DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging.
PURCELL hit by pitch. WILLING struck out swinging. SNOW singled; PURCELL out at
first 1b unassisted, interference. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma 4th - Legendre walked. Huey out at first 3b to 2b, SAC;
Legendre advanced to second. Long walked. Flores struck out looking. Ricketts
doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Long scored; Legendre scored. Ogden homered to
center field, 2 RBI; Ricketts scored. Dickenson walked. Vandever grounded out
to p. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - QUIOCHO reached on an error by lf, advanced to second. DAVIS
lined out to 2b. HOPKINS fouled out to c. VANCE doubled down the lf line, RBI;
QUIOCHO scored, unearned. GONZALES singled; VANCE advanced to third.
DELAHOUSSAYE walked; GONZALES advanced to second. PURCELL walked, RBI;
DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second; GONZALES advanced to third; VANCE scored,
unearned. WILLING struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Oklahoma 5th - TRICE to p for ZINANTI. Trott walked. Dobbs pinch ran for
Trott. Legendre struck out looking. Dobbs stole second, advanced to third on an
error by c, scored, unearned. Huey lined out to lf. Long struck out swinging.
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - Trott to dp for Dobbs. SNOW grounded out to p. QUIOCHO homered
to right field, RBI. DAVIS grounded out to p. HOPKINS struck out swinging. 1
run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma 6th - Flores flied out to cf. Ricketts grounded out to p. Ogden
walked. McDonald pinch ran for Ogden. McDonald stole second. Dickenson walked.
Vandever walked; Dickenson advanced to second; McDonald advanced to third.
Trott popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 6th - McDonald to rf. VANCE popped up to 3b. GONZALES grounded out
to 2b. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma 7th - Legendre flied out to lf. Huey out at first 1b to 2b.
Long struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - PURCELL singled to left field. WILLING doubled to center
field; PURCELL advanced to third. SNOW struck out looking. QUIOCHO
intentionally walked. NIX pinch ran for WILLING. DAVIS hit by pitch, RBI;
QUIOCHO advanced to second; NIX advanced to third; PURCELL scored. HOPKINS
fouled out to 1b. VANCE reached on a fielder's choice; DAVIS advanced to
second; QUIOCHO out at third 3b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.

PROVO -- After finishing its first tournament 5-0, the BYU women's softball team heads to Las Vegas to compete in the 2008 Louisville Slugger Desert Classic on Feb. 14-16.

The Cougars will face Northwestern State on Thursday at 5 p.m. for their first contest of the Tournament. On Friday at noon, they will play No. 9 Oklahoma, who is 3-2 on the season. The Cougs then play 3-2 Missouri at 3 p.m.

During its final day at the Tournament, BYU faces Kansas at 9 a.m. and San Jose State at noon. Kansas is 5-1 on the season, while San Jose State is 1-3.

Oklahoma will be the first time the Cougars have faced a top-10 team this season. The Sooners finished last season ranked No. 9, and advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals.

The competitive opponent will be a big test for the young BYU team, which has only three seniors and three juniors.

While the Cougars are a young team, they are led by the offensive power of sophomore Angeline Quiocho, who has nine hits and four homeruns.

Hurlers Christie Zinanti and Christina Gwyn Trice provide experience and skill from the circle. Zinanti has maintained a .000 ERA in the 10 innings she has pitched this year, while Gwyn Trice lead the Cougars with 23 strike outs in 12 innings.

Live stats for the Northwestern State, Oklahoma and Kansas games are available at www.byucougars.com.