Cowgirls Earn First NCAA Tournament Win of Hoyt Era — Akot, Wooten Carry OSU Past Princeton 82-68

Akot records career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds in dominant second-half performance

Daniel Allen

Mar 21, 2026 - 3 min read

Oklahoma State junior forward Achol Akot (11) goes up for two of her career-high 28 points during the Cowgirls' 82-68 win over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Akot shot 12-of-15 from the floor and added 10 rebounds in the dominant performance. – Photo Courtesy OSU Athletics

Cowgirls Earn First NCAA Tournament Win of Hoyt Era — Akot, Wooten Carry OSU Past Princeton 82-68 — Oklahoma State junior forward Achol Akot (11) goes up for two of her career-high 28 points during the Cowgirls' 82-68 win over Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Akot shot 12-of-15 from the floor and added 10 rebounds in the dominant performance. – Photo Courtesy OSU Athletics

Oklahoma State has its first NCAA Tournament win of the Jacie Hoyt era.

The Cowgirls beat 9-seed Princeton 82-68 in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. And if anything, Hoyt and Co. have junior forward Achol Akot to thank.

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