Baylor (women) 89, OSU 46

Thursday, March 6th 2003, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

WACO, Texas (AP) _ Sophia Young scored 16 points and had 13 rebounds and Steffanie Blackmon added 15 points to lead Baylor to an 89-46 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

The Lady Bears (19-9, 8-8 Big 12) outshot the Cowgirls from the field, hitting 34-of-70 attempts compared with 14-of-54 by Oklahoma State. Baylor also dominated defensively and held the Cowgirls without a field goal over the game's final 11:40.

Chantoya Hawkins led Oklahoma State (7-20, 3-13) with 11 points. Trisha Skibbe and Cara Painter each had 10 points.

Leading 49-33 five minutes into the second half, the Lady Bears outscored the Cowgirls 18-6 over the next eight minutes to take a 67-39 lead.