By Zach Babajanof-Rustrian | Sports Writer
Sophomore forwards Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Bella Fontleroy play like upperclassmen despite being less than two full years into their collegiate career.
The duo was thrown into the fire as freshmen, as they played pivotal roles for a team seeking its 13th-straight Big 12 regular season title. They didn’t expect to have to play so much as underclassmen, but Fontleroy said the 2022-23 season accelerated their progression.
“Some people don’t get that experience until their sophomore year — even junior year — just because they have so many talented people ahead of them,” Fontleroy said.