The longest single-season winning streak in Division-I college softball history wasn’t celebrated with a joyous dogpile or bottles of champagne waiting in the locker room.
The Sooners took a nap.
“I told them all to bring blankets and pillows,” coach Patty Gasso said outside OU’s locker room.
No. 1-ranked Oklahoma notched its 39th consecutive win Friday at the Big 12 Tournament, passing the 1997 South Carolina team for the longest string of victories in one season. Arizona holds the record for longest winning streak, 47 games, but the Wildcats accomplished the feat across the 1996 and 1997 seasons.