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TAMPA, Fla. — Emily Watson set an American Athletic Conference Championship single-game record and tied a season high with 15 strikeouts to lead Tulsa to a 7-3 win over second-seeded Houston on Friday afternoon at USF Softball Stadium.
TU will face either top-seeded USF or No. 5 seed Memphis at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday in the tournament's championship game. That contest can be seen on ESPN2.
Watson also set a conference record for most strikeouts in a single tournament (28), eclipsing her record of 22 in two games during last season's championship run.