The second major winter storm in a month invaded Oklahoma Thursday, with the snow and ice playing havoc not only with roads and schools but with sports schedules. UCO was forced to cancel Friday's wrestling showdown with Nebraska-Omaha and Saturday's big basketball doubleheader with Northeastern State has been postponed.
There's probably no way to reschedule the dual with UNO, the Bronchos' biggest rival on the mat in NCAA Division II. Finding another date that fits into both teams' schedule the rest of the way appears unlikely, meaning UCO misses out on a rare home date.
No such problem exists in the basketball postponement, with the teams now set to play Monday night at Hamilton Field House. Monday's games are huge for everybody involved as the Lone Star Conference North Division race heats up.
UCO's women have won three straight to get to 13-5 overall and 4-1 in the league, one game behind NSU in the division standings. UCO's men are on a much bigger roll, having won 12 straight -- the third-longest winning streak in school history -- to get to 16-4 and 5-0 while NSU is also unbeaten in the North at 4-0.
Monday's game will start a busy week for the women, who must play three games in six days now. Home with NSU on Monday, on the road at Texas Woman's on Wednesday and home again Saturday with TWU.
And don't look now, but baseball and softball is set to start next week. Both teams open at home on Feb. 5, with baseball hosting perennial Division II powerhouse Central Missouri and softball entertaining Missouri Western.
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