NORMAN — Abby Dayton waved her hands toward the crowd in left field in the bottom of the third inning.Dayton acted a conductor for the fans in the bleachers, leading the "Boomer Sooner" chant.Third-seeded Oklahoma had just broken their Super Regional matchup with Mississippi State open and the atmopshere had turned from a tense one to a much more festive event.Facing elimination, the Sooners blasted the Bulldogs 7-1 in front of 4,146 to force a winner-take-all Game 3 Sunday for a Women's College World Series berth.The time for Sunday's game will be announced later Saturday.After Saturday's 11-9 loss, Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said she had faith in how her team would respond as it faced elimination in a Super Regional for the first time since 2015.The Sooners showed Gasso's faith was well-placed.Audrey Lowry, who picked up the loss in relief in Friday's opener, started in the circle and kept Mississippi State's lineup in check.Kai Minor delivered a one-out double to start a string of five consecutive Sooners reaching base.The hit extended Minor's hitting streak to 10.Kendall Wells delivered an RBI single to left center to score Minor.The RBI was Wells' 88th of the season, breaking a tie with Tiare Jennings for the second-most in program history.Jennings holds the OU record with 92 in 2021.After Wells' hit, Peja Goold walked Kasidi Pickering and Gabbie Garcia to force in a run and then Wells scored on Isabela Emerling's groundout to make it 3-0.After a pitching change, Sooners added another on a passed ball.After Dayton drew a walk, pinch-hitter Lexi McDaniel bashed a 266-foot, three-run home run to make it 7-0.LEXI MCDANIEL 3-RUN HOMER TO MAKE THAT A 7️⃣ RUN INNING 😮‍💨#RoadToWCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/7It1MmN9K1— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 23, 2026Minor added a triple in the fourth, her seventh of the season. The freshman now has 29 multi-hit games.Minor's speed put plenty of pressure on Mississippi State's normally strong defense, as the Bulldogs committed two errors — both on balls put in play by Minor.[Can't] Catch 22 🏎️@KaiMoney2025 pic.twitter.com/YFaZCGH51s— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 23, 2026The third-inning support was plenty for Lowry, who allowed just five hits and two strikeouts in the complete-game victory. Not only was Lowry effective, she was efficient, needing just 47 pitches to get through the first five innings.Mississippi State had 12 at-bats lasting two or fewer pitches.The Bulldogs didn't really threaten until the sixth, when they loaded the bases with a trio of singles.After a conference, Sooners pitching coach Jennifer Rocha stuck with Lowry, who walked Kinley Keller to force in a run before getting Abby Grace Richardson to fly out to deep center to end the inning.Not only was Keller's walk the first of the day for Lowry, but she hadn't even gone to three balls on a batter until then.Lowry needed 24 pitches to get through the sixth.Lowry walked Morgan Bernardini to lead off the seventh, before getting a pop out on the infield, a strong defensive play from Emerling to get the out at second, and then another fielder's choice at second to end the game.Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Facebook and X for the latest news.The Sooners first ended in a wacky way.Ella Parker looked to have stolen second base fairly easily, but after Wells struck out, she stepped across the plate and the attempted throw down from Mississippi State catcher Des Rivera hit Wells in the helmet.Home plate umpire Brett Higgins immediately called Wells for interference, with the double play ending the inning.Oklahoma had runners on base in every inning but the fifth, but couldn't push any more runs across.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow