The Cougars (17-3, 9-0 Big 12) are riding a 13-game winning streak behind the nation’s stingiest defense and priding themselves in slowing down the other team’s top scorers.

Oklahoma was voted third in the SEC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll, the conference announced on Thursday. The Sooners received two first place votes, and Patty Gasso’s team trailed Texas, who was ...