Celebrate OU's Fifth Straight NCAA Appearance and Second Big 12 Tournament Title

Oklahoma head women's basketball coach Sherri Coale and Sooners would like to invite OU fans to celebrate the achievements of the 2003-04 season at their annual end of the year banquet set for Thursday, April 22, at 6 p.m. at the USPS National Center for Employee Development, off of Highway 9.

Tickets for the banquet are $30 for adults and $25 for children under 12 years old. You may reserve your spot by calling the women's basketball office at (405) 325-8322. The reservation deadline is Thursday, April 15.

Oklahoma (24-9) appeared in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament, won its second Big 12 Tournament title in three years and produced a 20-win season for the 10th time in program history. The Sooners dominated the Big 12 Tournament as a sixth seed (9-7), upsetting three higher ranked teams and establishing a tournament best +18.2 rebounding margin. It's the first time in the tournament eight year history a team has won the title by winning four games in five days.

OU's Dionnah Jackson and Maria Villarroel capped off the year by earning All-Big 12 second team honors, while Caton Hill was an honorable mention pick. Hill was voted a third team Verizon Academic All-American, marking the fourth consecutive year OU has had an Academic All-American. She also was one of five Sooners that were named to the Academic All-Big 12 team.

Jackson was the most consistent player for Coach Coale this season. The 5-9 point guard ranked among the Big 12's best in six categories including assists (5.0), steals (2.3), assist/turnover ratio (1.5), free throw percentage (.789), defensive rebounds (4.6) and points (12.5) per game.

Leading the Sooners in overall scoring was Villarroel with 14.3 ppg, while Hill ranked third with 12.3 ppg. The trio also led the team in rebounding with 6.3 (Villarroel), 6.2 (Hill) and 6.0 (Jackson) boards per game.

Hill will be forever remembered by Sooner fans as she was apart of OU's first NCAA Final Four team and ranks among the school's all-time greats in 18-of-22 career categories, including first in defensive rebounds.

As a team, Oklahoma averaged 70.7 points and 40.7 rebounds per game, compared to its opponents' 58.7 ppg and 33.9 rpg.

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Celebrate OU's Fifth Straight NCAA Appearance and Second Big 12 Tournament Title

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