D-Rob Rookie of the Week Yet Again

Dec. 10, 2007

IRVING, Texas -- Oklahoma's Danielle Robinson was voted Big 12 Rookie of the Week for games played from Dec. 2 to Dec. 9 as announced by the conference office Monday.

Robinson earned the honor for the third time this season. Courtney Paris holds the record for most Rookie of the Week honors with nine in 2005-06.

Robinson was OU's second leading scorer last week, averaging 12.5 points in road wins at Illinois and Tulsa.

Against the Fighting Illini, Robinson had 14 points, four rebounds and a career high seven steals. Robinson single-handedly changed the flow of the game by scoring eight points in a 16-3 second half run that lifted the Sooners to a 70-57 lead with 3:36 remaining. During the stretch, Robinson also had back-to-back steals for layups. Oklahoma won 77-67.

In the 67-47 win over the Golden Hurricane, Robinson scored 11 points and matched a career best with six assists. Though Robinson was not credited with a steal, she did deflect four balls out of bounds and took one charge.

Through eight career games, Robinson has 22 steals -- more than any other Sooner in history. LaNeisha Caufield (1998-99), OU's career record holder with 402 steals (122 more than her next challenger), had 21 after her eighth game.

Robinson is the only freshman on a Top 25 team to lead her squad in assists and steals. Among Big 12 freshmen, the San Jose, Calif., native is leading in assists and steals per game, second in field goal percentage (56.9 percent) and third in scoring (11.6).

Colorado's Bianca Smith was named this week's Big 12 Player of the Week.

No. 9 Oklahoma has its final road contest until Big 12 play starts with a meeting against another ranked opponent in No. 23 Michigan State in East Lansing, Sunday, Dec. 16.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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