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University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU, Texas Meet at High Noon Sunday
January 23, 2009 | Women's Basketball
| Game Specifics | |
| Date and Time | Sunday, Jan. 25 at 12 p.m. Central | Game Notes |
| Location | Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center |
| Tickets | OU Athletics Ticket Office | 1-800-456-GoOU |
| TV | Fox Sports Southwest |
Radio |
SoonerSports Radio Network | Live Audio KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City |
| Webcast | None |
| Live Stats | SoonerSports.com CBS GameTracker |
GAME PREVIEW
No. 14/16 Texas visits No. 3/2 Oklahoma Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. The game tips off at 12:05 p.m. Central and will be televised by Fox SportsNet. The first 5,000 fans through the doors will receive an OU rally towel.
• Oklahoma and Texas are meeting for the 35th time. Texas leads the series 21-13, with the advantage in Norman knotted at 7-7.
• Oklahoma lost the last meeting, in Norman, but owns victories in five of the last seven games.
• Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale is 269-129 (.676) in her 13th season.
• Gail Goestenkors is 36-16 (.692) in her second year at Texas and 432-115 (.790) in her 17th season overall.
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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Texas enters Sunday's matchup following a win versus Colorado and its mid-week bye on the Big 12 schedule. The Longhorns lead the conference in scoring margin (+23.8), just ahead of the Sooners (+20.5), thanks to a stingy defense.
The last time the Longhorns played, Kathleen Nash had 16 points and Texas clamped down on Colorado in a 62-32 victory. It was the fewest points allowed by Texas this season.
The Longhorns limited the Buffaloes to just 12 points and 22 percent shooting in the first half. Colorado shot 28 percent for the game.
Erika Arriaran added 11 points and Nash also had seven rebounds for Texas (14-3, 2-1 Big 12).
The Longhorns won their second straight game after dropping three of their previous four. Texas led by 17 at halftime but Colorado closed to 31-22 in the second half. The Longhorns finished the game with a 31-10 run.
UT head coach Gail Goestenkors is 36-16 (.692) in her second season with the Longhorns and 432-115 (.790) in her 17th season overall.
UT freshman guard Yvonne Anderson is the daughter of Missouri head men's basketball coach Mike Anderson.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• OU and Texas are meeting for the 35th time. Texas leads the overall series 21-13 with the advantage knotted 7-7 in Norman.
• The two teams met just six times before the formation of the Big 12 Conference. UT captured the first five meetings.
• Since bi-annual play began (also the entire Sherri Coale era), the Longhorns hold a 16-12 edge over the Sooners.
• Oklahoma has captured five of the last seven meetings with Texas.
• UT head coach Gail Goestenkors is 1-2 all-time versus Sherri Coale and the Sooners, a 2002 Final Four loss with Duke in San Antonio preceded her stint with the Longhorns.
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PREVIEWING THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Oklahoma begins the season with high expectations and high rankings -- No. 4 in the Preseason AP Poll and No. 7 in the Coaches' Poll. Returning for Oklahoma are 11 players, including four starters and three-time consensus All-American Courtney Paris. Big 12 Freshman of the Year Danielle Robinson will run the offense as a sophomore and teammates and coaches are raving about the prospects of Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year Whitney Hand.
Oklahoma again plays one of the toughest schedules in the nation with consensus No. 1 Connecticut, and top-ranked Tennessee and California as well as ranked Big 12 teams Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma State and Baylor on the slate.
117 GAMES, 114 DOUBLE-DOUBLES, 109 CONSECUTIVE
Courtney Paris has collected 114 double-doubles in 117 career games. She has an active streak of 109 consecutive games with a double-double. The streak began with a 22-point, 24-rebound effort versus UCLA on Dec. 5, 2005, and will be 1,151 days old when OU plays Texas on Jan. 25, 2009.
OFFICIALLY A RECORD
It has long been thought that Courtney Paris' double-double numbers were NCAA records. Beginning with the 2008-09 season, those statements are now factual.
The NCAA has made single-season and career double-doubles as well as single-season and career consecutive double-doubles new records for women's basketball.
| Single-Season Double-Doubles 33 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 2006 33 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 2007 32 - Anne Donovan, Old Dominion, 1983 31 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 2008 30 - Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech, 1986 |
Single-Season Consecutive Double-Doubles 33 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Nov. 12, 2006-March 25, 2007 31 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Nov. 11, 2007-March 25, 2008 28 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Dec. 5, 2005-March 25, 2006 18 - Cheryl Miller, Southern Cal, Nov. 28, 1984-Feb. 14, 1985 17 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Nov. 15, 2008-Active |
| Career Double-Doubles 114 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 2006-Active 90 - Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech, 1984-87 78 - Janet Harris, Georgia, 1982-85 75 - Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 2005-08 |
Career Consecutive Double-Doubles 109 - Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Dec. 5, 2005-Active 19 - Anne Donovan, Old Dominion, Jan. 29, 1982-Dec. 29, 1983 18 - Cheryl Miller, Southern Cal, Nov. 28, 1994-Feb. 14, 1985 |
C. PARIS NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Oklahoma's Courtney Paris was named the National Player of the Month of December by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), which made the announcement Thursday. It is the fifth career WBCA Player of the Month for Paris. Paris averaged 17.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks in five games in December, while playing just 25.2 minutes a game. She shot 77.3 percent from the field, connecting on 33-of-44 field goal attempts.
POSTGAME LEFTOVERS
Triple Double-Double
Double-doubles by Ashley and Courtney Paris and Amanda Thompson against North Carolina on Nov. 23, 2008, marked the first time three Sooners recorded double-doubles in the same game. It's happened twice more since then as the Parises and Danielle Robinson each tallied a double-double against Tulsa (Dec. 21) and Texas A&M (Jan. 18).
Oklahoma Sets Comeback Record
Oklahoma's comeback win against Cal set the largest deficit overcome in regulation to win a game. The Sooners trailed the Bears by 26 points with 19:01 remaining in the second half and won 86-75.
New Turnover Low
Oklahoma's eight turnovers against UConn and 10 versus Creighton set a record low in back-to-back games for Sherri Coale-coached teams. Previously, no Sooner team coached by Coale had consecutive games with fewer than 20 combined turnovers.
Offensive Output
Lost in the struggle from a 106-78 defeat to No. 1 UConn was the efficiency of OU's offense. The Sooners ripped off 85 field goal attempts while turning the ball over just eight times, matching a three-year season low. OU also connected on 56 percent of its 3-point attempts,then its best mark since the fourth game of the 2007-08 season.
Courtney Paris sets OU Scoring Record
The second-ranked Sooners never trailed at home against Arizona State, winning the Preseason WNIT semifinal, 70-57. Courtney Paris scored 19 points and 20 rebounds for her 100th career double-double and passed Phylesha Whaley as OU's career scoring leader.
More on Paris' Scoring Efficiency
Phylesha Whaley scored 2,187 points in 116 career games and an OU record 4,025 minutes played. Courtney Paris passed Whaley's mark with 2,189 points in 103 games. Paris' 3,152 minutes played to reach the record -- 873 fewer than Whaley --wasn't even in the top 10 on OU's career charts.
Rebound Record on Pace
The two-time NCAA single-season rebounding leader also passed Mississippi Valley State's Patricia Hoskins for second on the NCAA career rebounding list. With 1,757 career rebounds, Paris needs 130 to match the NCAA record.
Lucky Number Seven
Whitney Hand became just the seventh true freshman under OU head coach Sherri Coale to start in her first collegiate game, joining LaNeisha Caufield, Stacey Dales, Caton Hill, Courtney Paris, Chelsi Welch and Phylesha Whaley.
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The Greatest Comeback in NCAA History
Led by Nyeshia Stevenson's 21 second-half points, Oklahoma engineered the greatest comeback win in regulation in NCAA history against then-No. 9 California in the final game of the Basketball by the Bay Classic in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 13. Oklahoma trailed 52-26 at the half and began a 10-0 run in the second half with 19:00 remaining. The Sooners also reeled a 28-0 run from 9:00 to 0:42 in which OU made 6-of-12 field goals and Cal missed 11 consecutive. Eleven of Stevenson's 21 points came during this run, including the tying, go-ahead and, eventually, winning field goals. OU outscored Cal in points off turnovers, 20-0, in the final period.
The only team to win from a greater deficit was Texas State, which trailed UT-San Antonio 40-8 (32 points) with 2:18 remaining in the first half and won 73-71 in overtime on Feb. 18, 2006. Texas State's halftime deficit in that game was 27 points.
Stevenson...Beyond the Arc
Junior forward Nyeshia Stevenson set an OU record by making nine consecutive 3-point field goals. Stevenson was a perfect 4-for-4 in the second half versus California and 2-for-2 in the game against Tulsa and 3-for-3 at Saint Louis for a total of nine consecutive 3-pointers made.
Stevenson streak of nine straight games with at least one 3-pointer ended as she was held scoreless Sunday, Jan. 18, versus Texas A&M. However, Stevenson still leads the Big 12 Conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.424).
As a freshman, Stevenson made just 2-of-11 (.182) 3-pointers. As a sophomore, she improved to 28-of-82 (.341). Already in 2008-09, the junior has made 25 of 59 (.424).
True to Point
Danielle Robinson's improved efficiency at point guard as a sophomore is incredible considering she was, statistically, the top freshman point guard in the nation last season, leading her to Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors. Robinson has 104 assists to 58 turnovers in 2008-09, a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, and leads the team with 40 steals.
Robinson has also been spreading the ball around well, counting assists to eight teammates. Her only exceptions, injured forward Carolyn Winchester, reserve point guards Rose Hammond and Jasmine Hartman and reserve center Abi Olajuwon.
Percentage of Field Goals Assisted by Robinson
50% - Lauren Willis
38% - Whitney Hand
29% - Jenny Vining
29% - Nyeshia Stevenson
25% - Carlee Roethlisberger
24% - Ashley Paris
14% - Amanda Thompson
14% - Courtney Paris
Robinson...From the Charity Stripe
Sophomore guard Danielle Robinson leads the Big 12 Conference in free throw percentage (.933) and is among the top nationally.
The statistic is just one example of the point guard's remarkable improvement from her freshman season when she made just 68 of 99 (.687) free throws.
Robinson's 9-for-9 free throw shooting against Texas A&M (Jan. 18) was the best by a Sooner since Maria Villaroel made 11-of-11 versus Missouri on Feb. 26, 2003.
Robinson has made 28 consecutive free throws and 42 of her last 43. LaNeisha Caufield holds the Oklahoma record for consecutive free throws at 29.
Simply the Best
Only two NCAA Division I programs have their football and men's and women's basketball teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP poll -- Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma's football team finished No. 5, while its men's basketball team is No. 6 and women's team is No. 3. Texas' teams are ranked Nos. 4, 14 and 14, respectively.
High Percentage
Oklahoma's .488 field goal percentage trails only Connecticut (.537) in the NCAA national team ranking. The Sooners have shot better than 50 percent from the field in nine of 17 games this season after doing so only seven times last year. Of course, the high field goal percentages has Oklahoma scoring on more chances, which is why OU's scoring offense (81.4 points per game) is fourth nationally.
Bench Support
Following Oklahoma's loss to Connecticut in which bench players totaled only four points, Sherri Coale issued a challenge to her reserves. They've responded in the last 11 games, providing 33 percent of the team's scoring and outscoring the opponents' bench 299-100, an average of 27-9. Prior to Coale's challenge, the backups were outscored 79-100 and provided only 21 percent of OU's offensive output.
Runaways
Oklahoma has put away opponents early by opening with large runs. The Sooners took a 13-0 lead on North Carolina Central (Jan. 4) and then a 15-0 lead on Nebraska (Jan. 10).
Those are just two of the 26 scoring runs of 10 or more points the Sooners have had this season. OU's comeback versus California featured a 28-0 run that last from 9:00 remaining to the final 30 seconds of that game.
The Sooners quickest 10-0 run lasted 2:11 over both sides of the break against No. 1 Connecticut. Oklahoma has even had three double-digit runs in one game, doing so with 12-point first half, 13-point over-the-break, and 13-point second half runs against Creighton.
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