Women's Hoops Opens Exhibition Play

Nov. 3, 2009


	Danielle Robinson

No. 13 Oklahoma (0-0) vs. Rogers State University (0-0)
Date & Tip Time	Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:07 p.m. CT
Location	Norman, Okla. \| Lloyd Noble Center \| Seating Views
Tickets	OU Athletics Ticket Office General Admission: Adults $8, Youth (K-12) $5 OU Students Enter Free with Valid Student ID
TV	None
Radio	Sooner Radio Network KOKC AM 1520 in Oklahoma City
Webcast	Free on SoonerSports.com
Live Stats	SoonerSports.com GameTracker
Game Info	Game Notes (PDF)

GAME PREVIEW
No. 13 Oklahoma hits the hardwood for the first time since the Final Four when it meets Rogers State University (Claremore, Okla.) in an exhibition matchup Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. The game will broadcast live in the Oklahoma City area on KOKC AM 1520 with Brian Brinkley and Kendra Wecker calling the action. A free webcast of the game is available online at SoonerSports.com.

TICKET INFORMATION
• General admission tickets are available for adults are $8. Youth (K-12) tickets are $5. Lloyd Noble Center's ticket box offices will open one-and-a-half hours prior to tip-off.
• OU students who present a valid student I.D. are admitted free.

Rogers State's Top Returners
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Year	2008-09 Statistics
11	Hunter Peterson	G	5-7	Jr.	11.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.4 apg
15	Autumn Thompson	G	5-7	Sr.	8.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.2 apg
21	Sophia Piggie	G	5-7	Sr.	6.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
14	Andrea Miles	G	5-7	Jr.	5.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 steals
24	Effanesia Baker	G	5-7	So.	5.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.8 apg

Oklahoma's Top Returners
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Year	2008-09 Statistics
13	Danielle Robinson	G	5-9	Jr.	12.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.9 apg
1	Nyeshia Stevenson	F/G	5-10	Sr.	9.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 36.4 3FG%
25	Whitney Hand	G	6-1	So.	9.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 37.3 3FG%
21	Amanda Thompson	F	6-1	Sr.	6.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.2 steals
10	Carlee Roethlisberger	F	6-1	Jr.	3.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg

POSTERIZED
The official OU women's basketball team posters and schedule cards will be available to fans on the concourse near entry points of the arena. There will also be areas along the concourse for fans to create their own signs to display throughout the game.

ABOUT THE MATCHUP
• Rogers State and Oklahoma are meeting for the first time.
• Oklahoma begins the preseason ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll.
• Rogers State received one vote (one point for 25th) in the NAIA Division I Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Sherri Coale is 286-132 (.684) in her 14th season at Oklahoma. She has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• Rogers State head coach Amy Williams (31-32, .492) has been at the helm of the Hillcats' program since its inception before the 2007-08 season. Prior to RSU, Williams was an assistant at the University of Tulsa.

PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA
The Sooners were picked by the league's coaches to finish fifth in the strong Big 12 Conference this season. However, the media has Oklahoma 13th in the Preseason Associated Press Poll trailing only Big 12 foes Baylor and Texas. The ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll will be released Wednesday.

The Sooners enter 2009-10 following one of its best seasons in history. Oklahoma notched a program record 32 wins, won its sixth Big 12 regular season title and made its second trip to the Final Four. OU returns eight letterwinners from the squad, including three starters. Preseason Wooden Award candidate Danielle Robinson, the returning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Whitney Hand and senior co-captain Amanda Thompson will lead the charge.

Sooner to Watch
	Whitney Hand \| So. \| Guard • 2009 Big 12 Freshman of the Year • Averaged 9.2 points and made 37 percent of 3-point attempts • Preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention • Scored 28 points in team's preseason scrimmage, shooting 9-of-16 from the field

PREVIEWING ROGERS STATE
Located in Claremore, Okla., Rogers State University is in just its third year as an athletics program in NAIA Division I. The Hillcats did received one vote for 25th in the division's preseason coaches' poll.

RSU was picked to finish sixth in the Sooner Athletic Conference.

Head Coach Amy Williams guided the Hillcat women to their first winning season as well as their first postseason victory and first win over a ranked opponent in 2008-09. RSU returns three starters and five contributors from last year's team that went 18-14 and finished fifth in the 12-team SAC.

Williams is familiar with the University of Oklahoma, having coached against OU in former positions as an assistant at Tulsa and Oklahoma State.

NEXT UP
Oklahoma finishes its exhibition slate with a 7 p.m. matchup against Oklahoma Christian on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners begin the regular season Friday, Nov. 13, at home against Mercer.

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