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Sunday Showdown vs. No. 17 Ohio State
December 02, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 2, 2011
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| DaShawn Harden |
| No. 18 Oklahoma (3-1) vs. No. 17 Ohio State (6-0) | |
| Date & Tip Time | Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2:07 p.m. CT |
| Location | Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center | Seating Views |
| Tickets | $5, $8 and $15; Free to OU students with valid OU I.D. OU Athletics Ticket Office |
| TV | Sooner Sports Network Oklahoma City: KAUT TV-43 (COX 16, 714 HD) Tulsa: FS Oklahoma (COX 27, 722 HD) |
| Radio | KOKC 1520 AM / KREF 1400 AM in Oklahoma City Metro Area |
| Webcast | SoonerSports.com All-Access |
| Live Stats | SoonerSports.com GameTracker |
| Game Info | Game Notes (PDF) |
THE GAME PLAN
No. 18 Oklahoma hosts No. 17/18 Ohio State at the Lloyd Noble Center Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. Central. The game will be televised on the Sooner Sports Network (KAUT TV-43 in Oklahoma City, FS Oklahoma in Tulsa) with Toby Rowland and Billy Tubbs calling the action. The radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley airs on KOKC 1520 AM and KREF 1400 AM in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Tickets Available
• Season Tickets are available for as low as $114. Tickets may be purchased online at SoonerSports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-456-GoOU.
• Single-game tickets went on sale to the general public Nov. 1. Prices are $15 for reserved seating, $8 for general admission adults and $5 for general admission youths and senior citizens. OU students receive free admission when presenting a valid ID.
Promotions
• $1 Hot Dogs available while supplies last and a Red Panda acrobat will perform at halftime.
• Dec. 4 is the first game of the OU Student Attendance Challenge, a rewards system that provides gifts for loyal student fans.
The Teams
• Oklahoma and Ohio State have met three times previously. The Sooners lost last year in Columbus, 95-84.
• Ohio State is ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll and tied for No. 18 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll.
• Oklahoma is ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Poll and tied for No. 18 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll.
The Coaches
• Sherri Coale is 339-156 (.685) in her 16th season at Oklahoma. She has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• Ohio State head coach Jim Foster is 242-62 (.796) in his 10th year with the Buckeyes and 746-287 (.722) in his 34th year overall.
Next Game
• Oklahoma visits Fresno State on Thursday, Dec. 8. The game will tip off at 9:30 p.m. Central.
| Ohio State Projected Starters | |||||
No. |
Name | Pos. |
Ht. |
Year |
2011-12 Statistics |
21 |
Samantha Prahalis | G |
5-7 |
Sr. |
18.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg |
3 |
Amber Stokes | G |
5-10 |
RS-Jr. |
5.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg |
4 |
Tayler Hill | G |
5-10 |
Jr. |
21.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg |
1 |
Kalpana Beach | F |
6-1 |
Fr. |
7.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg |
33 |
Ashley Adams | C |
6-5 |
So. |
6.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg |
| Oklahoma Projected Starters | |||||
No. |
Name | Pos. |
Ht. |
Year |
2011-12 Statistics |
10 |
Morgan Hook | G |
5-10 |
So. |
14.8 ppg, 3.5 apg |
3 |
Aaryn Ellenberg | G |
5-7 |
So. |
21.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg |
25 |
Whitney Hand | G |
6-1 |
RS-Jr. |
8.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg |
53 |
Joanna McFarland | F |
6-3 |
Jr. |
6.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg |
12 |
Jelena Cerina | C |
6-5 |
Sr. |
7.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg |
PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA
The Sooners were picked by the league's coaches to finish fourth in the Big 12 Conference this season. The media has Oklahoma 18th in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll has Oklahoma at No. 18.
Oklahoma returns to the court following a third straight Sweet 16 appearance. OU returns nine letterwinners from that squad and introduces four freshmen.
The Sooners must replace one of its most successful senior classes after the graduation of two-time All-American point guard and eligibility exhausted for Carlee Roethlisberger and Lauren Willis. That trio claimed 54 wins inside the Lloyd Noble Center, the most by Oklahoma in a four-year span.
Redshirt junior Whitney Hand is finally back to 100 percent health after suffering an ACL tear in November 2009 and returning to action in January 2011.
Sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg, the team's top returning scorer, was true to self in the team's preseason scrimmage by leading the scoring with 22 points.
Unfortunately, senior Jasmine Hartman will not play in 2011-12 after tearing her ACL in a September workout and Lyndsey Cloman doing the same in OU's first exhibition game on Nov. 2.
Captains for 2011-12
Junior Lyndsey Cloman, redshirt junior Whitney Hand and senior Jasmine Hartman are co-captains of the Sooners this season. The captains were voted by their teammates.
All Home Games Televised
All 14 of OU's regular season home games plus the two exhibition contests will be televised either locally on the Sooner Sports Network or nationally on Fox Sports Net or ESPN2.
OU's games on the Sooner Sports Network are also webcast on SoonerSports.com All-Access subscription site (exhibitions free).
An additional eight road games are scheduled to be televised on various networks, giving OU a guaranteed slate of 24 television broadcasts in 2011-12.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Danielle Robinson
The sixth overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft became a unanimous all-rookie team selection with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Currently with Maccabi Ramat Hen (Ramat Gan, Israel).
Robinson was recently named a recipient of the NCAA Today's Top VIII Award, which recognizes student-athletes who completed their athletics eligibility during the 2010-11 academic year for their success on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community.
Carlee Roethlisberger
Traded her high tops for knee pads and joined OU's volleyball team for a season before she graduates. She was voted the 2012 Big 12 Volleyball Newcomer of the Year.
Lauren Willis
Is in her final stages of earning her teachers' license.
Others Playing Overseas:
Abi Olajuwon (Hapoel Rishon Lezion, Rishon Lezion, Israel)*
Ashley Paris (Ceyhan Belediyespor, Adana, Turkey)
Courtney Paris (Botasspor, Adana, Turkey)
Nyeshia Stevenson (B.C. Habikaa, Ganei Tivka, Israel)
Amanda Thompson (B.C. Habikaa, Ganei Tivka, Israel)
*Joined team on Nov. 22.
PREVIEWING OHIO STATE
No. 17/18 Ohio State visits the Lloyd Noble Center having fought Florida State to an 78-75 overtime victory in Columbus on Wednedsay, Nov. 30. Tayler Hill scored a career-high 31 points, including the go-ahead layup with 31 seconds to go.
Samantha Prahalis, who fouled out with 10 seconds remaining in regulation, finished with 11 points and 11 assists for her second double-double of the season. Adams also had a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Hill leads the Buckeyes, averaging 21.5 points. Prahalis, a Naismith Trophy candidate, averages 18.2 points and 7.5 assists.
The Buckeyes also hold a quality win over LSU, winning 77-68 on Nov. 27. However, Ohio State has yet to leave their home court in 2011-12.
Ohio State has never lost to Oklahoma, having defeated the Sooners three times, including a 95-84 win last year in Columbus.
TWO SOONERS ON NAISMITH WATCH
Sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg and redshirt-junior Whitney Hand were among the 51 women's college basketball players on the Naismith Trophy Early-Season Watch List released Nov. 29.
Ellenberg has averaged 21.5 points through Oklahoma's four games this season and has been the team's leading scorer in each. Last week, the 5-7 guard set an OU record by making a 3-pointer in her 24th consecutive game.
Hand has totaled 8.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as she rests on the verge of 700 career points.
OFFENSIVE OUTPUT TOPS D-1
Through games played Dec. 1, Oklahoma's 117-point scoring barrage against Sacramento State in its season opener is the most offense of any Division I team thus far in 2011-12.
Oklahoma shot 59.7 percent (43-of-72) for the game and made 11 of 23 3-pointers. The Sooners broke a 28-year-old program record for points in a half with 69 in the first period versus the Hornets.
It was OU's 46th 100-plus-point game in its history, of which 14 have come under Sherri Coale. Only one of those 46 games have been played to overtime.
OKLAHOMA FOURTH IN BIG 12 VOTE
The University of Oklahoma women's basketball team was picked fourth in the preseason poll of the Big 12 coaches. Baylor was selected as the preseason favorite to win the Big 12 regular season title for the third consecutive year.
The Lady Bears received all of the possible nine first-place votes (coaches cannot vote for their own team) after capturing both the Big 12 regular season and postseason titles a year ago. Texas A&M, last season's national champion, was picked second and nabbed the other first-place vote. Just two points separated the next two spots as Texas was chosen third, followed by Oklahoma in fourth. Iowa State rounded out the top five. The remaining selections were Texas Tech in sixth, Kansas seventh, Oklahoma State eighth, Kansas State ninth and Missouri 10th.
Sooners Aaryn Ellenberg and Whitney Hand were honorable mentions to the All-Big 12 team of Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims (Baylor), Carolyn Davis (Kansas), Toni Young (Oklahoma State), Chassidy Fussell (Texas) and Tyra White (Texas A&M).
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
Oklahoma's 2011-12 women's basketball team gets in the record books before a minute of ball is even played. The team averages to 6-feet, 1-inch in height, the tallest team in OU's history. Led by the tallest player in the program's history, 6-foot-6 Nicole Griffin is among the eight of 13 Sooners who are 6-0 or taller.
OU's first team was its shortest. The 1974-75 squad averaged 5-5 with its tallest member, freshman center Julie Arrington, towering over her teammates at 5-10. Freshman guard Alice Roach measured at 5-1, the shortest player in OU history.
Just three seasons later, OU cracked 5-9 as an average height for the first time and would reach 5-11 after the following five years. It would take almost two decades to grow another inch, though, as the Sooners averaged to 6-0 for the first time last season.
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