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Oklahoma and Texas Tangle in Women's Hoops
January 20, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2012
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| Kaylon Williams |
| Oklahoma (11-5, 3-2 Big 12) vs. Texas (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) | |
| Date & Tip Time | Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11:05 a.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 | FOX Sports Net Oklahoma City: FS Southwest (COX 37, 722 HD) Tulsa: FS Southwest (COX 27, 722 HD) AT&T U-Verse 753, 1753 HD | DISH 416 | DirecTV 676 |
| Radio | Sooner Sports Network KOKC 1520 AM | KREF 1400 AM | Live Audio |
| Webcast | None |
| Live Stats | SoonerSports.com GameTracker |
| Game Info | Game Notes (PDF) |
THE GAME PLAN
Oklahoma hosts Texas Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. in a nationally-televised matchup on FOX Sports Net. Brenda VanLengen and Cindy Stein will have the call. The radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley airs on KOKC 1520 AM in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Student Attendance Challenge
• Jan. 21 in the second game of the OU Student Attendance Challenge, a rewards system that provides gifts for loyal student fans. The first 100 OU students (with valid I.D.) receive coupon for one free hot dog and Coke product.
Pre-Game Autographs
• OU's softball and volleyball teams will sign autographs on the upper course for one hour prior to the game, beginning at 10 a.m.
R-WORD CAMPAIGN
• This week, Big 12 basketball and Special Olympics are working together to end the use of the word "retarded" by pledging to stop the use of the R-Word. Fans are encouraged to join the cause to Spread the Word to End the Word.
• Each school will host at least one men's or women's basketball game featuring R-Word activities to encourage eradicating the use of the R-Word.
• Fans can log-on to R-WORD.ORG and digitally pledge to eliminate the use of the R-Word.
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.
The Teams
• Texas is 12-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12. The Longhorns most recently beat Iowa State 62-60 in Austin on Wednedsay.
• The all-time series is 22-18 in Texas' favor, but OU has won three straight and eight of the last 10 meetings.
• Oklahoma is 11-5 and 3-2 in conference play. OU is not ranked in either poll. The Sooners are 5-1 at home this season and have 38 straight home wins versus unranked opponents since Texas beat Oklahoma, 65-50, at the Lloyd Noble Center on March 2, 2008.
The Coaches
• Sherri Coale is 347-160 (.684) in her 16th season at Oklahoma. She has been named the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• Gail Goestenkors is 96-55 (.636) in her fifth year at Texas and 492-154 (.762) in her 20th season as a head coach.
Next Game
• Oklahoma hosts No. 1 Baylor at the Lloyd Noble Center Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. The game will be televised nationwide on FSN.
| Texas Projected Starters | |||||
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No.
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Name |
Pos.
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Ht.
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Year
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2011-12 Statistics |
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12
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Yvonne Anderson |
G
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5-7
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Sr.
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10.3 ppg, 5.8 apg |
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33
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Ashleigh Fontenette |
G
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5-8
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Sr.
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11.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg |
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24
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Chassidy Fussell |
G
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5-10
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So.
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16.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg |
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3
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Nneka Eenemkpali |
F
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6-1
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Fr.
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3.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg |
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22
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Ashley Gayle |
C
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6-4
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Sr.
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6.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg |
| Oklahoma Projected Starters | |||||
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No.
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Name |
Pos.
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Ht.
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Year
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2011-12 Statistics |
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10
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Morgan Hook |
G
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5-10
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So.
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10.5 ppg, 4.3 apg |
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3
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Aaryn Ellenberg |
G
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5-7
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So.
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18.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg |
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24
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Sharane Campbell |
G
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5-10
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Fr.
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7.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg |
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25
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Whitney Hand |
G
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6-1
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RS-Jr.
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12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg |
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4
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Nicole Griffin |
C
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6-6
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So.
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5.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg |
PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA
The Sooners were picked by the league's coaches to finish fourth in the Big 12 Conference this season. The media voted Oklahoma 15th in the Preseason Associated Press Poll and the Preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll had Oklahoma at No. 16.
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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PREVIEWING TEXAS
Texas has rebounded from an 0-2 start in conference play to pick up wins in two of their last three games, with the loss to No. 1 Baylor. The Longhorns beat No. 14 Texas A&M in College Station and gutted out a 62-61 home win against Iowa State.
Sophomore Chassidy Fussell leads Texas in scoring, averaging16.6 points. Fussell adds 4.0 rebounds and is among the national leaders in free throw percentage, hitting 90 percent.
Senior post Ashley Gayle is the team's top rebounder (8.0) and ranks in the top five in the NCAA in blocks with 60 this season. As a team, the Longhorns are third nationally with 7.2 blocks per game.
Starting sophomore forward Cokie Reed, who was contributing 8.5 points and 5.5 rebounds, has missed two straight games with a lower leg strain.
The Sooners are 105-3 (.972) at home versus unranked opponents since losing to Texas, 77-70, on Feb. 16, 2000.
K-STATE LEFTOVERS
• OU snapped a six-game losing streak in Big 12 Conference road games that dated back to last season. No. 23 Kansas State was the second straight ranked opponent the Sooners beat, having defeated then-No. 10 Texas Tech in Norman last Wednesday.
• Oklahoma was without junior forward Joanna McFarland, who suffered a fractured jaw in Saturday's game at Oklahoma State. It was the first time in McFarland's collegiate career (88 career games played, 36 starts) to miss a game. Freshman Sharane Campbell made her first career start, replacing the injured McFarland.
• Sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg scored a season-high 31 points. Ellenberg hit 11 of 22 field goals, including 5-of-8 3-pointers, and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
• Ellenberg totaled nine steals, eclipsing her previous single-game best of five. Ellenberg was the first Sooner to have that many steals since Dionnah Jackson had nine against Iowa on Nov. 27, 2004.
• Ellenberg's 31 points were the most by an individual opponent against Kansas State this season. Her nine steals were an opponent record inside Bramlage Coliseum.
• Ellenberg passed Whitney Hand as OU's active leading scorer with 857 points to Hand's 856.
BIG 12 ROAD MARK SET
Oklahoma's 8-point margin of victory over No. 23 Kansas State (65-57) was its largest as an unranked team on the road versus a ranked Big 12 Conference opponent.
SHOOTING DUO RISING UP CHARTS
Redshirt-junior Whitney Hand and sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg are closing on Oklahoma's top 10 career 3-point records.
Ellenberg is No. 6 all-time with 142 career 3-pointers, trailing No. 5 Chelsi Welch by two. Hand shares No. 9 with Caton Hill at 129 career 3's, trailing No. 8 Stacey Dales by seven makes.
LEADS ARE FOR CLOSERS
Sharane Campbell leads OU in points scored in the last five minutes of regulation, averaging 3.3, nearly three times as many as any other Sooner. Campbell is 20-of-22 (.909) at the free throw line during this period. The next highest total of free throw attempts by a Sooner is 13 by Whitney Hand.
GRAND LARCENY
After collecting a career-high nine steals at Kansas State on Jan. 17 (her previous best was five), sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg has 25 steals in the last nine games. She's averaged 3.7 in that time, which accounts for almost one-third of her career total.
In the first nine games of the season, she totaled 15 (1.7 per game). As a freshman, Ellenberg averaged just more than one per game with 37 in 35 games.
COALE NEARING 500 COACHING VICTORIES
OU head coach Sherri Coale is closing on 500 career head coaches victories. She presently stands at 494.
Coale guided Norman High School to two state championships and a 147-40 record in seven years before becoming the Sooners' head coach. In the college ranks, Coale has 347 victories in 16 seasons, leaving her just six shy of 500 in her career as a head coach.
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