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Texas A&M Comes to Norman Tuesday
February 20, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 20, 2012
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| Jelena Cerina |
| Oklahoma (17-9, 9-5 Big 12) vs. Texas A&M (18-6, 10-4 Big 12) | |
| Date & Tip Time | Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 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 Ch. 43 (COX 16, 714 HD) Tulsa: COX 3, 703 HD |
| Radio | Sooner Sports Network Oklahoma City: KOKC 1520 AM | KREF 1400 AM Tulsa: KTBZ 1430 AM |
| Webcast | SoonerSports.com All-Access |
| Live Stats | SoonerSports.com GameTracker |
| Game Info | Game Notes (PDF) |
THE GAME PLAN
With four games remaining in the regular season, Oklahoma hosts Texas A&M in a battle for second place in the Big 12 standings Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. The Sooner Sports Network will broadcast the game with Bob Carpenter and Dan Hughes, head coach and general manager of the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars, calling the action. The Sooner Sports Network radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley airs on KOKC 1520 AM and KREF 1400 AM in Oklahoma City and Norman.
OU 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 A&M is 19-6 and in second place in the Big 12 with a 10-4 record. The Aggies are ranked 14th in the Associated Press Poll and 13th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll.
• Oklahoma is 17-9 and in third place in the Big 12 with a 9-5 record in conference play. OU is not ranked in either poll.
• Texas A&M has six consecutive wins over Oklahoma. The Sooners have won two of the last three and five of the last seven in Norman.
The Coaches
• Sherri Coale is 353-164 (.683) in her 16th season at Oklahoma. She has been named the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• Gary Blair is 207-85 (.709) in his ninth season at Texas A&M and 615-248 (.713) in his 28th year overall.
Next Game
• Oklahoma visits Texas Saturday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
| Texas A&M Projected Starters | |||||
No. |
Name | Pos. |
Ht. |
Year |
2011-12 Statistics |
10 |
Alexia Standish | G |
5-8 |
Fr. |
4.2 ppg, 2.2 apg |
4 |
Sydney Carter | G |
5-6 |
Sr. |
11.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg |
20 |
Tyra White | G |
6-0 |
Sr. |
13.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg |
21 |
Adaora Elonu | F |
6-1 |
Sr. |
11.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg |
3 |
Kelsey Bone | C |
6-4 |
Jr. |
12.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg |
| Oklahoma Projected Starters | |||||
No. |
Name | Pos. |
Ht. |
Year |
2011-12 Statistics |
10 |
Morgan Hook | G |
5-10 |
So. |
10.5 ppg, 3.9 apg |
3 |
Aaryn Ellenberg | G |
5-7 |
So. |
14.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg |
25 |
Whitney Hand | G |
6-1 |
RS-Jr. |
12.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg |
42 |
Kaylon Williams | F |
6-3 |
Fr. |
4.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg |
12 |
Jelena Cerina | C |
6-5 |
Sr. |
4.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg |
PREVIEWING TEXAS A&M
Defending national champion Texas A&M has won six of its last seven, losing only to No. 1 Baylor, after starting conference play 4-3 with losses at Kansas State, versus Texas and at Oklahoma State.
Senior guard Tyra White leads four Aggies who average double-digit scoring. White totals 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Junior center Kelsey Bone averages 12.4 points, senior forward Adaora Elonu adds 11.8 points per game and senior guard Sydney Carter contributes 11.2 points per game.
The Aggies shoot just 42 percent from the field, 28 percent from 3-point range and 66 percent from the free throw line. However, the Texas A&M opponents have an average of 21.1 turnovers per game.
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LADY LUCK FINDS HER GROOVE
Aaryn Ellenberg busted a seven-game shooting slump with an 11-point second half to rally OU past Kansas State on Feb. 15. "Vegas" was 16-of-75, and 4-for-30 from beyond the arc, during the span, and then missed her first four shots against Kansas State, including two 3's, before turning it around in the second half by making four of her last five, and two straight 3-pointers, to help the Sooners erase a nine-point deficit.
Against Iowa State, the sophomore scored a team-high 19 points and has scored nine or more points in her last three halves of basketball.
Part of Ellenberg's turnaround began on defense. In the seven games prior to her seven-game slump, the sophomore guard averaged 3.1 steals. During her shooting woes, she totaled just five. Three second-half steals against Kansas State helped turn things around.
COALE REACHES 500 VICTORIES
Sherri Coale reached her 500th head coaching win, at any level, against Kansas State on Feb. 15. 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 353 victories in 16 seasons.
TWO RECEIVE ACADEMIC HONORS
Oklahoma's Whitney Hand was voted to the Capital One Academic All-District 7 Women's Basketball First Team, announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America. As a first-team all-district selection, the Sooner co-captain will be eligible for consideration as an Academic All-American.Hand graduated with a 3.76 GPA in health and exercise science in December. The Sooners have had 13 Academic All-District women's basketball players under the 16-year tutelage of Sherri Coale. Four have been voted Academic All-Americans.
Both Hand and Joanna McFarland were also named to the Academic All-Big 12 Women's Basketball First Team for the second straight season.
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 14.8 points for Oklahoma this season. Against Liberty, the 5-7 guard set an OU record by making a 3-pointer in a 23rd consecutive game, which extended to 29. Hand has totaled 12.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
ELLENBERG, HAND AMONG SHARPEST SHOOTERS
Redshirt-junior Whitney Hand and sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg are closing on Oklahoma's top 10 career 3-point records. Ellenberg is No. 4 all-time with 154 career 3-pointers, trailing No. 3 Nyeshia Stevenson by 13. Hand is seventh all-time at OU with 140, trailing Chelsi Welch by four.
CRASHING THE BLOCK PARTY
Sophomore Nicole Griffin is among OU's top 10 in both single-season and career blocks. The 6-6 center has 46 blocks this year (after just 26 her freshman season), which already ranks as they ninth best single season behind just two Sooners who own the top eight -- Courtney Paris and LaNae Jones.
Griffin's 72 career blocks also ranks ninth in OU's annals, currently trailing No. 8 Ashley Paris by 10. Griffin's nine blocks versus Texas (Jan. 21) were the most by a Sooner since Courtney Paris had 10 against Texas Tech on March 1, 2006.
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