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HALFTIME: West Virginia 44, OU 25
March 08, 2013 | Women's Basketball
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West Virginia's Christina Caldwell scored 16 first-half points, hitting five of six 3-point attempts. The Sooners could not respond to the pace, missing 14 of 15 3-point attempts after Aaryn Ellenberg made her first try from beyond the arc to tie Oklahoma's career record for 3-pointers.
Ellenberg hit her 99th 3-pointer of the season and 268th of her career, matching Erin Higgins' total set from 2003-07, but picked three first-half fouls.
OU shot 24 percent from the field while West Virginia shook off a 3-for-11 start to finish at 44 percent.
Nicole Kornet leads the Sooners with seven points. Sharane Campbell has six.
Oklahoma reached the free throw line for its most attempts since the January matchup against the Mountaineers, but hit just 10 of 18 from the charity stripe.
The Sooners are 4-9 when tied or trailing at intermission and face their largest halftime deficit of the season.
Note to viewers in Texas: In the state of Texas, the game will be available to cable subscribers on FCS Central and to satellite providers through FOX Sports Oklahoma due to a Dallas Stars game being televised on FOX Sports Southwest.
| Saturday, March 9 | 8:30 p.m. | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Television | Radio | Online |
| FSN Ron Thulin & Brenda VanLengen |
Sooner Radio Network Brian Brinkley & Colton Coale |
Big 12 Digital Network W. Barnhouse & Whitney Hand |
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| OKLAHOMA STORYLINES • Junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg, who already owns Oklahoma's top two 3-point shooting seasons, needs just one 3-pointer to match Erin Higgins' (2003-07) career record of 268 makes. • Oklahoma has relied on an early advantage. The Sooners are 17-0 this season when leading at halftime; 4-9 when tied or trailing. • Oklahoma owns the Big 12's second best scoring offense (71. 3 points) against conference opponents. • The Sooners are 7 of 30 (.233) from 3-point range against West Virginia in 2012-13. OU made eight 3-pointers per game and averaged 38 percent from beyond the arc this season. • Oklahoma is 20-1 when it has a higher field goal percentage than its opponent and 17-1 when it holds an opponent to 40 percent or lower field goal shooting. WEST VIRGINIA STORYLINES • Junior guard Jess Harlee suffered a season-ending knee injury in WVU's regular-season finale loss at Texas. Harlee averaged 4.5 points this season, but scored 9.0 points in two games against the Sooners. Harlee was named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team Thursday. • The injury to Harlee was the third for the Mountaineers, who lost senior center Asya Bussie and sophomore guard Akilah Bethel to knee injuries earlier in the season. • West Virginia has the Big 12's third-leading scoring defense (62.5 points) against conference opponents. • WVU is 4-3 in games decided by five points or less. One of those losses was to Oklahoma, 71-68, on Jan. 2 • The Mountaineers, picked in the preseason to finish second (tied with Oklahoma), ended its inaugural Big 12 year tied for fifth. |
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FIVE SOONERS EARN BIG 12 HONORS
Oklahoma's Aaryn Ellenberg was a unanimous vote of the league's coaches to the All-Big 12 Women's Basketball First Team and Portia Durrett was named the league's Co-Newcomer of the Year, the conference announced Thursday.
Ellenberg, voted to the first team for the second straight year, was the Big 12's third-leading scorer with 19.0 points per game. The junior guard made an Oklahoma single-season record 98 3-pointers in 2012-13 and led the conference in 3-pointers made per game (3.3) and 3-point percentage (.428).
Joanna McFarland, who led the league in rebounding and totaled 10 double-doubles in conference play, was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team. Honorable mentions went to juniors Nicole Griffin and Morgan Hook.
Durrett shared the newcomer honor with Texas Tech's Jackie Patterson. It was the first tie in the history of the award. A transfer from Walters State College, Durrett averaged 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in 10 minutes per game.
HAND NAMED TO INAUGURAL WBCA GOOD WORKS TEAM
OU's Whitney Hand was named to the Inaugural Allstate WBCA Division I Good Works Team, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Feb. 26.
The WBCA Good Works Team is composed of women's basketball student-athletes who make outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement. These individuals embody the true spirit of “teamwork” and “giving back” through commendable acts of kindness.
ROSS WINS CAROL ECKMAN AWARD
Assistant coach Jan Ross was named winner of the 2013 Carol Eckman Award on Feb. 27. The Carol Eckman Award is presented annually to an active WBCA member coach who exemplifies Eckman's spirit, integrity and character through sportsmanship, commitment to the student-athlete, honesty, ethical behavior, courage and dedication to purpose.
ELLENBERG A NAISMITH AWARD CANDIDATE
University of Oklahoma junior Aaryn Ellenberg was designated one of 30 candidates eligible for the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Feb. 27. In late March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will condense the group to four finalists.
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