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Big 12 Play Begins With Tilt Against WVU
January 02, 2015 | Women's Basketball
RV/21 West Virginia (10-2)
Oklahoma (6-5)
January 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Okla.
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Stat Comparison | |||
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| Category | WVU | OU | |
| PPG | 76.2 | 78.6 | |
| OPP. PPG | 58.0 | 71.0 | |
| SCORNING MARGIN | +18.3 | +7.6 | |
| FG% | 45.1 | 45.8 | |
| OPP. FG% | 34.0 | 40.4 | |
| 3-PT FG% | 29.5 | 34.3 | |
| OPP. 3-PT FG% | 33.0 | 29.8 | |
| FT% | 63.3 | 61.7 | |
| OPP. FT% | 60.6 | 67.0 | |
| RPG | 47.0 | 39.4 | |
| OPP. RPG | 36.8 | 37.5 | |
| APG | 15.9 | 16.3 | |
| TOPG | 17.1 | 20.0 | |
| TO MARGIN | +2.1 | +1.3 | |
| BPG | 7.0 | 2.6 | |
| SPG | 10.4 | 8.6 | |
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Inidivual Leaders | ||
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| Category | WVU | OU |
| PPG | Holmes - 22.4 | Campbell-Olds - 12.3 |
| RPG | Fields - 7.3 | Campbell-Olds - 5.6 |
| APG | Stepney - 6.4 | Ortiz- 3.7 |
| SPG | Holmes - 2.5 | Campbell-Olds - 1.5 |
| BPG | Montgomery - 3.8 | Treece - 0.6 |
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Player to Watch |
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 Gioya Carter // So. // G
Sophomore Gioya Carter was re-inserted into the Sooners starting lineup against Yale on Dec. 30 and had a breakout game. The guard opened the contest hitting her first five shots and ended the game sinking 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 2-for-2 at the chariity stripe for a career-high 17 points. Carter also grabbed a career-tying high six boards, passed out four assists and had two steals in 27 minutes of play. |
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Next Game |
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 Oklahoma at KansasWednesday, January 7 Oklahoma hits the road for the first time in Big 12 Conference play for a contest at Kansas on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The game against the Jayhawks is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3. |
IT'S BIG 12 TIME
The Oklahoma women's basketball team opens Big 12 Conference play Sunday hosting West Virgina at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Mountaineers enter the contest with a 10-2 record and ranked 21st in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll and receiving votes in the Associated Press poll. The Sooners currently hold a 6-5 record.
OKLAHOMA AND THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE
• Oklahoma ended the 2014 Big 12 Conference slate with a 9-9 mark. The record tied the Sooners for fifth with Iowa State.
• The Sooners finished with a 6-3 Big 12 Conference record playing at home in 2014 and a 3-6 mark playing on the road.
• Head coach Sherri Coale is 12-6 all-time in Big 12 Conference season-opening games. The Sooners have won three-straight season-opening league games. They have opened with West Virginia once and they earned a 71-68 victory (Jan. 2, 2013 - at the LNC).
• Oklahoma has one reigning Big 12 all-conference member on its squad. Senior Sharane Campbell-Olds was tabbed Big 12 honorable mention as a junior, Big 12 All-Freshman team honors and was tabbed the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year as a freshman (2011-12).
OKLAHOMA NON-CONFERENCE QUICK HITS
• Oklahoma closed out its non-conference slate with a 6-5 overall mark. The Sooners defeated Yale, 71-54, Dec. 30 to end non-conference play and snap a 3-game losing skid.
• The Sooners game against Yale at the Lloyd Noble Center on Dec. 30 was their first since Nov. 21. OU played seven-straight games between its home victory over Bradley, Nov. 21 and its Lloyd Noble Center win over Yale, Dec. 30. The Sooners went 2-5 in their seven-game road stretch.
• Oklahoma used four different starting lineups in its 11-game non-conference slate:
- Gabbi Ortiz, Peyton Little, Gioya Carter, Sharane Campbell-Olds, Kaylon Williams (4-1, 4-0 at the Lloyd Noble Center)
- Gabbi Ortiz, Peyton Little, LaNesia Williams, Sharane Campbell-Olds, Kaylon Williams (2-2)
- Gabbi Ortiz, Nicole Kornet, LaNesia Williams, Sharane Campbell Olds, Kaylon Williams (0-1)
- Gabbi Ortiz, Nicole Kornet, LaNesia Williams, Sharane Campbell Olds, Vionise Pierre-Louis (0-1)
The starting lineup of Ortiz, Little, Carter, Campbell-Olds and K. Williams is most recent. That has been the starting lineup in each of the Sooners home games.
• Nine Oklahoma players ended non-conference averaging double-figure minutes. Only one player averaged more than thirty minutes a game and that was freshman Gabbi Ortiz. The point guard averaged 31.6. The Sooner who averaged the second-most minutes was senior Sharane Campbell-Olds (27.5).
• The Sooners averaged 4,926 fans per home game in non-conference. OU's season-high thus far in attendance is 5,230 in its home-opening win against Washington.
ZERO
Senior Sharane Campbell-Olds - Oklahoma's leading scorer - was held scoreless in the Sooners 71-54 victory over Yale, Dec. 30. It was the first time this season Campbell-Olds - who went 0-for-4 from the field - was held without a point, only the fourth time in her career (has played in 113 games), and the first time since Nov. 20, 2013 when she went 0-for-2 in OU's win over UT Arlington. Campbell-Olds did contribute other ways for the Sooners against Yale. She grabbed a team-tying high eight rebounds, passed out one assist and blocked one shot.
NINTH
Gabbi Ortiz is the ninth true freshman to start the season opener under Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale. She's just the second point guard, along with Stacey Dales.
Player Year Position
Phylesha Whaley 1996-97 F
Stacey Dales 1997-98 PG
LaNeishea Caufield 1998-99 SG
Caton Hill 1999-00 F
Chelsi Welch 2002-03 SG
Courtney Paris 2005-06 C
Whitney Hand 2008-09 SG
Aaryn Ellenberg 2010-11 SG
Gabbi Ortiz 2014-15 PG
NINE
Oklahoma has nine players averaging double-figure minutes, of which six are averaging more than 20-plus minutes per game. Freshman Gabbi Ortiz leads the Sooners at 31.6 minutes a game - the only OU player to crack the 30-plus minute mark. Of the final five players who aren't in double-digit minutes, three are close: Vionise Pierre-Louis is at 9.4, Maddie Manning is at 9.0 minutes a game and T'ona Edwards is averaging 8.9.
TWENTY-THIRD
Oklahoma is currently ranked 23rd in the nation in - and third in the Big 12 - in scoring offense, averaging 78.6 points per game. The Sooners are also 24th in field goal percentage, hitting 45.8 from the field. They are also 42nd in assists per game (16.3) and 46th in three-point field goals per game (7.3).
THIRTY-TWO.EIGHT
The Oklahoma bench is averaging 32.8 points per game for the Sooners. In its 100-73 victory over Lamar, Nov. 18, the bench contributed a season-best 56 points and in its tough loss at Duke, Dec. 17, the bench chipped in for 43 of the 72 points. The Sooners bench averaged 22.5 points a game in non-conference a season ago and contributed 16.3 points a game during Big 12 contests.
NINTY PERCENT
Oklahoma is struggling at the free throw line this season, but has been improving steadily. The Sooners sank a season-best 90.0 percent (9-of-10) from the charity stripe against Yale, Dec. 30 and had their second-best shooting outing four games ago against UALR. OU hit 81.3 percent in its loss at UALR, sinking 13-of-16. For the season, Oklahoma is hitting just 61.7 percent from the free throw line (60.3 at home in the Lloyd Noble Center).
PREVIEWING WEST VIIRGINIA
West Virginia enters into its game with Oklahoma ranked 21st in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll and is receiving votes (25) in the Associated Press Top 25. The Mountaineers ended pre-conference play with a 10-2 record. Both of their losses came on the road: a 74-61 setback at Mississippi State, Nov. 20 and a 96-54 setback at Ohio State, Dec. 22. WVU heads into Big 12 play on a winning note, having defeated Saint Francis 101-46, Dec. 29. The Mountaineers have two players averaging double-figure points: Bria Holmes leads the squad at 22.6 points per game and Averee Fields is averaging 16.3 points a game.
West Virginia was picked to place third in the Big 12 in 2014-15. The Mountaineers tied with Baylor for the 2013-14 regular season crown – their first as a Big 12 member.
What the Mountaineers returned: West Virginia returned five letterwinners, including three starters, from a team that went 30-5 overall and 16-2 in the Big 12 last year. Holmes was tabbed the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and averaged 15.2 points and 3.5 rebounds as a sophomore.
Mike Carey is currently in his 14th year as the head coach of West Virginia.
OKLAHOMA-WEST VIRGINIA SERIES
West Virginia leads the all-time series with Oklahoma 4-2 and won both meetings a season ago. The Mountaineers earned a 77-63 victory in Morgantown, Jan. 18, 2014 and squeaked out a 76-75 win in Norman, Feb. 13, 2014. Sharane Campbell-Olds scored double-figures in both contests against WVU in 2013-14. The now-senior scored 11 points in Morgantown and tallied 10 in Norman. Gioya Carter is the only other current Sooner to crack double-figures against West Virginia. Carter scored 12 points in the one-point loss.
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